Why does everyone hate mending?

W/Mo's are great. Yea i know monks can heal you and all, but if your a tank and your taking all of the damage, your gonna need more than that cuz monks cant always heal you. How will that 6 health per second save your life when even the monks cant keep up? As a tank, its a much better solution to take some stances from the tactics line that prevent damage - more than mending can ever heal you.

Put the points in tactics and take heal sig. You already have points in tactics, you say? Well good, actually put 16 in weapon skill and kill things instead of sitting there soaking up dmg. Be proactive and trust your monks, that mesmer will die alot quicker.

Warriors = OFFENSE no no no no no! you are an idiot. Since when do warriors equal offence?? Elementalists =offence. Wariors have the nicname "tanks" for a reason. They take damage. Sure a tank in real life can do some damage, but it is localised. a missle or bomb equates to an ele. Warriors are built for taking damage and not dealing it back. Warriors have countless defensive skills. let me list: doylak signet, defy pain, watch yourself, disciplined stance, etc, etc. these all equate to more damage absorbtion. there

no no no no no! you are an idiot. Since when do warriors equal offence?? Elementalists =offence. Wariors have the nicname "tanks" for a reason. They take damage. Sure a tank in real life can do some damage, but it is localised. a missle or bomb equates to an ele. Warriors are built for taking damage and not dealing it back. Warriors have countless defensive skills. let me list: doylak signet, defy pain, watch yourself, disciplined stance, etc, etc. these all equate to more damage absorbtion. there No, ele's = utility, warriors = offense, the very best offense in guild wars.

In pvp, the only defensive skill you need is healing sig. In pve, self heals, especially mending, are worthless and you'll take defensive stances, and maybe watch yourself. If you have a free skill slot for mending, you'd be better served, as far as saving your monk's energy is concerned, taking a warrior defensive skill in place of mending.

Wariors have the nicname "tanks" for a reason. They take damage. Sure a tank in real life can do some damage, but it is localised. a missle or bomb equates to an ele. Warriors are built for taking damage and not dealing it back. Warriors have countless defensive skills. let me list: doylak signet, defy pain, watch yourself, disciplined stance, etc, etc. these all equate to more damage absorbtion. there
You don't PvP much, huh? Warriors = highest DPS in the game, it's not even close.

Even in the "damage absorbtion" category the skill we're talking about, mending, doesn't do anything effectively. You have monks to keep you 99.9% of the time, let them do their job. Warriors are built to take down targets and mending makes them less-equiped to do so.

QUIT USING MENDING

no no no no no! you are an idiot. Since when do warriors equal offence?? Elementalists =offence. Wariors have the nicname "tanks" for a reason. They take damage. Sure a tank in real life can do some damage, but it is localised. a missle or bomb equates to an ele. Warriors are built for taking damage and not dealing it back. Warriors have countless defensive skills. let me list: doylak signet, defy pain, watch yourself, disciplined stance, etc, etc. these all equate to more damage absorbtion. there
....and you're gonna fill your ENTIRE skillbar with just damage absorbtion skills?

no no no no no! you are an idiot. Since when do warriors equal offence?? Elementalists =offence. Wariors have the nicname "tanks" for a reason. They take damage. Sure a tank in real life can do some damage, but it is localised. a missle or bomb equates to an ele. Warriors are built for taking damage and not dealing it back. Warriors have countless defensive skills. let me list: doylak signet, defy pain, watch yourself, disciplined stance, etc, etc. these all equate to more damage absorbtion. there Just wow... /uninstall plz.

I honestly didn't even think people like this existed. 6 HP per second is never, ever going to save you. That is entirely your monk's job, whereas you're wasting attribute points, a skill slot, and setting yourself up for shatter. Same with healing breeze, that skill should never be on a warrior's skillbar. There is no situation where you are going to be taking damage to the point that your monk can't keep you up, but where an additional 6 HP/s is going to tip the scale. Please, if you actually run mending, uninstall guild wars.
/Sarcasm
You are right. Running Droks or Desert Runs, monks can keep up with warriors and cast healing spells on them on the go. /sarcasm

The reason for Mending isn't supposed to be the absolute best saviour in the game. If it were, it would be an elite, better, and not free in pre-seering.

Poor played WAMMOs think Mending WILL save them, but it just delays the inevitable. Please tell me what enchantment heals constantly and cannot get shattered? I would like to know, because if there is no such spell or skill, then please do not mention Mending gets shattered. Weapon Spells are not enchantments, so they do not count. The can heal for a brief time and cannot be removed, but again, cannot save you indefinitely.

Most monks do not have the ability to manage energy (I've been in groups where the monk recklessly spams healing spells until I read "I have 3/45 energy").

I don't care if a Warrior casts Healing Breeze or Mending on themselves, but yes, wasted attribute points (should be in tactics where Healing Signet is used). As long as the warrior doesn't recklessly aggro needlessly, I'm fine if the warrior has mending on.

I do run mending on my Ranger when he runs, and I USED TO run mending when I had my young monk (she's now experinced and has not used mending for a very long time). Please note, monks don't always heal everyone at the same time, monks do not always have quick reflexes when a warrior needs healing (I've died because a monk said, "sorry, lag"). Sometimes a small delay (caused by mending) may delay death long enough for you to get the real healing you need. Not all warrior skills use energy, so why not use what energy you do have?

I don't hate mending, I just do not enjoy watching people put on mending and then aggro everything they see.

I honestly didn't even think people like this existed. 6 HP per second is never, ever going to save you. That is entirely your monk's job, whereas you're wasting attribute points, a skill slot, and setting yourself up for shatter. Same with healing breeze, that skill should never be on a warrior's skillbar. There is no situation where you are going to be taking damage to the point that your monk can't keep you up, but where an additional 6 HP/s is going to tip the scale. Please, if you actually run mending, uninstall guild wars. This, ladies and gentlemen, is flaming. This is what idiots do when they have no argument, and/or no information to contribute to the discussion.
If u are one of these flamers, please take your stupid flames somewhere else. Also, monks are not god in pants. He/she cannot heal my entire party at the same time. So i bring mending, heal breeze,etc (healing prayers stuff)
in order to take some of that pressure off. Okay, so maybe its not an absolutely massive amount of healing. But if it saves my life (which it has!) until my monk gets around to me, then i consider it useful! Also, this leet skill Healing Signet, has its flaws too. It has a 2 sec. activation time, then followed by around 6 sec. of recharge. So if it is interupted, which is very easy to do, you have to wait at least another 6 sec. before you can recast. In those 6 seconds, u will probaly find urself dead.

Also, i use Battle Rage, and Gladiator's Armor. With this armor, I have enough energy to cast mending, then to use heal breeze twice, all in a row. And Because Battle Rage ends if i use a non-attack skill, passive healers like Mending and LV are very handy. SO EAT THAT FLAMERS!!!!