Complaining about an ele preview skill because it teleports you to the opponent?
WHAT?
Assassins have an ENTIRE.ATTRIBUTE dedicated to shadow stepping...
"Ride The Lighting" wasn't suppose to see the light from first place
Former Ruling
zoozoc
I really see no problem with this skill at all, though because of the fact that its elite, and all ele skills are way overpriced, it will be very hard to part with ether prodigy, but who knows, and why again would warriors give up there elite slot for this? There are already plenty of assasin skills like this that work better for melee classes.
Rilder
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Originally Posted by Juicey Shake
Ride the Lightning - Spell - Air - 15e, 3c, 20r
Teleport to target foe. That foe is struck for xx lightning damage. from a pretty reliiiiable source, I'd say it sounds pretty sexy. |
dont feel no pain
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Originally Posted by Zaxan Razor
Uhm, Ride The Lightning = Name of Metallica Album and Song
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skretth
rtl to a group of ppl..
frozen burst, flame burst, inferno, pheonix, lava font
5 direct area of effect spells.
heck bring earth quake//aftershock aswell
frozen burst, flame burst, inferno, pheonix, lava font
5 direct area of effect spells.
heck bring earth quake//aftershock aswell
Haggard
imagine a team of 8 A/Es, all with ride the lightning, they teleport into the hall, then.. assassinate the guild lord. it might not work but would look friggin cool
EDIT: or looking at things, they could just all use deaths charge etc
EDIT: or looking at things, they could just all use deaths charge etc
leonidasthe
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Originally Posted by Haggard
imagine a team of 8 A/Es, all with ride the lightning, they teleport into the hall, then.. assassinate the guild lord. it might not work but would look friggin cool
EDIT: or looking at things, they could just all use deaths charge etc |
Raziel665
What if it uses Line of Sight? Similar to bow attacks, you'd see a arc of lightning to your target, that way, you'd still be able to hide behind walls and use terrain.
Also, nothing ever mentioned the cast range, is it a just the agro-bubble range or full radar range? A lot of stuff could be waaay off from the current speculations.
Also, nothing ever mentioned the cast range, is it a just the agro-bubble range or full radar range? A lot of stuff could be waaay off from the current speculations.
Rajamic
I used the Ele teleporter pbAoE template in the preview event, and really, the .75 second aftercast on all spells makes teleport spells less useful than they would seem, for offensive purposes at least. By the time you can get off your followup spell, nearly 2 seconds have passed, which is plenty for someone to just step away from you out of the radius of the pbAoE that is surely coming from an Ele that just appeared in front of you.
And why would a warrior use this, taking up his elite slot, when he/she can just sprint and get to his target in that 3 second cast time?
And why would a warrior use this, taking up his elite slot, when he/she can just sprint and get to his target in that 3 second cast time?
Mosch
Well, you can't sprint through solid object, but then again nobody yet knows if you will be able to "ride the lightning" through solid objects...
Peewee
RTW has 20 sec recharge, is 15 nrg, and will most likely cuase exhaustion. For the record there are better skills than slightning touch to that damage, like lightning orb/lightning strike. Seeing as RTL is an elite, i think W/E with it may be ineffective, and as a spiking technique, i dont think it wil be over powered. Prot Spirit will still make it next to useless.
Hex Nexus
uhhh.. you can do the same thing with a dead archer and consume corpse or some skill like it
Grimm
You know "ride the lightning" was originally a slang term for being executed in an electric chair. Metallica, while cool, didn't invent the term. Why do you think there's an electric chair on the cover of the album?
GW is full of references: "None shall pass", "Rodgort", "Victory is Mine", "For Great Justice", etc.
GW is full of references: "None shall pass", "Rodgort", "Victory is Mine", "For Great Justice", etc.
frojack
Ya'll forgetting something about ele short-range burst spells. They all have stupid delay after use. For about a second, you stand there frozen like a lemon. There is no way you getting more than 2 spikes off with that still in place. I really hope they remove this pause...
Still. RTL sounds too cool
. Really love the idea of zapping all over the place like a true wizard.
"Only mortals walk!!!" zapp! *queue maniacal laughter*
Still. RTL sounds too cool
. Really love the idea of zapping all over the place like a true wizard. "Only mortals walk!!!" zapp! *queue maniacal laughter*
Raxxman
Ride the lighting for Ele's,
Kill em all for warriors,
And Justice for All for Monks,
Master of puppets for Necros,
Load for Rangers,
Mesmers get the black album with the skill with no name...
Oh I can see it now
Kill em all for warriors,
And Justice for All for Monks,
Master of puppets for Necros,
Load for Rangers,
Mesmers get the black album with the skill with no name...
