Guild Wars 2

Most stupid ability EVER !!!!

No other class has such a huge advantage anywhere .
This really makes no sense and also no fun anymore.

Getting camped by players in Arena is one thing, but to have the ability to get up there again without any problems ( in combat speed, jumping in general ) is so kitten !

I really don’t understand why abilitys like shadowstep, or any port in general is not allowed to work in JP, but mesmer portal.

It would be stong enough even if i then would deny the z-axis in JP’s !!!!

no one cares about ur JP QQ

just stop. You obviously have no clue how portal works and make it sound like they just target any spot above them and portal up. Realize the mesmer does not place a ground target ahead or above or anywhere, the portals are always placed directly under where they are standing. The only way to portal somewhere is to have already have been there in the first place so to portal up above, as within the JP, they have to start at the top. Meaning they have to first go through the JP the same way everyone else does or get a portal from another mesmer who already has run through.

I Disagree with you OP, portals are nice in jp wvw and anywhere in the game, im not a mesmer and it does not annoy me in any way.

I will say it does ruin the whole fact it’s a JUMPING puzzle, but anything to get past that dark room…

Portal should be banned from WvW entirely.

Of course i know how the portal works …. but the fact that he has to be there before does not change anything about what i think is OP about it !

You don’t have to jump up there again like ANY other class, you can just go there agin.
And not only you, anybody who is from you fraction !

Do you even do JPs ?

How many people just ask in /map chat “mesmer in JP” and thats it ..

The arena gives the people on top a huge advantage anyways, but to not haave any risk in going down again for the kill, because you can just portal up again is plain stupid.

If the camp arena okay, jumping down because you think you can score the kill, okay.,

But no having to jump up again, beeing vulnerable for people who join in from dark room, only because stupid portal is crap.

I really don’t understand how anybody who thinks about that fact objectively can disagree on that .

Because it’s a jumping puzzle? No one cares? No one wants ANet to invest time into it over the plethora of other things?

And honestly, that just makes it more fun when I get up top and knock a bunch of them off the edge as soon as they port up, some of the most rewarding moments I’ve had in game.

Also, your ‘facts’ are interestingly enough based on circumstantial evidence that come as across as opinions (much less offended opinions)

I play a mesmer and I do jumping puzzles in wvw.

There are already ways to counter. Learn to play better instead of crying something shouldn’t be allowed.

I’m not really bothered by it. If there is a mesmer at the end willing to port me up, then sure I’ll save myself some time, effort, and possible frustration/deaths, but if there isn’t one I’ll gladly just do it the way it is meant to be done anyway.

As for people who just come to do the JP for the chest and don’t care for WvW, the mesmer portaling them up just serves to get rid of them faster, freeing up space for someone else.

The mesmer portal also works for nearly every other JP in the game, not just the WvW ones.

Boom.6148:

I play a mesmer and I do jumping puzzles in wvw.

There are already ways to counter. Learn to play better instead of crying something shouldn’t be allowed.

Yeah you got it, i need to play better, to win agains 5 people who camp the arena , come down for the stomp and port up again.

Clearly a l2 kitten ue ….

some people just don’t get it.

If you don’t have to say anything constructive don’t say anything at all.

Portals are awesome when your server holds the JP.

Portal ain’t the problem.

lvis.3824:

Yeah you got it, i need to play better, to win agains 5 people who camp the arena , come down for the stomp and port up again.

Clearly a l2 kitten ue ….

some people just don’t get it.

If you don’t have to say anything constructive don’t say anything at all.

Except everyone else is saying the same thing. Just let it go, take a second, and breathe. Sometimes situations are unfortunate, that’s life. It doesn’t mean they are unfair or neccesitate an emotionally-initiated nerf.

Wow people still complaining about portals, it’s already been nerfed to a limit of 20, and someone’s told us that they may be nerfing it again though not sure.

How about we get rid of every single skill bar one skill. All players will only have this single skill to use which will hit people for the exact same damage, whether they be wearing exotic gear or be running around in their underwear. Seems this is the only answer to keep these complainers happy.

But then guess what, noone will play it cos the game is so boring!

Omaris Mortuus Est.2738:

someone’s told us that they may be nerfing it again though not sure.

Please let that be true. Preferably, make it not work at all. But at least not be able to go through walls.

Portals are a bad mechanic in WvW. And the main reason is that they make the already strong even stronger. And give even more of an advantage to the already advantaged.

There are too many mechanics in this game that do that. It is part of the reason for the imbalance you see in WvW.

if you are running by yourself thinking its not fair that 5 people can beat you in arena and port back up top then that is your fault.. ik it is a pain to run through there and get to arena only to be nerf ganked by campers.. but if there is a mesmer up there porting them back up and if you really want that chest you will have to form a team to clear them out.

here is 1 suggestion that we have used before.. make sure you have a thief and or mesmer.. preferably mesmer but both will do wonders. 1 person of your party must be the bait.. have them go through the dark room first.. when he gets to the other side everyone else go through.. have him start his jumping process as if nothing is wrong knowing he will probably die. as they start to gank him just wait til you see the mesmer attacking odds are using the GS. then have your mesmer do the famous pull them all off the edge. their fall damage will be greater and you should be able to kill them faster. if you only manage to kill 2 of them and the mesmer was able to port the rest up.. then thats 2 you dont have to contend with. have 1 or 2 start trying to make jumps while the rest keep them busy. your mesmer should always be trying to pull them off.

this is just one method of doing it and there are others. but from my experiences, the ones at the bottom of the arena have the advantage because of pulls and fall damage.

you should always go through jp with the expectation of fighting. im passive but i always have my fingers ready and make sure you bring stability and invulnerability if you can.