Thursday Update - Your opinions - Guild Wars Guru Archive

Krytan Explorer

Mo/

Joined Mar 2006

Jul 14, 2006 at 11:11 AM • #1

Quote: Originally Posted by update

Ranger

Archer's Signet: no longer disables pet attack skills.
Broad Head Arrow: reduced recharge time to 15 seconds.
Determined Shot: now recharges pet attack skills if it misses.
Equinox: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
Famine: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
Focused Shot: now disables pet attack skills when used.
Greater Conflagration: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
Lacerate: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
Marauder's Shot: no longer disables pet attack skills.
Oath Shot: increased recharge time to 25 seconds. i was happy when i read about the reduced recharge of broad head arrow...but the 25 second recharge on oath shot saddens me. but since i use BHA more than oath shot, im pretty happy about the update. whats everyone's opinions on it?

Lord Oranos

Krytan Explorer

Joined Aug 2005

Jul 14, 2006 at 11:36 AM • #2

Its just a ho-hum update for me...

SparhawkJC

Krytan Explorer

The Amazon Basin

R/Me

Joined Mar 2006

Jul 14, 2006 at 12:54 PM • #3

This changes nothing. So we now have a 5 second break in WHirling Defense for oathshot trappers, not Earth Shattering.

Munanko Roha

Frost Gate Guardian

KoH

W/E

Joined Jan 2006

Jul 14, 2006 at 1:05 PM • #4

Nothing actually changes for me.

Tiny Killer

Lion's Arch Merchant

Exile Champions of Heroic Order [ECHO]

Joined Apr 2006

Jul 15, 2006 at 10:56 AM • #5

No real difference for mt ranger, either. Slight difference with my warrior, but that is nowhere near the big deal that many seem to want to make of it.

Amy Awien

Forge Runner

Joined Jul 2006

Jul 15, 2006 at 11:49 AM • #6

I just bought Focused Shot to use on my Beastmaster. Sniff, sniff :"(

IIIBNIII

Academy Page

[CCCP]

Joined Mar 2006

Jul 15, 2006 at 2:08 PM • #7

They also kind of hurt Crip Shots:
Quote: Blackout: reduced blackout time to 2..6 seconds. And added a slight change to VIM trappers:

Quote:

Victory is Mine!: no longer displays "-0" on targets with no conditions.

Retribution

Academy Page

R/W

Joined May 2006

Jul 15, 2006 at 3:32 PM • #8

Bastards, as if they didn't nerf blackout enough -_-. Must be all the medicore players who call themselves monks whining about it when they get killed in team arena.

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Joined Sep 2005

Jul 15, 2006 at 3:55 PM • #9

Quote: Originally Posted by Amy Awien I just bought Focused Shot to use on my Beastmaster. Sniff, sniff :"( Yea that killed my favorite BM build too....

Quote:

Originally Posted by IIIBNIII

They also kind of hurt Crip Shots: It still works. Just not as well.

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Joined Dec 2005

Jul 15, 2006 at 3:57 PM • #10

Quote: Originally Posted by IIIBNIII

And added a slight change to VIM trappers: How did that change ANYTHING?

IIIBNIII

Academy Page

[CCCP]

Joined Mar 2006

Jul 15, 2006 at 7:31 PM • #11

Quote: Originally Posted by Cyan The Archer How did that change ANYTHING? Quote: Originally Posted by IIIBNIII

And added a slight change to VIM trappers: Personally, in all the times I've been in VIM groups, I've never noticed the -0 thing anyway

Just a matter of neatness...

A_Muppet

Krytan Explorer

Joined Dec 2005

Jul 15, 2006 at 9:58 PM • #12

I heard that the pets now get DP. I'm yet to test this however.

Wolydarg

Lion's Arch Merchant

I Excentrix I [PuNK]

Joined Mar 2006

Jul 16, 2006 at 4:16 AM • #13

Quote: Originally Posted by SnipiousMax

It still works. Just not as well. You now need 10 dom to get a 5 sec blackout...

Ick.

Amy Awien

Forge Runner

Joined Jul 2006

Jul 16, 2006 at 7:18 AM • #14

Quote: Originally Posted by A_Muppet

I heard that the pets now get DP. I'm yet to test this however. Mhh, for better or for worse, I assume they'd get the morale boost as well? At least it would be a reason to keep your pet alive.

Rhedd

Wilds Pathfinder

True Solunastra [SLA] Profession: Moa Wrangler

Joined May 2005

Jul 16, 2006 at 7:57 AM • #15

On another forum, Gaile said that there hadn't been any changes to pet DP, as far as she was aware.

Now, people are reporting that they do indeed get a DP now, but Gaile's response seems to strongly indicate that it's a bug, and will be fixed.

She outright said they didn't make any changes that weren't announced.

A_Muppet

Krytan Explorer

Joined Dec 2005

Jul 16, 2006 at 9:03 AM • #16

Quote: Originally Posted by Amy Awien

Mhh, for better or for worse, I assume they'd get the morale boost as well? At least it would be a reason to keep your pet alive. Apparently not. I'm skeptic of this myself. I've only heard this from one person, whom I don't think actually plays as a beast master.

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Joined Nov 2005

Jul 16, 2006 at 2:43 PM • #17

I'm dissapointed with this whole update in general. There just seemed to be more nerfs than buffs. This applies to Rangers as well as how it affected the game in whole.

The Oath Shot nerf is only 5 seconds isn't crushing, but it hurts.

The Focused Shot nerf hurt a lot of people I know that ran that skill with BM attacks. I really don't see a much of a reason to use this skill anymore.

The update wasn't a huge nerf, but it was a dissapointment nonetheless...

Amy Awien

Forge Runner

Joined Jul 2006

Jul 16, 2006 at 5:51 PM • #18

Ah, well, Focussed Shot was a tad godly for beastmaster, or a bit uber at least, +22 dmg, 5E, 2 sec recharge and no downside was a bit too good to be true. Pet attacks are now considered attacks ... also for Marauders and Determined ... hurray.

Liber Pater

Academy Page

SpidersWeb [WEB]

R/Mo

Joined Apr 2006

Jul 18, 2006 at 6:41 PM • #19

OMG, if pets get DP, Tombs will be harder, haven't tried lately though.