Are theese hard mode moster skills?

Hard mode looks like utter crap to me if this is how it will be built. I was hoping we'd maybe see monsters with 8 skill bars, balanced groups, and res skills. Something that might give classes like mesmers more of a use in PvE. Instead we get a bunch of horribly overpowered monster skills that will only reemphasize the heavily bonded tank/ele/monk trio that frequents DoA.

Yeah, I'd prefer if hard mode had more planning involved, not just one fubar skill to a monster.

Hmm. I don't care what other skills come out, if the Mobs can get a 3000% speed boost we're screwed. Imagine this, my ranger looses an arrow at Monster A directly in front of her, Monster A hits my ranger on the head from behind, then to show off runs and catches the arrow at the halfway point and uses it to prove that whammos with mending+frenzy really don't have anything between the ears. Cripshot the bugger! Great that'll slow it down to what, an average of 750% faster than usual? If and only if I can hit it going that fast. I have on another thread said that my beloved PvE is way too easy but ffs this isn't hard mode its suicide.

ScorpiusX

preliminary skills that don't mean anything... that is all...


Though, I really like the concept of Flame Call, because that could hint the possibility of it being interruptible

Hard Mode, my money is on that.

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These are probably for devs to quick test certain areas.

I lolled couple of times reading this thread.

Just putting it in the Template Code doesn't work as of April 12.

P.S. I can't believe you guys actually take this thing seriously, can anyone say glitch?

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there monster skills ~.^

It would sort of look like Guild Lord skill bar to me.

pfft not even a guild lord is that leet =p

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i thought it was said somewhere that you would stop getting 'more powerful' at level 20, but you can still level up. a way to show your experience and how long you've played, but it has no impact

Level cap hasn't been defined yet for GW2, nor have they confirmed that there would even be a level cap

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Gaile did mention that Anet will be presenting us some 'attractive' PvE-only skills.

What is up with this idea to make the AI smart with good builds? That would just make it into PvP.
Now, these are perfect for PvE.

These skills look decent. Overpowered when compared to players skills but then, since when did mobs fight on same terms with players in PvE. I dun't see any skills that the standard monk healer and protter duo can't cope with. Prot spirit and RC FTW.

Those skills don't sound overpowered and let me explain why, most of them are centered around forcing players to move. At one time they want you to be close to the target while at another time you want to have a serious distance to your foe.
I assume they're PVE Skills and most likely for the hardmode as well, we don't know until they have been implemented into the Live Servers - for real. So what is one of the most basic, yet important things a good Player in Guildwars will have to learn? Kiting, the lessons of proper Movement. What is PVE known for? Not kiting, the lessons of tanking and nuking. These skills even if they're not changed will promote a "Move or die" mentality and increase the overall skilllevel without being overpowered. Before I start: They're pve skills from the looks of it.

I'll explain in detail:

Whirling Chain
This might be coming from a stationary target like the Torment Claws. And even if it is on a moving target, it's not really that much more brutal than Jader Brotherhood Knights with their Triple Chop or Arm of Insanity with their barrage. Besides, it's just 120 physical damage. Could be worse (i.e. armor ignoring).

Tortorous Lash
Could be worse (Like including a deep wound). Something i've noticed about those two skills is that they're both centered around the usage of chains as a whip. Maybe that's a hint at a new weapontype in GW2 (only for NPCs in GW1).

Torturer's Madness
3.000% could basically be another way of explaining shadow stepping. In any ways, it would be instant arrival at the target for the duration of the stance. This stance is absolutely gimped despite its powerful IAS and Speedboost. The reason for this is the 45 max health. Do you know what happens to 55 hp monks in PVP? They die. Do you know what happens to insanely fast mobs in PVE that have 45 hp? They die.
Best way to deal with would be: stand still and wand it dead. Nothing insane about this.

Flame Call
Think Disam Trap. Enough said.

Shroud of Ash
Group Hug Time. All this skill really does is force the player to move their lazy back into adjacent range of the enemy.This is an awesome tanking skill. You know what happens to tanks in PVP? They're left standing, laughed at and killed when the rest of the team is allready dead.

Infernal Rage
Basic rule here: Kite and don't ball up. There, there... the tiger has lost its teeth. Can be an awesome killing blow and allow for some serious Wild Blow fun. Due to the HP Boost and the way HP Boosts are handled you can instakill an enemy by breaking his stance at the right time.

Putrid Flames
100 AOE Fire Damage. Are you kidding me? Anyone seriously panics because of this skill? A single Fireball has more punch plus this one is adjacent range only.

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yeah whats cracked armor?

maybe the level will jsut be a statis thing

Heh, seems like they could belong to bosses in GW:EN , for a moment i was thinking of skills only for certain class combinations, example: putrid flames for E/N or N/E ... but monster skills make more sense.