Dying after rally (underwater combat)
were you playing a warrior? did you accidentally/on purpose use vengeance?
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Vengeance
this could account for the sudden death if that is the case.
70 ‘mains’ and waiting for more slots
| 61 Asura | 5 Charr | 2 Norn | 1 Human | 1 Sylvari |
| 61 Asura | 5 Charr | 2 Norn | 1 Human | 1 Sylvari |
Yeah, most likely culprit seems to be Vengeance. If you’re not a warrior, then you might have a bug on your hands.
To counterbalance: on my necro, doing map completion in Orr, in the daily event zone, I spent a depressing amount of time in underwater combat. This had the natural result of being downed multiple times — thanks, terrible underwater skills — and I was able to successfully rally on a number of occasions — thanks, other players distracting the enemy.
So, it’s definitely not broken for everyone.