Guild Wars 2

5% is a low end estimate by the way. Sometimes this happens back to back swoops.

Has anyone else run into this? If so, please add on… how often it occurs… race and sex of character.

The swoop animation normally goes like this: the ranger runs (about two steps) and the leaps.

Bug:
About 5% of the time between the run and the leap the ranger stops for a brief time before completing the move.

This stop isn’t like what you would see if you tried this skill against a wall where the animation happens but the ranger doesn’t actually move anywhere. This is a complete stop where the character animation is the same as it had swung the greatsword and then stood there idle. If you attempt the swoop between two high cliffs, and swoop bugs, you run and then drop like a rock during that 1-2s stop, hitting the ground before the leap part of the move executes. if you attempt to use swoop to run from your enemies in WvW, and swoop bugs, you stand there helpless while they trample you into the dirt.

Ranger is a female sylvari (if it makes a difference).