/rant. Life Transfer.

The_Janitor

The_Janitor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

New Jersey

The Adventurer's Society [TAS]

Me/N

Am I the only one here who thinks this deserves some sort of nerf? Just about every necro I have seen in CA today has used to me or a teammate. I think LT is just way too powerful with the degeneration, and even if I try to remove it i'm already taken down a good amount of health. I see it's pretty common to chain this with Life Siphon so I get pounded down by a great amount of health degeneration. You can tell that it obviously takes no skill nowadays to be a complete degen necro or mes as it only takes those 2 skills to really accomplish it. I can say this is one of the most overused skills in the game. All it takes to really degen is just a LT and siphon. And if that hectic degen wasn't bad enough, the foe gets a very hefty amount of health regeneration to counter. So even if you want to furiously get back at the necro that just sapped you, he has a very nice health regen that you can't even fathom to get by. </rant>.

Siliconwafer

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Australia

Shameful Spirits

It's not too powerful. Ok in team arenas, but it's rare you will find it anywhere else, because of it's horrible cooldown period. It gets removed, and your marvellous seven degen is gone. Plus, it can't be spammed like Life Siphon, so you'll find it very hard to keep it on anyone outside 4v4. CoP/Veil is becoming more and more prolific, and I highly doubt that Life Transfer is overpowered. In fact, I'd drop it's cooldown do people might start to use it in 8v8.

Juicey Shake

Juicey Shake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

CA

in it for the trimmmm

R/

Hex removal
Interupption
Life regeneration

tons of possibilities... if you're playing a ranger like your profile says, bring troll unguent?.... at least a lvl 10 casting of it and that's 8 regen... it's a pretty crappy skill imo, never been killed by a LT/LS nec while running a serious build.

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

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why would you couple it with life siphon....LT is already 9 degen....and it caps at 10

Juicey Shake

Juicey Shake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

CA

in it for the trimmmm

R/

9+3=10 [+2]

there's still those other 2 points of degen.

So, someone with life transfer & life siphon on them, say they put healing breeze on themselves for +9 regen.... they will have 3 degen, still. seee?...

Also, if the caster of LS & LT Is taking heavy degen, his will be negated by all of these regen points he has.

Reks

Reks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/P

Well, you're about the first person I've ever seen or heard to cry nerf on Life Transfer. However, I do see your concern since degen cuts though any armor. But I really don't think it deserves a nerf just based on that. You'll get the same effect by just combining any other skills/hexes that causes degen.

Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Janitor
And if that hectic degen wasn't bad enough, the foe gets a very hefty amount of health regeneration to counter. So even if you want to furiously get back at the necro that just sapped you, he has a very nice health regen that you can't even fathom to get by. </rant>.
By that logic, Healing Breeze must be overpowered too...

Kassad

Kassad

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mandy Memory
why would you couple it with life siphon....LT is already 9 degen....and it caps at 10
Because most necros dont have enough blood (Max blood) for it to reach 9, so LT in random is 90% always 8 degen, thats why.

Kai Nui

Kai Nui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Behind you with a knife

Celebrity Gangsters [FamE]

Me/

Nerf it as they did to mesmer energy denials: Make it degen half as much and give you 2 pips of life regen for every 1 pip of life degen it puts on your opponent.

Two April Mornings

Two April Mornings

No Luck No Time No Money

Join Date: Nov 2005

Amherst College, MA

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Me/

LT is kinda overpowered, i jsut rock ppl with it and Ether Lord...absolute degen.

The Red Knight

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Zero Files Remaining [LaG]

R/Mo

lt overpowered pffft

Maybe in ca in gvg or tombs lt is just laughed at.

Holy veil > LT :|

also by your logic crippling anguish with conjure phantasm under mantra of persistance is over powered too!

honestly LT is crap compared to a offering of blood on a blood necro you spam life siphon feintheartedness and parasitic bond around gaze and pact people GG life transfer :b

neoflame

neoflame

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The best way to cope with the overpoweredness of Life Transfer is to learn to play and stop being a CA scrub.

The Red Knight

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Zero Files Remaining [LaG]

R/Mo

OH NOES 13 SECONDS of -8 DEGEN FOR A ELITE SO OVERPOWERED PLZ NERF

neoflame

neoflame

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Red Knight
OH NOES 13 SECONDS of -8 DEGEN FOR A ELITE SO OVERPOWERED PLZ NERF
GG YOU OFFICIALLY FAIL at SARCASM 101 GB2PRESCHOOL

leet paladin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

[dap] Daft and Proud

Mo/E

u greenhorns need to learn how to interuppt. stop complaining.

Soul Shaker

Soul Shaker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Soul Crusaders

yup, though...my ranger who has distracting shot and concussion shot...as well as melandru's arrows to kill this mofo, still got owned by a necro...using life transfer and siphon...


might have something to do with their 2 monks

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=13850

Edit: It's all been said and done before, and even if not, the effects of Life Transfer are not really far reaching enough to be a community issue.
Game Suggestions go in Sardelac, and skill discussions are already underway in Arcane Repository, so I'm just going to lock this one.

Kassad

Kassad

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Red Knight
also by your logic crippling anguish with conjure phantasm under mantra of persistance is over powered too!
Well, it used to be, mantra got nerfed from 60+ seconds to 30 sec.

Nevin

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

I prefer life siphon. Spamming life siphon on the 4 enemies in random arena > 1 life transfer that can easily be removed.

My Sweet Revenga

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

Sooooo lemme get this straight. You want anet to change reduce the potency of life transfer so that either a) your own healing aka troll unguent will equally counter it..... or b) your troll unguent will overpower LT so you won't lose health...... If I were a roadside check, I'd make you do the walk-the-line test because you have some serious balance issues