Guild Wars 2

I’ve been trying use shield block to block mobs and I’ve noticed that it only seems effective with their special attacks. If they are just swinging at me they tend to wait patiently for the shield stance to wear off then they immediately attack.

I could see a mob that is supposed to be “intelligent” but everything does this from stupid elementals to cows in Queensdale. Any thoughts on this?

Mobs just attack real slow, and shield block isn’t real long. It is bugged in that In rare occasions it hasn’t blocked something and when traited to reflect missiles in rare occasions it doesn’t reflect some ranged attacks.

They just attack really slowly. (same reason why confusion does 2x more damage in PvE compared to sPvP)

I thought it was mob attack speed but you can time it for when a mob should be attacking based on previous attacks and it doesn’t attack when I block.

I have trouble with mobs’ special attacks. Some of them hit halfway through the little yellow “I’m using a skill!” bar, and some don’t happen until the bar fills. It’s frustrating when I use Shield Stance too soon and it wears off before the attack even happens.