The Worst Skill!

KalleDamos

KalleDamos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

What is by far the worst skill in the game? This goes for any professions, Monster and End-Boss skills. Which one do you think is by far the stupdiest thing Anet could have ever come up with and either needs to be remove, or seriously buffed.

My vote goes for [skill]Peace And Harmony[/skill] , [skill]Balthazar's Pendulum[/skill], and [skill]Mark of Death[/skill]

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Mending.
Even worse than any skill...

I also think Ursan is by far the stupidest thing ANet could come up with, and needs to be removed or seriously nerfed....

XiaoTheBlade

XiaoTheBlade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Southern England

Reign Of Shadows

P/W

Mark of death is a quality skill, could be great in spike teams.

Worst skill, I've gotta say Resurrect, with a worst elite being Unyeilding Aura

Khasar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Crystal Desert

Guild of Dangerous Surprise[GODS]

Theres nothing wrong with stopping 33% of the healing imo. I totally agree with you Peace and Harmony however. I'd have to say [skill]wastrel's Collapse[/skill] is probably up there as well. I dont see a whole lot of use for it. Certainly not enough fo it to be an elite.

KalleDamos

KalleDamos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by tyla salanari
Mending.
Even worse than any skill...

I also think Ursan is by far the stupidest thing ANet could come up with, and needs to be removed or seriously nerfed.... If they nerfed Ursan, which is 'overpowered' then why stop there, why not nerf SY! and TntF! as well? Ursan makes it easy, but it is a pve skill, they are not going to change it any time soon, but yeah, mending is really a sad skill, and once apon a time I was a mending wammo, then I learned wth I was doing.

KalleDamos

KalleDamos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by XiaoTheBlade
Mark of death is a quality skill, could be great in spike teams. Very true, but How often do you see a sin that specs enough Deadly Arts to really get much use out of the skill while still being an effective damage dealer

Blastem7

Blastem7

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

Tyria

Merciful Creatures Of The [NiTe]

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That's a good question but I think alot of people agree with me when we say Hundred Blades as being an Elite Attack. It's not worthy of being ELITE, it should be a regular skill, then maybe it'd be a bit more popular.

Alex the Great

Alex the Great

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

America.....got a problem with that?

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blastem7
That's a good question but I think alot of people agree with me when we say Hundred Blades as being an Elite Attack. It's not worthy of being ELITE, it should be a regular skill, then maybe it'd be a bit more popular.
hundred blades+ iw
hundred blades+ spirits strength


nty man, can't be a regular skill because of them

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by KalleDamos
If they nerfed Ursan, which is 'overpowered' then why stop there, why not nerf SY! and TntF! as well? "TNTF!" already got the nerf. Wouldn't be bothered if "SY!" got debuffed though, as long as it isn't too much considering how strong it is. But not in the same league as Ursan.

blakecraw

blakecraw

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Join Date: Nov 2005

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[skill]power shot[/skill]
[skill]spell shield[/skill]
[skill]light of dwayna[/skill]
[skill]all the overly conditional paragon skills[/skill] <-- should have an icon for that

Div

Div

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Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

How can you list PnH and Balth's pendulum as the worst skills? Do you even play this game? :S

If anything, it's crap like light of dwayna.

End

End

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

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Ether Prodigy

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*Paris*

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

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http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Image:U...du_Ability.jpg

Hey, you did say monster skills too. On a serious note, [skill]Archer's Signet[/skill], [skill]mending[/skill], [skill]healing hands[/skill] (Teh Healing Handzorz!), [skill]vengeance[/skill] (along with all the other bad resses), and just because i hate Gadd, [skill]Iron Mist[/skill].

Wildi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

PvE is the Metagame

[skill]Winds[/skill] it's so damn bad that it doesn't even have a picture

and [skill]Equinox[/skill] is a terribad elite

Yichi

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Ether Prodigy are you stupid?

ax mastery

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

bulls strike

Blu

Blu

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Quote:
Originally Posted by ax mastery
bulls strike ^ ^ Qft.

hurdlebeast

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Iron Mist is great for the Doppelganger.
Mending is great for 55'ers.

so they do have some uses, if very, very limited.

Draginvry

Draginvry

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Join Date: Oct 2007

The Underground PvP Society (PVPS)

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I'm going to say Mending, but only because it is a complete waste of a skill slot on anything other than 55 builds.

Wastrel's Collapse might be worse, but only because it wastes an elite slot.

xDusT II

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Melbourne

Quote:
Originally Posted by ax mastery
bulls strike this is a joke right?

Washi

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by KalleDamos
[skill]Balthazar's Pendulum[/skill] LOL WTF?

Try playing anything else than pve? It's a very viable skill in arenas.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Washi
LOL WTF?

Try playing anything else than pve? It's a very viable skill in arenas. I hope my sarcasm detector is broken, but I'm gonna act like it isn't.

It's bad because:

You need to completely spec into another attribute (a somewhat subpar one at that) to get the most out of it. It also only lasts once. It's also a waste of an elite for a monk when there are much better ones such as Zealous Benediction, Word of Healing, Divert Hexes, Restore Condition, etc. A much more effective, non-elite version can be found under Protection Prayers: [skill]Aura of Stability[/skill].

