Guild Wars 2

“Activates Balanced Stance when you are dazed, knocked down, launched, pushed back, or stunned.”

Maybe i don’t understand how this works…shouldn’t it ignore the first of those conditions implied on my character? I never see “balance stance” activate in ANY of those situations honestly.

Is it time based? is it chance based? what are the “conditions” for using this skill? Do i have to wait some time after first use (even if i never saw first use)? Something is wrong with it. As i said i just tried today in various situations to see if this works and not once have i been pulled out of those conditions it’s supposed to take me out of O.o

It just gives you Stability, basically.

But i never see that boon activate on me (the pillar one). I know theoretically i should receive it, but i never do. And let’s say i do, does that mean i receive stability with each knockdown hit bla bla bla bla?

Just now (without being in combat recently) i went and started fighting some christmas cube-monster things that put u in every possible knocdown, stun and whatever. Not once have i seen any shape or form of balanced stance (looking nonstop near my healthbar)

First you get Knocked down as normal, which activates Stability preventing any further Knockdowns as per the ability. Then the ability goes on a 90 seconds “hidden” cooldown before it can trigger again.

Must be extremely hidden because each skill they threw at me knocked me down…not once have i stayed on my feet because of it ( The stability buff/boon never appears.

Have you learned Balance Stance itself? Not sure if that’s a requirement for it to work or not. I never really used the trait, with the fact it triggers from the first cc ability to hit you and that massive cooldown… I’d rather just hotbar Balance Stance and use it when I need it, not take a gamble for it to trigger at the right time.

Have everything learned (not equiped but learned)

What mob did you test it against?

Christmas Cubes, grave whatever from AC that jump on u knocking u down, AC or any other type of archer/gunman that pushes u back, and a few extra but i can’t remember in the past.

Just tried it on a regular raptor that dazes u, nothing.

I re-traited real quick and went to test it against some Ettins ouside of LA. Not only did it trigger properly, but the initial Knockdown effect from the Ettin failed as well.

Gonna go try it now myself on the same thing.

EDIT: it activated third skill used (the hit u in the head and u go sleep) T.T.T.T.T.T

The overhead swing with a real long charge-up animation?

Yeah, that’s their Knockdown.