sand shard got the nerf bat :(

only works with scythes now ._.

It was fun while it lasted.

Good riddance to that build.

It was needed.

It was deserved.

A.net came through in 24 hours.

Big freaking thumbs up to A.net for listening to it's clientel!

/thread

Yes, fun while it lasted, but also good for Anet to nerf

Pvp has been restored for the rest of the weekend, before it was D/A or die.

good job anet

http://koti.mbnet.fi/laqnix/godly.jpg

*sniff* :¨(

Awww I only got to use the build for one game before the update.

Cry Harder.

Jes` play'n

Seriously though. Be brave and post your in-game name. Maybe I have a screen shot of one of you in action, ruining the game for a few guys.

woops

now lets un nerf some skills it took you 14 +++ months to nerf

man, i was lookin forward to trying it out when i got outta work.....

what did sand shards do?

now you sue the scythe and the mesmer elite which blinds you

Sand Shards was an enchantment that dealed earth damage to all adjacent enemies whenever you missed with any melee attack. People abused it by using Assassin double attacks etc. that automatically missed if not used before a proper offhand attack and it triggered Sand Shards allowing massive AoE damage to be made in little time. Now it has been changed to activate only when you miss with Scythe attacks.

For you all who wanted to see why this skill was nerfed, I took several screen shots. I have one that really shows it well that I'll share.

I'm not sure if anyone made videos of it working in-game during it's short life span, but I wouldn't doubt it since it was just so retarded dominating when you encounter it and you're not built specifically to counter it (even then it's a far cry from easy).

Anyhow, I erased names out of respect to the people who were doing it. While playing, I even typed out what was going to happen as it started, and it was too late even as I pressed `enter.' Look to the red lines I painted in to see why this skill was nerfed.

it does XX dmg to all foe adj./nearby (dont remember) to target whenever you miss.

People were spaming dual attacks to purposely miss and trigger the dmg. It is like, 60+ dmg per sec on as many target in the effected range. (normal dual atk that is)

while exhausting assault have like 1/2 cast time, so basically double that dmg.

..so......when is the nerf on boon prot? I'm still waiting...

Today, in RA, I finally found another guy complaining boon prot for being too powerful..

this is what the weekend is all about. Finding out what skills need to be changed.