Guild Wars 2

its called d/d rottaran, and use sbow too. very common build thats used for exactly what your saying. you dont have to go assasins signet for it to work.

Does this skill have the self root after teleporting to them, for balancing reasons?

the 6 slot bonus seems to only proc after elites end, also it has a hidden 50s cooldown.

i know theres a few builds, i use daze bruiser build, and rarely condition damage pistol or unicorn build. but venomshare not so much.

most seem ineffective compaired to d/d roam

nice to know someone agree’s

im theory crafting builds, and right now, its sort of ruined by shadow shot

although headshot makes it worthwhile

backstab seems like the most effective build, ill continue theorycrafting and hopefully find another build…

anyone think shadow shot needs some tweaking?

shadow steping to the target and rooting yourself while you do a dagger strike seems to ruin the flow of the fight.

the enemy seems to be able to easy just walk away, some not even noticing i used shadow shot on them.

tl;dr remove the self root from shadow shot

So i have noticed this issue alot, when stealthing sometimes you are not displayed graphically as invisible, but you have the invisible buff on.

same thing with moa, when i get moa by mesmer, its not a stealthed moa

in fast pace combat this makes it hard to tell if im stealthed or not, i sometimes use another cloak and dagger, thinking that im not stealthed, only for it to give me a revealed debuff.

by your logic i could say

not intended, since evading is evading, it should apply the evade swfitness boon.

do any of you even play thiefs, we have multiple abilitys that evade.

by attack assist i mean what i described, its a extra feature which stops you moving through targets while attacking/targeting them

I now avoid dagger storm, its good for wvw, and spinning around new players. but if someone strips that stability and snares, im dead.

I turn attack assist off(stops you moving through enemys) and i dont have a whole lot of problems with flanking strike, just have to try hit the second strike, which does the same damage as cnd.

people will rationalize it, and say if they have cast a channeled skill, it should still continue the channel because they have already started it.

it will track you, you cannot move left or right. rapid fire or any other abilitys will follow you while stealthed.

i doubt this is intended.

It’s not OP, i like that they fixed the bug.

Besides, all shadow refuge is, is a big bullseye saying use your AoE here!

i think jumpers right, it appears to be mostly a l2p issue. Only problem is the stealth rendering issue, and the fact that channeled abilitys track stealth.

I was sort of joking about the ISP thing, but not really. They blame ISP’s for all the issues, based on the pingplotter test (which seems very inaccurate as i play the game fine with the test showing 100% packet loss)

i think the way it works is, you have to do direct damage to unstealth you, for example. You can use shortbow and spam poison aoe while still stealthed. Same with caltrops.

This looks very frustrating, I am quite sure it would be your ISP’s fault.

Maybe you could ask Anet GW2 tech support. I’m sure they would agree.

edited server time, bump!

any help would be appreciated

yes it says swiftness on evade, thiefs have evade skill for number 3, doesnt proc it.

5 points into acrobatics, trait that gives swiftness on evade. It only works for dodge rolls, not abilitys.

lol, tech support asking for game advisor report, they will just blame your ISP

goodluck, im sure they will fix it soon

I also have server problems after 7 PM EST, then all through the night, the problem being isolated to gw2. Theres a chance to get alot of lag whenever i change maps, making it unplayable.

1 minute video showing me testing my skills with no lag issue, then changing maps and getting issues…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuImwYLEVJA&feature=youtu.be

ISP tech support say its gw2, gw2 tech support says its my ISP…

Hello,

I get connection errors after 1am server time(IoJ), when changing maps.The game has a 50% chance to lag out on map change. I live in Melbourne, Australia, if thats relevant.

Anet tech support hasn’t been much help. They just tells me its an ISP problem, and to use a tunneling/proxy service, or change to EU? server.

Then I talk to my ISP , and none of the tests showed any problems, they tell me it’s a GW2 problem

(I’ll like to add that, i dont usually disconnect after map change, normally just delays)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuImwYLEVJA&feature=youtu.be

i was thinking about this last night, i think they wont seperate premades from pugs because of low population issues.

