Guild Wars 2

This was introduced this patch. Missed patch notes or a bug?

Edit: This is the shadow return for sword.

senate.8126:

This was introduced this patch.

This is not new; it has always been this way.

No way. It was super long maybe in the BWEs, but they lowered the range at launch. As a long time Sword user, it really feels like they reverted it back to infinite range.

did they nerf return on sword? i could run so far and then use return……doesnt matter how far i got….i even got so far i got a change map screen(reload) on return skill

maybe i’m getting the two shadow returns mixed up, but I remember them adding a max range at some point, so instead of going back to your spot, you go 1200 in it’s direction

Shadowstep has 1200 range but sword #2 has infinite range on the return.

senate.8126:

This was introduced this patch. Missed patch notes or a bug?

Edit: This is the shadow return for sword.

Ive been using this in WvW on my S/D for a long time, a great way to troll groups and get away.

Shadow Return always had infinite range. Shadowstep didn’t though, but it has 1200 shadowstep range.

what i don’t like about it is the 15sec to return.
it is WAY too long… some times i forget i even used it and press 2 to close in on a target and end up in the opposite side of the map…

8-10sec max would be more than enough… 15sec does allot worse than good…

the duration is fine. You aren’t used to it.
You get quite a few plays you can do simply because you have that buffer time with Infiltration.

i know i have played with it, but it is very VERY situational and I would prefere a shorter cooldown on it to allow faster engaging in combat… i need to stop using it at all cuz there isnt 1 match that I don’t accidentally remove myself from combat and leve my friends in disadvantage…

again this is my on very personal opinion, i respect yours and i’m not asking to change it, just making a suggestion and explaining the “why” i think it is needed