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Seth Oneil
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Seeing as I havn't played my ranger in a while I havn't had the missfortune of this happening to me but I did think it was fixed.
Every now and again for some reason or another my ranger skills will missfire. Whether it be PvP or PvE I'll get into one situation and I'll click any ranger attack skill I'll draw the arrow and the skill will missfire and not activate leaving me with a no shot arrow.
Every time I click the skill I'll draw and not fire and the skill stays charged. The remedy is usually to move to a different position and then the skill will activate but for most situations that isn't a good scenario. ESPECIALLY when you're interrupting a Foe.
I know I'm in range because I can fire normal arrows and I don't have a hex on me. (I'm not using point blank shot -_-)
Furthermore another skill missfire has been happening to me throughout classes which become quite annoying. I'll click on a spell of a skill and instead of activating the skill my character will take two steps towards which ever skill I click and stand there like a dope.
This started to peeve me off quite a bit when I was trying to run an interrupt mesmer; and it's not quite the best situation when you're healing either.
Was just wondering if this happens to anyone else; especially the ranger missfire of bow attacks. (cant' stand it I get a sick position where I'm not being bothered to snipe and then I get skill missfires)
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| 01/10/07 13:40 |
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johny bravo
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Ive have had the 2 step one occur before, but I think it is more of a lag issue then anything else
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| 01/10/07 13:53 |
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I havnt had the 2nd problem happen, but I usually hit the number keys instead of clicking the skill.
But I HAVE had the ranger one happen many times before. Mainly when farming, and it annoyed me cause moving any closer(which I have found solves the problem), puts me in aggro of other monsters that I dont want to fight. Not sure of a permenant fix or what truely causes it.
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| 01/10/07 13:58 |
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Vicky the merchant
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OK i have been experimenting and i think it is caused by the bow having longer range than the skill.
This doesnt seem to happen at all with a shortbow, but happened a lot with the long and flatbows
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| 01/12/07 00:14 |
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Charlotte The Harlot
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ya long and flat bows in certain situations have larger range than the skills do
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| 01/12/07 00:21 |
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Jamnog
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I was thinking it might be lag.
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| 01/12/07 00:31 |
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Rainbird
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I've had the ranger thing happen to me as well, and it's not caused by lag. When I solo FoW, there is one spot where it happens alot!
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| 01/12/07 01:07 |
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Health_Kill
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Bows gain more range while your on a tall hill and you lose range when your down in a ditch while your enemy your targeting is on the hill. But normally a long bow and flat bow will have longer range then the normal skills do. So basicly if you can cast a spell then you should be close enough to use your bow attacks.
If your on top of a hill and click the skill and doesnt work just take a couple steps forward and it will work.
For max range get on the tallest hill you can find and your range should be enough to get enemies beyond your aggro circle.
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| 01/12/07 02:13 |
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Rainbird
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But skills should still work at that distance. If the bow can reach the target, then bow attacks should be able too.
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| 01/12/07 02:38 |
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Ethelwulf
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the skills, they don't shoot at all when they're clicked, they stay recharged.
Yeap, same thing has happened to me... I'm pretty sure Anet will fix it, since when it happens to me I have no lag at all, usually Green Lag Circle, sometimes Orange
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| 01/14/07 09:10 |
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Yes so I'm not going crazy... anyways, that happens to me a lot b/c sometimes when I use a skill there's the animation of the skill but it doesn't activate and when I use a bow attack my ranger just waves his arrow around in the air =P
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| 01/14/07 11:07 |
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NecroRebel
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I've had this occur as well, but I think I know the cause. It has never happened to me EXCEPT when there was a ledge between me and my target. Apparently, ranged attack skills cannnot be activated when there is impassable terrain of that type between you for one reason or another; probably a bug since you used to be able to, but for now it isn't fixed.
The easiest way to get around this bug is to make sure there's a slope or flat, unbroken ground between you and your target. If you would have to walk around an obstruction to get to melee range with the target, you'll likely not be able to use ranged attacks until you shift.
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| 01/14/07 11:56 |
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Ethelwulf
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| QUOTE | I've had this occur as well, but I think I know the cause. It has never happened to me EXCEPT when there was a ledge between me and my target. Apparently, ranged attack skills cannnot be activated when there is impassable terrain of that type between you for one reason or another; probably a bug since you used to be able to, but for now it isn't fixed.
The easiest way to get around this bug is to make sure there's a slope or flat, unbroken ground between you and your target. If you would have to walk around an obstruction to get to melee range with the target, you'll likely not be able to use ranged attacks until you shift. |
It makes a lot of sense, but the problem is that I'm able to attack normally, only that the skills won't work (I click on them, a little animation of being used, but nothing happens and I keep attacking normally without skills, this can be fixed by moving a little, however it can be kinda... dangerous if you are a trapper for example)
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| 01/14/07 13:15 |
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I have this happen to me all the time, and for a while I did not know what is wrong. I think I have found the reason....like many others. Now, I notice that for me it's always only my attack skills that did not work. I realized that it only last a few seconds. About the same time that tiger's fury deactives my skills. This also only happens after I kill a boss, therefor recharging all my skills, even the disabled ones. For those that are having this problem, check and see if you have any skills that disable your other skills because that may be the problem.
Hope this helps to settle some of the confusion :)P
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| 01/14/07 13:34 |
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Ethelwulf
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Nope, seems you don't get what I'm trying to explain =S
It doesn't matter though =P
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| 01/17/07 11:37 |
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