[Bug] Obstructed! for Necro Shades

The Necro's Shades cannot do damage anymore when placed on (the edge of) walls/battlement, hills, ramps, bridges and many more. Also the slightest difference in elevation or loss of LoS due to rocks, trees, ... results in "Obstructed! Obstructed! Obstructed!" ... Sometimes staff marks get triggered but don't to damage/effect won't happen, too.

This seems unintended because i.e. Elementalists are still able to do damage with their skills.

EDIT: It's not walls only. The smallest difference in elevation results in "Obstructed!"EDIT2: Or objects in LoS ...EDIT3: examples

EDIT4: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/14962/scourge-shade-obstructed-on-walls-in-wvw#latestEDIT5: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/7beqvf/patch_bug_thread_7th_of_november_2017/dpin908/?context=3EDIT6: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/7cdj48/scourge_shades_get_obstructed_unless_theyre_cast/EDIT7: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/7crbt0/scourge_shades_getting_obstructed/

Its on a necro so is a fearute. The best is when 2 are inside the shade and you activate F2-5 and you see "obstructed" only on 1...Probably theres something wrong with "Fixed a bug that could cause this skill's targets to be lost due to proximity between shades or the casting scourge"

Doing also in pve.

I am getting this constantly also and I hope it gets fixed quickly because clearing walls is one of our main roles in WvW.

Honestly I would take the previous targeting issue where overlapping shade/necro would only hit 5 targets instead of 10 over this. It completely breaks the AoE design behind the shade. I have messed around with it, and there are even times where you can cast the shade directly behind the target, and still get an obstructed message. How could the placement for the skill manage to have LoS, but not the actual hit -.-

BUMP.

It's been a few days and still no official response from Anet.

@dzeRnumbrd.6129 said:I am getting this constantly also and I hope it gets fixed quickly because clearing walls is one of our main roles in WvW.

Actually That's ele's role since 2012... Dem Meteor Showers...

Hope this gets fixed soon really cuts down on shade uses

And now it seems nefarious favor is also doing something it should not(?). A bit of comunication from Anet would be great. At least a "we're aware of this and looking in to it" post would be nice. As a 95% WvW player that mains necro, this makes me seriously think of starting to raid with another class cause with the shades being obstructed by "blades of grass" we loose a better part of our role in a wvw fight.

Worst thing is that this is happening open field, too... or even if well placed on players as reported by others... Reported on several places but no sign of recognition from ANET... :-(

seeing obstructed half of the times i have a fight triggers me so hard it better be a bug and not a feature

Shade are not projectile so can't no reason to be obstructed and shade comp too

bump. very important for wvw. Thanks for quick fix.

Anet please fix it. I can't even bomb down from a wall.

Getting a lot of obstructed off shades , not just for walls but hills and slopes in areas too. Please give this attention cause it's getting known and now opponents are positioning to exploit it.

Look at all the scourges bumping the obstructured shades bug, but none of them bump the Path of Corruption one...

hmmmm....

@Jeknar.6184 said:Look at all the scourges bumping the obstructured shades bug, but none of them bump the Path of Corruption one...

hmmmm....

To be honest I didn't notice it until I read it. (hard to see in wvw blob battle)This bug, however, is very noticeable. It's not that people are hiding it.

Can we have official responses from Anet? Is this a bug or another unofficial nerf ? Or do you even cares ? The obstructed in most game mode is really annoying.

@Jeknar.6184 said:Look at all the scourges bumping the obstructured shades bug, but none of them bump the Path of Corruption one...

hmmmm....

Thats not we are silent coz of that, we want fixed all and avoid all hate, but most of us getting problems even hit ppl, and in wvw you dont have time to watch if it corrupts 2 or 4. But these 2 problems are big game breackers... one for wvw and other for pvp. Hope that Anet will solve this as fast as they can.

It's almost getting to the point of shades being unreliable because of this. It happens even on a slight terrain differential. This needs to be reverted back; otherwise then any and all skills from all other classes that have the ability to hit things on differing terrain also needs to be getting the "obstructed" message as well.

@Jeknar.6184 said:Look at all the scourges bumping the obstructured shades bug, but none of them

bump the Path of Corruption one

...

hmmmm....

This has made me rage quit WvW with scourge several times now. Decide to go back to reaper to test the patch changes till shades get fixed but that just made me rage quit the whole game for now.

Pls fix necros asap.

Bumping the thread so it doesn't get buried

Another weird behavior: I can hit canons on walls with my shades and F-skills(but the person using that canon is obstructed), but oil is always obstructed.

@Jaya.2760 said:Another weird behavior: I can hit canons on walls with my shades and F-skills(but the person using that canon is obstructed), but oil is always obstructed.

Even if you place the shade behind a corner or pillar and you slightly cover yourself it's gonna say "obstructed"