I guess the least they could do is prioritise premades vs premades

anyway, its not typical lag. It only occurs on map change, so if i dont get the lag when i change map, i wont get lag till i map change again. they seem to have different IP’s for every zone, so there must be an issue there, changing IP’s on map change.

starts at 7pm, gets a bit better at 11pm, but still stays bad till early hours of the morning.

could be, but wouldnt that mean other games/browsing would be affected too. I play LoL and BF3 with no problem, i play these games when i get Anet lag at 7pm+

Hello, im posting this because i get alot of connection issues after 7pm EST.

Anet has told me its a problem on my end, and i need to talk to my ISP.

I would appreciate any input on what im posting, and what it means.

Tracing route to 64.25.38.230 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms lo0.melbras18.mel.iprimus.net.au [202.138.4.81]
3 7 ms 8 ms 7 ms mel0807.mel.iprimus.net.au [203.134.26.182]
4 7 ms 7 ms 8 ms irb-21.csr01.mel.iprimus.net.au [203.134.123.34]
5 24 ms 24 ms 25 ms xe-3-1-0.csr01.syd.iprimus.net.au [203.134.2.201]
6 24 ms 24 ms 24 ms irb-4.bsr01.equ.iprimus.net.au [203.134.67.163]
7 169 ms 195 ms 169 ms xe-0-3-0.bsr01.sjc.iprimus.net.au [203.134.2.138]
8 159 ms 158 ms 158 ms xe-5-3-0.sjc12.ip4.tinet.net [173.241.128.13]
9 158 ms 159 ms 159 ms xe-4-3-0.sjc10.ip4.tinet.net [89.149.187.45]
10 160 ms 161 ms 160 ms level3-10ge-peering [77.67.69.98]
11 161 ms 171 ms 161 ms vlan70.csw2.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.69.152.126]
12 159 ms 159 ms 159 ms ae-72-72.ebr2.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.69.153.21]
13 166 ms 159 ms 164 ms ae-2-2.ebr2.SanJose5.Level3.net [4.69.148.141]
14 170 ms 170 ms 170 ms ae-6-6.ebr2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.69.148.201]
15 206 ms 206 ms 206 ms ae-3-3.ebr3.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.132.78]
16 213 ms 218 ms 224 ms ae-93-93.csw4.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.151.169]
17 214 ms 214 ms 214 ms ae-4-90.edge2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.145.203]
18 206 ms 206 ms 207 ms 4.59.197.34
19 222 ms 217 ms 216 ms 64.25.32.9
20 213 ms 213 ms 212 ms 64.25.32.26
21 208 ms 207 ms 208 ms 64.25.32.82
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.

Trace complete.

Hello fellow australians,

Was just curious about other people living in melbourne and there ISP. I currently am with primus telecom, and GW2 has some very frustrating connection issues/errors/rubberbanding after 7pm, making the game unplayable.

The problem is isolated to gw2, and Anet support takes no responsibility, and claims its my ISP. The final suggestion from them was to try transfering to EU servers..

anyone have advice, or suggestions to another ISP in melbourne, which is lag free?

i often get this, when i have an “o kitten” moment because 3 people jump me while im not paying attention. I pop it and it doesnt stealth me. could be because you can activate it while “stunned” or cc’d which somehow bugs it.

i dont think i saw a nerf for thiefs anyway, just changed one dimensional backstab builds.

i like the shortbow #3 fix aswel, that one bugged me

lol, bravo umbra, good reply.

i dont understand your point, sorry gajarell, me no smart.

all im saying is, its a good balance change on the signet.

easier to use now, because you can activate it before going in for the cnd>steal>bs combo.

but will do 5% less damage for the combo. and also opens up more possibilty’s for other builds.

im stupid, i still dont see the point of your post.

leijonasisu, i would enjoy seeing you find more issues like this. i have a connection issue only to gw2 after 7pm, and anet blames my isp, for some reason this post feels refreshing.

