Guild Wars 2

This has happened since the most recent LS update previous Tuesday.
Every additional object that renders on top of my head gets moved downwards as soon as I use my 1st skill on my shortbow on a ranger. As far as I’ve tested, this is the only skill on which it happens, but there may be more that I don’t know of.
These objects include at least: commander tags, my name plate (according to other people, I cannot see my own name tag myself) and speech bubbles.
First screenshot is without using it, second one is with using the skill.

Tbh, it really looks like my tag is on my crotch and I cannot say I like it there XD.

Please say this can be solved in the next patch? That would make me feel comfortable again

Just an update on this (after a month! time sure flies by), since I’ve had no reply and it’s still a major issue to me, so I will be a bit more serious. During a Tequatl run last Monday, I saw how big this issue can be. I volunteered to lead a zerg, so I put my tag on. But during the event, of course, while using the shortbow, caused my tag to drop down and it got cluttered with all the other people in such a way my tag was barely visible on screen. This caused some annoyances to some people (and to me as well).

I’ve thoroughly tested this issue on my ranger with my bows I had on my disposal that causes this problem:

• Shortbow: skill 1, 2 and 4
• Longbow: skill 2, 3, 4 and 5

Some note: I asked around if this was happening to other people as well (even without the commander tag, as your nameplate has the same fate), the result was that norns have this problem and sylvari don’t (FYI my ranger is norn). This seems to suggest that only norns (and maybe charr) are affected.
Another side note, I saw a norn warrior last night; he used a longbow skill (the name slipped my mind) and his nameplate was also affected and moved downwards. The same problem with my norn ranger.

So long story short, it seems that some skills on a long-/shortbow are affected by this bug on norns (and maybe other races), it doesn’t matter which profession.

I really would like this bug be fixed, because I didn’t buy a commander tag so that it is rendered half useless in zergs. At least an official statement from the devs would be nice, seeing as I’m the only one who responds to my own post , I know you say you read every post and I want to believe it, but it’s possible my post got burried so fast that it hasn’t gotten any attention yet. Plus I’m sure I’m not the only one who dislikes this render bug.

If you desire an individualized response, your best bet is to contact CS. Good luck.

I can really imagine how it could happen and what you said about norns makes sense, they are taller than all other races and then if the nameplate is based on something related to the shape there may be some issue there. Maybe when using that weapons your char’s shape changes in some way that causes that… not sure as I’m not a experienced game designer, hehe. I have never realized that myself and I don’t even have a commander tag, I’ll try to note that next time I see someone using it.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

If you desire an individualized response, your best bet is to contact CS. Good luck.

Yeah, well… I might do that in the near future. There’s no harm in trying I guess.

shadow.6174:

I can really imagine how it could happen and what you said about norns makes sense, they are taller than all other races and then if the nameplate is based on something related to the shape there may be some issue there. Maybe when using that weapons your char’s shape changes in some way that causes that… not sure as I’m not a experienced game designer, hehe. I have never realized that myself and I don’t even have a commander tag, I’ll try to note that next time I see someone using it.

Maybe. I have no experience in game designing myself, so I cannot think of anything else that might cause this to happen. This problem also extended to the attunements during the battle with Scarlet previous LS. The icons were going up and down constantly, some of them going through the floor. I had to keep my eye on my buff bar in order to keep track which attunements I had, since I couldn’t see them properly on my character. So at least everything that is rendered on top of your head is combined in the same overlay.

You can also try this yourself: form a party with someone and let him tag you. This way you’ll see your own nameplate.

On the other hand, this bug may have been here all the time. I’m not sure anymore, since I only started noticing when a recent patch enabled the commander tag on your own screen as well.