Talk:Line of Warding

Duration

Based on this video at about 2:07:00, it lasts around 6 seconds.Strill 22:25, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Actually that was Shield of Deflection. Since he wasn't wielding a staff there. 74.220.50.82 12:31, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Sorry I meant Wall of Deflection. 74.220.50.82 12:32, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

No, it was definitely line of warding since the monsters couldn't walk through it. And yes, he was wielding a staff.Strill 10:59, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Considering he is wielding a shield he couldn't possibly be wielding a Staff. Plus from his entrance we can see him using sword skills and he made no weapon change. He used Wall of Deflection. 74.220.50.81 14:40, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

^ - Infinite - talk 15:18, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

You're looking at the wrong part then. Try 2:09:15Strill 01:15, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I gues your "about" 2:07:00 and mine are different. Could I get a possibly a more accurate time then. That way I can make sure. 74.220.50.81 15:28, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I said Try 2:09:15.Strill 14:20, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

A thought

Depending on the size of the "line", if you had enough guardians couldn't you technically box foes in with a few of these Lines of Warding and then rain Hell down on them with elementalist spells, Necro wells and marks and all other manner of AoE. 74.220.50.81 15:33, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you could. But is that a fault on the game design's side or a bad tactical approach on the opponents' side? - Infinite - talk 15:37, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I would say bad tactics becuase letting yourself get surrounded is never a good idea. Not to mention they said their was a skill specifically designed to trap foes on a symbol called Warding circle. I wasn't saying it was broken if thats what you took away I was merely pointing out that you could have some interesting strategies go down with this skill. Plan on posting a combo in the scorpion wire talk. 74.220.50.81 20:17, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I was just making sure you weren't one of the whiners we see everywhere. :D - Infinite - talk 20:49, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I almost never whine ;) . Yea I'm a thinker so mostly what I post are ideas of how you could use a skill and be all awesome using it a certain way. 74.220.50.81 20:57, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

You know what a good skill combination is? Firestorm and Hamstring. I call it "hamstorm". It's a "deadly combination". I won nine matches in RA with it. --'Mai Yi' {TC} 21:05, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

this isn't gww Mai ;) --The Holy Dragons 21:29, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I know, but if they have those two skills I'm going to find a way to use them together. Hamstorm GW2. --'Mai Yi' {TC} 21:33, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Icon

Looks like the end of Gandalf's staff coming down on the bridge of Khazad-Dum. "You shall not pass!" 67.182.24.219 06:58, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Looks like a stick dipped in light blue paint, smacked on a canvas. Ge4ce-Talk-Contribs 16:34, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I also though on the Gandalf reference. Specially with the trait none shall pass (not exactly the same phrease, but int the case of Gandalf it was directed to a single foe). Lokheit 21:48, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Pull-through

I think this spell will bring back the pull-through tactic from gw1 :D as foes in gw2 can pretty much walk through a player that is not using this spell 92.81.247.82 15:14, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Line Vs. Ring

I hope that either it's a long line or that ANet buffs this skill a bit. Compare it to Ring of Warding: same duration, same recharge, but an opponent can be enclosed within the Ring while he is merely blocked and can go around the Line. As far as controlling a foe's movements are concerned, the Ring seems to do more. --Messenger 07:03, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Not in tight corridors, such as during PvP or in dungeons. There's also Vengeful Warding, and I think there used to be another trait which would make wards or Line of Warding block projectiles. There's also a trait for Guardians which reduces their two-handed weapon skill recharge times by 25%, and since you can use a hammer in one weapon set and staff in other, I don't think these wards need much beefing - especially before the game is even released. Mediggo 10:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

If the Ring is big enough, it can block a tight corridor just as well as the Line, while outside the tight corridor it's more effective.

And both Vengeful Warding and Two-Handed Mastery work on both the Line and the Ring (Ring of Warding is a Hammer skill), so the Line doesn't have any particular advantage over the Ring through traits.

As for Line getting beefed up before the game is released- that's the perfect time to balance and tweak it: before release, before players notice one is weaker than the other.

As I said, for the Line to compare equally and fairly with the Ring, I hope it's a long line. --Messenger 10:29, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

The line is ranged now, a much needed improvement. I don't believe Ring of Warding is ranged. --KirbyGotenksabsorbed 17:49, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Light Field?

Doesn't this (and Ring of Warding) have a light field? --KirbyGotenksabsorbed 12:51, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

The listed effect was removed in BWE2, and I didn't test it to see if that was simply a display error. —Dr Ishmael 16:46, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

I thought the Light Field effect was added in BWE2. To anyone who has tested it, does it still have a light field? --KirbyGotenksabsorbed 07:20, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Still seems to be a way through it

in WvW I notice I see players going through LoW some how. --Knighthonor 03:41, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

The line prevents passage by causing knockdown. If you have stability, which makes you immune to all control effects (including knockdown), then this skill won't affect you. —Dr Ishmael 06:37, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Does that mean you could potentially dodge roll across it to? Or can you not 'evade' its knockdown? Also, just as a side note, you can double click this skill to cast it on the spot without having to mouse over where you want it placed. I think that should make the notes section imo. Puk 05:18, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

You can doubleclick any skill with a ground targetting to cast it at your own current location, a far smarter approach is to point your cursor whereever you want the skill placed and double tap the skills key-bind in this case by standard the number "5" 93.160.17.51 07:07, 16 February 2013 (UTC)