@ barti

a thief would have to use “hide in shadows”, “blinding powder” giving 6 seconds stealth, and then shadowstep from a distance, to go unrecognised in his attempt to stealth stomp someone. and in doing so he would burn 3 utility’s for a stomp.

As for shadow refuge stomp, its kitten obvious. if you decide to leave a player on the ground because you cant see anyone around, you’re taking the risk.

theres so many ways to interupt stomp.

The change just proves even Anet think its a l2p issue. spreading the bonus damage over multiple attacks, meaning the player is suppose to stunbreak it.

Rather then a thief using hide in shadows>assasins signet> backstab which is too hard to avoid.

Anyway, if a thief lands his cnd>steal>bs> auto attack(first combo x2 hits), its now 75% bonus damage instead of 50%, its just even more of a “noob killer” now.

I cant see any posts that tell us paid tpvp is out on the 22nd.

I could have sworn they had it on the “Shadows of the Mad King” post, that indicated it was being released on the 22nd, which they look like they have edited.

thanks for all the help caedmon, i did everything you told me to. No change in ping, and it did not fix my problem.

i also noticed that the lag i get after 7pm has nothing to do with other people using the internet, i get the same problems if no one else uses the internet.

so to summarise everything:
- I live in Melbourne, Australia
- Im using a netgear dgnd 3700 router
- Im with iprimus, adsl+2
- I get lag after 7pm EST
- I get the lag when gw2 is the only thing using bandwidth
- My ping doesnt change when i get the lag
- I can play full spvp match’s with no lag, then load the next map and the lag hits
- The fix’s you have given me so far did not fix the problem, but are very appreciated\
- And of course, i only get lag with guild wars 2 during these times

I have connection problems only with gw2 after 7 pm EST. There is a high chance to get rubber banding lag, when changing maps or hitting a loading screen.

Very annoying with spvp, since im fine 1 second, and in the second it takes to load a new map, im lagging and rubber banding. The only way to fix it, is to change maps or relog.

my ping stays mostly the same, might go from 210-220. Is this my ISP?

Okay, so i tested the lag during daytime.

i got 400 ping before 7pm(220 ping is the best/normal i get) because someone is downloading on a different pc. the lag is very bearable and consistant

i get 220 ping after 7pm EST and i get rubberbanding,lag, delays. thats only reset when i change map/relog, this happens when people use bandwidth on other pc’s

i also even get an error sometimes that tells me im playing on a military base, or campus i think.

i play all other games fine after 7pm, except gw2

deleting post this post.

yep, this ruined my build on thief, i tested it, i think the cd is actually 50 seconds.

i tested it on thief, it works. are you even using steady weapons

ah good point caedmon. i only get this lag around 7pm EST , and only on gw2 I live in Australia, and I get 50 ping more then other online games i play, that connect to U.S servers.

this info is probably relevant

i get an issue when other people use bandwidth on my network, i lag, and the game doesnt recover from the lag, so i have to relog to fix.

also get the same lag when changing servers during spvp match’s,

also for some reason, if i ping the ip on pingplotter and relog it helps too, or maybe im imagining this.

tl;dr : To fix lag, i have to change map(get a loading screen), or i have to relog(go to character select, and log back in)

is paid tpvp coming on the 22nd oct?

thats strange, i could have sworn it dodges attacks, must have been people being to scared to hit me when im spinning all this time lol.

when using the warriors “whirling axe” i think it is, that i just stole from the warrior. i sometimes get bullrushed just as i cast it(the ability is suppose to evade incoming attacks, and i lose the ability and get stunned.

is there a hidden casttime on this ability

i just started using s/d for my damage build, its great. flanking strikes may be more reliable if you disable the assist option, that prevents you from walking through enemys. not 100% sure on that though