Guild Wars 2

So ive been playing the game since its release and for the most part i have no complaints although ive noticed in WvWvW alot of times when im attacking with range i will be in range and have a no obstructions visable but it will say im obstructed im not talking about when im defending a tower or keep from above but while im out in the open field alot of times i notice this happens when they start running away and i chase them or if im on a small hill attacking.

So im wondering if anybody else who attacks with range is also getting obstructed with no clear reason why?
It has happend alot to me and makes me have to get too close for comfort.

Happens to me all the time. I have a sneaking suspicion that it’s because what we “aim” at with our bow on the rag-doll of the target is the FEET. If the feet are obstructed, the whole thing is “obstructed.”

This is particularly annoying when attacking opponents either from a tower or when they’re standing on a tower in wvwvw. The arrow hits them right in the head in the animation, but they’re “obstructed”. lol. Kind of funny, even though irritating.

And, is it a bug that a bow range is identical regardless of whether you’re attacking or defending the tower?

In reality, an archer on top of a tower will have a MUCH greater range than one standing on the ground. But if I’m on a tower wall, I can be hit by arrows by other players that are at my max range. That should never happen. They should be well inside my range to be able to hit me at all.

My $.02

Happens to me all the time as well

It happens to me too; it’s especially troublesome when in SPvP where there tends to be many tight spaces.

happens to my mesmer with wand/staff, its bad design on anet’s half, wich they promised to fix because gw1 rangers

Derpinator.2894:

And, is it a bug that a bow range is identical regardless of whether you’re attacking or defending the tower?

In reality, an archer on top of a tower will have a MUCH greater range than one standing on the ground. But if I’m on a tower wall, I can be hit by arrows by other players that are at my max range. That should never happen. They should be well inside my range to be able to hit me at all.

It would be nice if we had more range while on a tower wall it would also be nice if we didnt have to jump on top of the ledge just to not be obstructed mostly because i feel like im going to jump to my death by falling into the middle of a blood thirsty zerg.

But speaking of range i have also noticed sometimes when im not even in range i can still pull a hit with my bow even though my skill has that tiny red bar that’s suppose to mean im out of range.

I understand the game is new and has some kinks to be ironed out but this is rather annoying since it makes me feel like while im playing a range attacking character my attacks are either a hit or miss.

Just saying would be nice to not have my arrow hit someone in the face and it say obstructed because he was behind a pebble on the ground…