Oh I can see it now
Zaxan Razor
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Originally Posted by Grimm
You know "ride the lightning" was originally a slang term for being executed in an electric chair. Metallica, while cool, didn't invent the term. Why do you think there's an electric chair on the cover of the album?
GW is full of references: "None shall pass", "Rodgort", "Victory is Mine", "For Great Justice", etc. |
Is just strange how there's that new skill, then there's Orion the Henchmen
we're just saying that if there's one more reference to Metallica, then we can believe someone at Anet is a fan :P
Align
Orion.
Metallica doesn't have to be the source of everything. In fact, I seriously doubt there're any intentional references in the entire game to them.
Metallica doesn't have to be the source of everything. In fact, I seriously doubt there're any intentional references in the entire game to them.
xb0vv
ride the litening + after shock spike would seem very powerful
dont feel no pain
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Originally Posted by Divinus Stella
 The best part of the skill is its name, i think anet has some metal fans. |
The Great Al
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Originally Posted by Allmightybob
The only thing I can say for certain is that Anet has some Metallica fans. |
haha thats the first thing i thought when i saw the spell name!! \m/
rtl solo > horsemen solo
Carinae
An E/Mo soloer could safely use this, so yes, they can tank the damage.
Grimm
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Originally Posted by Align
Orion.
Metallica doesn't have to be the source of everything. In fact, I seriously doubt there're any intentional references in the entire game to them. |
cheetum
the term "ride the lightning" is not some old phrase as some may be lead to believe. No, Mettallica originated this phrase and movies like The Green Mile ("that 'ole boy is gonna ride the lightening for killin that man") and games like Guild Wars are blatantly refrencing metallica. its obvious too becuase of all the other clues, such as the reference to mettalica song "orion" which some astute scholar already pointed out, or one that you guys have missed the elite skill "escape" (a song on the RtL album) again a blatant reference!
but you know what may really suprise you is that God is a mettalica fan! just read the Bible! its chock full of references to mettalica song titles and lyrics! i know some of you are going to say its the other way around since the Bible came first, but dont be naive! God is omniscent and he knew that metallica was going to write those lyrics before they even did so and thats why he references them in the Bible so much!
Mettalica RULES! and even God and Anet know iT!!!
(disclaimer: in case its not obvious this post is written in a satirical tone and not meant to offend christians, mettalica fans, and/or anet employees. )
...oh and sorry for getting off topic but i believe the thread was seriously derailed long before my post
but you know what may really suprise you is that God is a mettalica fan! just read the Bible! its chock full of references to mettalica song titles and lyrics! i know some of you are going to say its the other way around since the Bible came first, but dont be naive! God is omniscent and he knew that metallica was going to write those lyrics before they even did so and thats why he references them in the Bible so much!
Mettalica RULES! and even God and Anet know iT!!!
(disclaimer: in case its not obvious this post is written in a satirical tone and not meant to offend christians, mettalica fans, and/or anet employees. )
...oh and sorry for getting off topic but i believe the thread was seriously derailed long before my post
Zaxan Razor
Yeesh we're saying maybe! Can't believe what some people will start flaming about these days
BGf Dyvka Power
I have to admit Ride The Lightning is strange elite skill for ele but what will you say about E/A with Ride The Lightning+Return?
fenix
When I saw this skill, I fell in love with Anet. If they make "And Justice For All!", or even "Justice For All!" a Warrior shout, they will have my vote for champions of everything.
Ride the Lightning would be a fun skill to use. I can't wait to use it. Here's a build I quickly thought up involving the skill:
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|-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------|
|-6--------5--4--------6----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--------3--2--------4----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
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Ride the Lightning would be a fun skill to use. I can't wait to use it. Here's a build I quickly thought up involving the skill:
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|-7/8--------7/8--------------|
|-7-8--------7-8--------------|
|-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0-|
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|-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------|
|-6--------5--4--------6----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--------3--2--------4----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|------------------------- --5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Lord Mendes
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Originally Posted by talon
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Align
That doesn't make any sense at all...
fenix
Hehe you'd understand if you played guitar
maina
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Originally Posted by talon
When I saw this skill, I fell in love with Anet. If they make "And Justice For All!", or even "Justice For All!" a Warrior shout, they will have my vote for champions of everything.
Ride the Lightning would be a fun skill to use. I can't wait to use it. Here's a build I quickly thought up involving the skill: |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-7/8--------7/8--------------| |-7-8--------7-8--------------| |-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------| |-6--------5--4--------6----7--7--7--7--7--7--| |-4--------3--2--------4----7--7--7--7--7--7--| |------------------------- --5--5--5--5--5--5--| |
It's sad, but my girlfriend explained it to me when she looked over to see why I said "WTF"
And "Cheetum" I always thought Metallica WAS god?