So I just logged in and started working on some of my daily quests out in Malchor’s with my mesmer.
Normally I don’t have any problem soloing vets, so I was a bit surprised at the results of going 1v1 vs. a Veteran Risen Shark.
He could 1 shot me first time, everytime. His opening attack seems to go right through dodging and burned through my admittedly-not-beefy 15k hp. I couldn’t believe it the first time so I tested my luck a few more times, with the same result. Furthermore the hit-box for it is staggeringly large.
Now I’ve come to expect a certain amount of one-hit-kill chicanery from Champion level mobs, but this is totally outrageous for a Veteran.