Shroud.2307 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Who remembers Full Counter on PoF release when it would do like, 7k?Or Reaper's Deathly Chill that caused Chill to deal damage, and more damage to targets below 50% health?Or Diamond Skin that used to allow Ele's to be immune to Conditions above 90% health.What other things do you remember that were hilariously busted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadnir.5038 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Scourge's shades at PoF release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyninja.2954 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 @Dadnir.5038 said:Scourge's shades at PoF release?I take your scourge shades at release, and raise you:scourge greater shades with a 10 target ranged cap (now reduced to 2)necromancer wells all with baseline lower cooldown (lasted a whole 1 day until nerfed back again):lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawdler.8521 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Walking downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadnir.5038 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Engi's slick shoes used to be broken OP as well Mesmer (as a whole), it used to be stupidly strong but now it's just... Cantrips on elementalist used to be very strong, now they are just outclassed (even when traited). Druid's avatar. Soulbeast's 4s unblockable effect on Unstoppable Union. Dragonhunter daze on Piercing light. Guardian's Glacial heart. Daredevil's unhindered combatant. ... etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepwalker.1398 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Soulbeast trait "Unstoppable Union" - used to be unblockable.Killed so many after dismounting with pew pew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkpile.7439 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Meteornado was fun, but not broken. 10-15k crits should be still norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspirine.6852 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I remember some kind of bloodmagic skill worked on structure doors and you could open even upgraded once by spamming 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepwalker.1398 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 There was also Necro Epidemic that you could load condis on oil pots or cannons and spread it onto people nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 The Mesmer fall damage trait that was broken and one shorting people until it got fixed.Wish I could find the videos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroud.2307 Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 @Strider Pj.2193 said:The Mesmer fall damage trait that was broken and one shorting people until it got fixed.Wish I could find the videos...That reminds me about Warrior's falling trait too. I enjoyed single handedly wiping small zergs in EOTM repeatedly spamming it at one of the tower gates, lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stand The Wall.6987 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 that one 5 man mes team abusing distortion share and taking on zergs (was an honor to run into head first and be kilt by em)the mes fall trait one shotting people (death from above)CoR doing 15k on a 4 sec cd (monkey go boom)deadeye doing 50k DJs (no one roams so no one complains)soulbeast doing all manner of one shots (still a thing?)before people knew about burn guard (before purity of purpose)HoT reaper corrupt bombs (long live the boonball now tho)ele lava font (you know it was deserved)ele elite gs rush into wall one shot (never seen but the most hilarious thing when people would walk into it)just after stab nerf (herp derp we gud at killing own gaem)before crit damage nerf (10k life blast on uplevels lel)necro plague form (never forgive)the first time dhuumfire came onto the scene (the panic lol)necro life blast heal gm trait that lasted a month (never forgive)water field blast unlimited targets (combo field relevancy rip)red guard and organized guilds vs blobs (back when coordination mattered)pre fb nerfs (shattered aegis R I P, f3 50s cd loller)chrono boonshare (can't nerf our pve overlords)rev ventari 13k burst heal 3 sec cd (no aoe no gud cuz bad at le stacks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish.8627 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Wasn't full counter on something like a 8 second cooldown? Basically WvW was a swarm of warriors stunning each other and hitting for 10k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadnir.5038 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 For a short time mesmer's chaos armor was blinding when hit and the mesmer had a trait that applied confusion on blind... It used to be epic, thiefs were killing themselves so fast... I loved this trait, not for the WvW combo thought, it had synergy with the glamor trait that made glamor blind on use.@"Stand The Wall.6987" said:necro plague form (never forgive)necro life blast heal gm trait that lasted a month (never forgive)I wouldn't say that those were "OP".Spectral armor and Spectral walk when struck LF gen without ICD while in and out of shroud, thought... That was worth a good laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stand The Wall.6987 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 @Dadnir.5038 said: @"Stand The Wall.6987" said:necro plague form (never forgive)necro life blast heal gm trait that lasted a month (never forgive)I wouldn't say that those were "OP".Spectral armor and Spectral walk when struck LF gen without ICD while in and out of shroud, thought... That was worth a good laugh!no i'm just salty they're gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrHome.1920 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Deadeye at pof release. 4 second stealth on dodge, mark stacked multipliers over time, then a 50k death's judgement, that instant killed me in a full reaper shroud bypassing the life force and the health pool at once (the hit that kicks you out of shroud does not have 50% reduced damage). In general fighting deadeyes after pof release was like "if he lands one hit, it's over". Of course the deadeye had 20k hp due to valkyre gear, was immune to reveal and so was almost impossible to kill.The second place goes to pof release condi mirage and its endless clone and evasion spam. That was a prime example about community incompetence. Everyone at pof release said mirage sucks and is the worst pof spec because you don't move anymore at dodging. It took weeks before people figured out how many broken synergies mirage cloak has.There was a lot of cheese in this game. But these 2 were the worst, because the builds carried players on another level. For example trailblazer condi reaper was 100% broken at melee range. Getting close to it was a death sentence (30 bleeds, 7 cover conditions, applied in less than 2 seconds), but like for any other overpowered build except deadeye and condi mirage there was at least one counter to it (ranged burst in this case).At the moment there are still overpowered things, but most (not all) of these are bunkers that can be disengaged from, which is at least better than inevitably getting killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fueki.4753 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I remember 5 signet warriors fighting 10+ players on their own and winning.This was very shortly after release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GewRoo.4172 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Almost every new spec after PoF release was busted and needed some serious work lol. Power creep was real. Post PoF I would add literally immortal Gyro Scrapper after the reworkSoulbeast spamming five-digit dmg numbersS/D Condi Daredevil was as busted as toxicP/D Condi Teef after Shadow Arts reworkmaybe Fire Weaver and Firebrand for Aegis spam until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawdler.8521 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Permastealth thievooooooooooooooh... nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virdo.1540 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Deadeyes Shadow Flare, when it had no cooldownGuards passive buffs on the warclawWarriors Rampage, that did 10k hits to ppl with Protection and 2k toughness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clownmug.8357 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Rev's old sword #5 (Grasping Shadows) had a bug to pull your target rather than the thing you hit on activation. It worked from infinite range so you could do funny stuff like hitting an ambient creature then pulling unaware players off of walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hayes.6890 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 @Clownmug.8357 said:Rev's old sword #5 (Grasping Shadows) had a bug to pull your target rather than the thing you hit on activation. It worked from infinite range so you could do funny stuff like hitting an ambient creature then pulling unaware players off of walls.Ugh, I remember falling victim to that and sitting at my keyboard in disbelief, jaw hanging open ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archmagus.7249 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Holosmith with 20+ stacks of might and 10 stacks of stab with barrier. ECSU could easily stack cap might on its own. Reapers with death perception, unyielding blast, decimate defenses, reapers onslaught, full valkrye. ~300% crit damage. 100% crit chance, permanent quickness and 3 stacks of stab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepwalker.1398 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Ghost Trapper thief**Only took a raid boss kill to get nerf within 24hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTandMayhem.1378 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Don't forget Golems with Ice Bows during the Golem Event week. That was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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