I don't know about skills which confuse me but I do know that many warriors confuse most Healing Prayers skills as the key to their 'god mode'.
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Oh wait, I do have one, [skill]Smiter's Boon[/skill]. Pretty confusing at first since I mistaken Divine Favor bonus comes in only when spells if inherent healing are cast.
skills that initially confused you?
GourangaPizza
calynda danyciar
I always got confused by [Arcane Larceny] and [Arcane Thievery]
At the beginning i thought, that the skill i stole from the foe was replaced by Arcane Thievery at their bar! so i always wonderd why they never used Arcane thievery/Larceny. untill at some point i figured it just disables one random spell at their bar and give it to me
At the beginning i thought, that the skill i stole from the foe was replaced by Arcane Thievery at their bar! so i always wonderd why they never used Arcane thievery/Larceny. untill at some point i figured it just disables one random spell at their bar and give it to me
The Meth
The original [Auspicious Incantation] made me do a double take, but never had problems figuring out what the skills did. Apparently the majority of guild wars players failed their 2nd grade reading classes, which is why 95% of pug rangers are guaranteed to be using apply + barrage.
Its not bugged, the descriptions are just badly written and noone from anet has bothered to correct it. As with attack speed, recharge 50% faster means it actually recharges in 50% less time, which effectively means 100% faster. Recharge 33% faster means it recharges in 33% less time, which effectively makes it 50% faster. The same thing is true with frenzy, which says it makes you attack 33% faster but actually reduces the attack time by 33%, giving a 50% attack rate increase.
Don't mess with [Mending] and [Healing Breeze], those skills are awesome...
At helping good players weed out trash.
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For the life of me, I still can't figure out those "recharge X% faster" descriptions. The numbers never add up.
Just when I thought they are fixing [Mantra of Recovery] from the bugged "100% faster" to function really as the described "50% faster" at the skill description... then they bug up the skill description to say "33% faster" now?  |
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Originally Posted by GourangaPizza
I don't know about skills which confuse me but I do know that many warriors confuse most Healing Prayers skills as the key to their 'god mode'.
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At helping good players weed out trash.
enxa
when i first got [skill]Generous Was Tsungrai[/skill], not yet understanding the concept of health sacrifice.
I was like, sacrifice 10% maximum health so i could get maximum health back? Lol wut? Pointless skill.
Took me quite a while to understand how it worked.
I was like, sacrifice 10% maximum health so i could get maximum health back? Lol wut? Pointless skill.
Took me quite a while to understand how it worked.
pumpkin pie
most mesmer skills confuse me, even now, i guess that's why I don't play mesmer that often.
Nittle Grasper
all the ebon wards, I thought they only affected charr til I actually read them lol
Yichi
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None of them, I know how to read.
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sorry someone had to. but I agree with you.
MithranArkanere
There were some problems in translations from Spanish, so many skills said that they did something that they did not. Now most of those are fixed.
But even in the English versions there were some of those.
It took me a while to understand how Pet Attacks work...
I could not until they added the Pet panel, then I learned that you have to wait until the pet makes an attack before telling it to use another... that's annoying and silly, by the way.
But even in the English versions there were some of those.
It took me a while to understand how Pet Attacks work...
I could not until they added the Pet panel, then I learned that you have to wait until the pet makes an attack before telling it to use another... that's annoying and silly, by the way.
Dylananimus
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/clap /clap /clap
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Here, have some more e-peen. I don't need mine, got other things going for me
Anyhow...back on topic.
I think the Mesmer skills are designed to be initially confusing. They're not an easy class to play if you don't spend time figuring out the skills and chaining them properly. I could never work them out which is why after several attempts I gave up trying to play Mesmer
Not through lack of reading skills - I'm a published author so am actually able to read quite well, thank you - but because of the fact so many things can factor in to the spells. Health loss after something else needs to happen, different types of damage, recharge time, interrupting, energy stealing, disrupting the foes skills (often only under certain circumstances). It all gives me a bit of a Migraine (pun intended).
Once you get the hang of an initially confusing spell or skill, or the different types of damage or health loss, it all gets much clearer
Now, time to start another Mes
moriz
i was initially confused about [[shield of absorption]. the description was not particularly clear about what it did exactly. it wasn't until someone specifically told me what it did before i realized how good it is.
Seef II
For 20 seconds, the next spell you use is disabled for and additional 30 seconds and you gain Energy equal to 110...182% of that spell's energy cost. When you gain Energy in this way, the recharge time for Auspicious Incantation is reset to 25 seconds plus an additional number of seconds equal to the Energy cost of the Spell.
Most everything else made sense to me, but the original [[Auspicious Incantation] was utterly confusing.
