Guild Wars 2

…bug or intended?

Seems odd that it would be only passive not working …

I would think it would be OP if it were in combat as well.

Kiting SB build with this and stuff like shadow step?

Ouch.

Passive: Grants a 25% increase in movement speed.

It says nothing about “only outside combat”, so I think it’s a bug.

we do have speed reduction while in combat mode..
and i think we still have the 25% movement bonus because i move faster than my friend while chasing enemy in wvw

It’s not a bug.

if its a bug, fix it. if not, update the tooltip

(but fixing flanking strike pathing and all the shadowsteps goes first!)

It isn’t bugged, as Ranzou said everyone gets a movement speed reduction in combat. You’re still moving 25% faster while in combat than someone without the signet, it’s just less noticeable due to the natural movement speed reduction.

I tested this after reading this thread and KaiserCX is correct. The bonus movement does work in combat.

It’s easy to test – aggro a weak mob and run away from it, and activate your signet’s active effect while running. You will notice a visible slowdown in your running speed while the signet is on cooldown.

it most certainly works in combat, you’re still running slower than out of combat, but you can much easier kite mobs with the signet equipped.

i see, thank you

It works in combat just fine, it’s just that your base combat speed is reduced when in combat, period, for all players.

I feel like the speed boost is working when the match starts, and when I get into combat. But after I finish fighting, and I’ve been crippled or chilled, I feel like I never get the speed boost back again. Even after I go back out of combat I just “feel” slower than I was when the match began and I came flying out of the gates.

It’s just a subjective feeling at this point, but I suspect there may be a bug with reapplying the speed boost after being crippled or chilled, or slowed in some fashion.