If it's so viable, why do no monks run it?

Dronte

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

As most of you are posting elite skills:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10008331
Already a thread about that.
My non-elite worst ones:
[skill]Burst of Aggression[/skill] useless imo, need buff
[skill]Signet of Strength[/skill] same

Squishy ftw

Squishy ftw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Your backline

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[skill]"Help Me!"[/skill]

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Washi

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGmaniac
You need to completely spec into another attribute
No you don't, few leftover point's is enough if you know what you're doin.

Quote: Originally Posted by RPGmaniac It's also a waste of an elite for a monk when there are much better ones Never said it's the best elite, I said it's viable and that's true.

Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGmaniac
A much more effective, non-elite version can be found under Protection Prayers: [skill]Aura of Stability[/skill]. I suggest you read the skill descryption again....

Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGmaniac
If it's so viable, why do no monks run it? They do... I've seen it in action and it just stops many builds based on knockdowns.

I never used it myself cause I prefer ZB but It is a good skill, and it's fun to see shove war knock himself down.

BlackSephir

BlackSephir

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Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Washi
They do... I've seen it in action and it just stops many builds based on knockdowns. Was it 1vs1?

Washi

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

It was TA, which is crowded with stupid gimmicks like mentioned shoveway.

Mechz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

Dayton, OH

The Epic Fail Guild [EFG]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Khasar
Theres nothing wrong with stopping 33% of the healing imo. I totally agree with you Peace and Harmony however. I'd have to say [skill]wastrel's Collapse[/skill] is probably up there as well. I dont see a whole lot of use for it. Certainly not enough fo it to be an elite. it's a quick snare that works on runners, but it doesn't have any use outside of AB, since even monks who kite stop to cast a quick prot. spell before five seconds.

Pyro maniac

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

PnH is weak, however the idea is fine. There are just better skills available
BP isn't that bad, most of the time you would prefer an healing/prot elite, however the fact that it can stop spikes with such low investment is worth noting.

Would say Archer's Signet is bad. Concept is bad, you need alot of expertise to make it worthwhile, however with high expertise you can already spam your skills, while being a bit thoughtful on spamming the elite. However that slot is already taken.

and of course Augury of death is bad, if it wasn't abused by something it wasn't meant for

LightningHell

LightningHell

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

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Originally Posted by the end is near
Ether Prodigy WHUT?

My vote goes for Light of Dwayna.

Wakka

Wakka

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Northern Ireland

R/

[skill=text]Barbed Arrows[/skill]

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wakka
[skill=text]Barbed Arrows[/skill] Barbed Arrows isn't bad. It's not great but it definitely doesn't sit near the bottom of the rubbish pile.

[skill]protective bond[/skill]

This is a bad skill. I don't know how it can be used effectively in any situation, including farming.

Wakka

Wakka

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Northern Ireland

R/

Quote:
Barbed Arrows isn't bad. It's not great but it definitely doesn't sit near the bottom of the rubbish pile. Its inferior in almost everyway to AP and it should basically never be used ever. Unless your running 2 Rangers running similar builds, one with AP one with BA, why you would want to, I don't know but hey.

Alex the Great

Alex the Great

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wakka
Its inferior in almost everyway to AP and it should basically never be used ever. Unless your running 2 Rangers running similar builds, one with AP one with BA, why you would want to, I don't know but hey. poison arrows+ Barbed is viable

barely

Quru

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Acolytes of Death

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[skill]Orison of Healing[/skill]

Pyro maniac

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Quru
[skill]Orison of Healing[/skill] wut? it's gud with [skill]Warrior's Endurance[/skill] I neve dye

Wakka

Wakka

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Northern Ireland

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex the Great
poison arrows+ Barbed is viable

barely Yes and on that note im adding [skill=text]Poison Arrow[/skill] to mine.

neoflame

neoflame

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Strictly speaking, I think skills that are completely useless to every build imaginable (e.g. [skill]Protective Bond[/skill]) are inferior to skills that are completely useless except if you're running a significantly subpar build (e.g. [skill]Archer's Signet[/skill] with [skill]Concussion Shot[/skill], instead of [skill]Prepared Shot[/skill].)

ax mastery

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by neoflame
Strictly speaking, I think skills that are completely useless to every build imaginable (e.g. [skill]Protective Bond[/skill]) are inferior to skills that are completely useless except if you're running a significantly subpar build (e.g. [skill]Archer's Signet[/skill] with [skill]Concussion Shot[/skill], instead of [skill]Prepared Shot[/skill].) [skill]Archer's Signet[/skill] + [skill]Concussion Shot[/skill]>you

Diddy bow

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

Swirling aura. When i eventually found out it existed i had to read it a few times thinking i missed somthing. xD

I mean come on, it only blokcs projectiles, it costs 10 energy, it lasts less than half the cool down. 100% shatter bait.

Oh and [skill]Marksman's Wager[/skill] > [skill]Archer's Signet[/skill] =D