Most everything else made sense to me, but the original [[Auspicious Incantation] was utterly confusing.
wanmoke
Master of Magic confused the hell out of me the first time I capped it. I was on my Ranger and I was confused. Wiki cleared that up for me.
MagmaRed
[contemplation of purity]
First time I ever used it was in a GvG. My guild was not good at GvG, and they needed someone to Monk. I had read alot about Boon Prot builds, and wanted to try it out. I didn't understand that CoP only works on yourself, and didn't have any condition/hex removal for other people. In fact, I used CoP a LOT trying to remove conditions from my team, only to fail, and not understand why. Thought I was just a bad Monk, and never realized WHY I was a bad Monk. When I learned how the skill works, I broke my keyboard with my forehead.
Only the old timers will remember this, but I had trouble with these 2 skills for a while.
[escape] [whirling defense]
People who have played long enough will remember when there was Blocking and Evasion. I couldn't figure out why one would work for blocking, and not the other. Then I learned what was different between blocking and evading.
First time I ever used it was in a GvG. My guild was not good at GvG, and they needed someone to Monk. I had read alot about Boon Prot builds, and wanted to try it out. I didn't understand that CoP only works on yourself, and didn't have any condition/hex removal for other people. In fact, I used CoP a LOT trying to remove conditions from my team, only to fail, and not understand why. Thought I was just a bad Monk, and never realized WHY I was a bad Monk. When I learned how the skill works, I broke my keyboard with my forehead.
Only the old timers will remember this, but I had trouble with these 2 skills for a while.
[escape] [whirling defense]
People who have played long enough will remember when there was Blocking and Evasion. I couldn't figure out why one would work for blocking, and not the other. Then I learned what was different between blocking and evading.
Tyla
When I was an idiot, [[Protective Spirit]...
garethporlest18
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I still remember having to explain to random dude that was calling for help at Gates Of Kryta how [epidemic] works.
He was like " WTF?!?! I cast [backfire] and then [epidemic] it and it doesn't spread! Is it bugged?!?!?". But the player itself is always considered an ally. Otherwise something like [life] wouldn't heal the summoner. Basically WoS doesn't have a target. That's why it goes through. |
That is what I was implying in my post to that person, but I didn't want to make it all complicated like above description.
Diddy bow
I always thought illusion of weakness looked really pointless in my first few weeks .
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Mortis
Was quite annoyed when rof didn't last for a full 8 seconds. Kept losing it on my wammo after taking one hit. It should revert all damage taken in the next 8 seconds. Something's wrong here!
Something's wrong here!
jiggles
ranger spirits, ive no idea what [toxicity][winnowing][favourable winds][muddy terrain] or any of the others actually do, the only one i know is [winter].
and quite frankly i dont give a crap what they do for this reason
and quite frankly i dont give a crap what they do for this reason
Yichi
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Originally Posted by Tyla
When I was an idiot, [[Protective Spirit]...
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Div
Auspicious incantation had the longest skill description ever. So long that I recall the text had to be a smaller size to fit in that box.
Owik Gall
I don't see why any of the skills would be confusing considering the fact that I can just read the description. If a skill ever did get me confused I'd feel silly.
blooQkazoo
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Originally Posted by Owik Gall
I don't see why any of the skills would be confusing considering the fact that I can just read the description. If a skill ever did get me confused I'd feel silly.
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I guess our public school systems have failed us all.
stouda01
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[Way of the empty Palm]
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caeleth
I couldnt understand the hype about Shield of Absorption for quite a while after it came out.. Spent forever trying to explain to a guildie that it really really wasn't a good idea to use it for 55ing. Until someone told me about the cumulative thingie.. Doh!
Diddy bow
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Originally Posted by Owik Gall
I don't see why any of the skills would be confusing considering the fact that I can just read the description. If a skill ever did get me confused I'd feel silly.
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Skyy High
Oh come now, tell me this isn't a little confusing:
I mean, not simply confusing to read, but confusing to figure out when this would amount to good energy management, and when it would just be detrimental to you.
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For 20 seconds, the next Spell you use is disabled for an additional 30 seconds and you gain Energy equal to 110...182% of that spell's Energy cost. Auspicious Incantation has an additional recharge time equal to that spell's Energy cost.
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Tatile
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Originally Posted by The Meth
The original [Auspicious Incantation] made me do a double take, but never had problems figuring out what the skills did. Apparently the majority of guild wars players failed their 2nd grade reading classes, which is why 95% of pug rangers are guaranteed to be using apply + barrage.
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Wait, you get reading classes? Your socialism is better.
On Topic:
I don't recall getting confused by a skill, but I probably have. Depending on my mood and how much caffine I've had, I can be a bit slow at times. I think the thing that most confused me for the longest time was tomes - I had only heard of them in passing and had no idea if they worked for secondaries. I've learnt since then, thankfully o_O
RiKio
[Bonetti´s defense]
I recall when I stripped the stance when attacking foes......
I recall when I stripped the stance when attacking foes......
Chrono Re delle Ere
Just looking at all this smartasses saying that they never got confused about any skill, makes me laugh.
By the way, the only skill which confused me at the very beginning fo the game was Healing Signet. The description was different from what it is now, but the fact is that I didn't understand if you lost the armor for all the period after the casting or just while casting. Since I just started playing the game I wasn't aware of the game mechanics, but also without knowing them the skill looked a bit wicked to me. Well then I figured out that the malus was applied only while casting
By the way, the only skill which confused me at the very beginning fo the game was Healing Signet. The description was different from what it is now, but the fact is that I didn't understand if you lost the armor for all the period after the casting or just while casting. Since I just started playing the game I wasn't aware of the game mechanics, but also without knowing them the skill looked a bit wicked to me. Well then I figured out that the malus was applied only while casting
blooQkazoo
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Originally Posted by Chrono Re delle Ere
Just looking at all this smartasses saying that they never got confused about any skill, makes me laugh.
By the way, the only skill which confused me at the very beginning fo the game was Healing Signet. The description was different from what it is now, but the fact is that I didn't understand if you lost the armor for all the period after the casting or just while casting. Since I just started playing the game I wasn't aware of the game mechanics, but also without knowing them the skill looked a bit wicked to me. Well then I figured out that the malus was applied only while casting |
Before you start calling any of us a "smartass", then I suggest you learn how each and every one of our brains work. My brain was able to comprehend how healing signet worked the first day I used it and it seems that your head was just too full of GoE (or maybe just shit) to function properly.
Clarissa F
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Originally Posted by blooQkazoo
I can honest to god say that I was never confused by any skill in the game. I read each skill I encountered, carefully, and I understood each and every skill just fine.
Before you start calling any of us a "smartass", then I suggest you learn how each and every one of our brains work. My brain was able to comprehend how healing signet worked the first day I used it and it seems that your head was just too full of GoE (or maybe just shit) to function properly. |
The irony of someone like you saying honest to God is TRULY amazing.
makosi
Shield of Absorption screwed my brain over for a while until I actually read it properly. I didn't realise the 5 damage reduction was cumulative.
loltard.
loltard.
lutz
None of the skill descriptions are confusing. They require simple, 2nd grade reading skills. Obviously, some are just plainly worded incorrectly, and that's another issue, but saying [Contemplation of Purity] or [Smiter's Boon] or [Auspicious Incantation] confused you is just silly.
RotteN
The original form of [[auspicious incantation] was pretty bad-ass :
Enchantment Spell. For 20 seconds, the next Spell you use is disabled for an additional 30 seconds and you gain Energy equal to 110-182% of that spell's Energy cost. The recharge for Auspicious Incantation is reset, and it has an additional recharge time equal to that Spell's Energy cost.
actually had to read it twice before i got everything the skill did.
Enchantment Spell. For 20 seconds, the next Spell you use is disabled for an additional 30 seconds and you gain Energy equal to 110-182% of that spell's Energy cost. The recharge for Auspicious Incantation is reset, and it has an additional recharge time equal to that Spell's Energy cost.
actually had to read it twice before i got everything the skill did.
Owik Gall
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Its quite possible to read somthing and not understand it.
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Trylo
everyone who says that they always understood every skill is fine, however some of the skills originally had wrong wording that did not explain what the skill did. and even the people who have said "oh duh i knew it [email protected]" say that they had to read it carefully, so basically it did initially confuse you.
i understood [shame] and [guilt] after carefully reading them, but at first it made no sense. and in the middle of a fight trying to figure out either of those hurts my head. eventually i figured out that the faces are turned opposite directions so thats how i tell them apart now.
i understood [shame] and [guilt] after carefully reading them, but at first it made no sense. and in the middle of a fight trying to figure out either of those hurts my head. eventually i figured out that the faces are turned opposite directions so thats how i tell them apart now.
Omnidragon42
I didn't realize SoA was cumulative when it first came out. Other than that I haven't really had any problems with skills (except maybe auspicious incantation).
Jebus
[Spirit bond]
I thought the 60 damage added up.
I thought the 60 damage added up.
Dallcingi
I always thought [aftershock] caused knockdown... cause i was a nub farmer doing bergen and thought that huge shake woulda knock me over =p
I understood [shame] after it has been used on me in pvp so many times =(
I understood [shame] after it has been used on me in pvp so many times =(
Abonai Laguna
[Skill]Smiter's Boon[/Skill] still dont understand it xD