Guardian torch question

[Alastor.3054]

Shouldn't torch skills have reversed behavior? I mean, the 4 skill, you don't really care if it keeps burning, right? And also sometimes you close it by accident and lose DPS because the passive activates it randomly. While the 5 skill, sometimes you want to stop it because there is no target left, but you can't? Am I wrong? Should I Make a bug post for this?

Edited August 23 by Alastor.3054

[Lonewolf Kai.3682]

You are wrong

[daw.4923]

On 8/23/2023 at 6:52 PM, Alastor.3054 said:

Shouldn't torch skills have reversed behavior? I mean, the 4 skill, you don't really care if it keeps burning, right? And also sometimes you close it by accident and lose DPS because the passive activates it randomly. While the 5 skill, sometimes you want to stop it because there is no target left, but you can't? Am I wrong? Should I Make a bug post for this?

you are supposed to press 4 2x to throw torch. trait refresh skill 4  on CRITICAL STRIKE. 

dunno why whoud you wana stop torch 5... just dont cast it or stow weapon 😄

[Saiyan.1704]

On 8/23/2023 at 11:52 AM, Alastor.3054 said:

I mean, the 4 skill, you don't really care if it keeps burning, right?

Correct.

On 8/23/2023 at 11:52 AM, Alastor.3054 said:

And also sometimes you close it by accident and lose DPS because the passive activates it randomly.

You dont lose dps on a passive trait that reactivates Torch#4 for free. Either it is up and you can use it, or it isn't. Either ways, it's a free AoE burn that you hardly need to think about.

 

On 8/23/2023 at 11:52 AM, Alastor.3054 said:

While the 5 skill, sometimes you want to stop it because there is no target left, but you can't? Am I wrong? Should I Make a bug post for this?

It's been a minute since I used Torch#5 but I'm pretty sure you can cancel the animation when trying to use another skill. I recall using Torch#5 and casting Torch#4 in the middle of #5's animation.

On 8/23/2023 at 11:52 AM, Alastor.3054 said:

Should I Make a bug post for this?

Torch is terrible in a lot of ways but I think that's a feature not a bug lol.

[Levikilla.3076]

Let's talk about Torch 4 Ranged how buggy it is a rarely hits a moving target

[HawkMeister.4758]

I like torch very much with my Firebrand axe.

Use 4 mainly as AoE and when my Elite shout manages to actually go of 5 BBQs right quick and hot.

Fun.

[zealex.9410]

You generally want to let torch 5 do the whole animation if the enemy is alive because its dmg is back loaded, if the target dies or you need to use a diff skill i believe most skills interrupt it so you dont need to wait for it to end.

Edited September 16 by zealex.9410

[Sovarica.4368]

Torch 4 feels like rng sometimes, behavior is very inconsistent, a bit unfair when you have ele that can easily lock on target and attack with a low failure rate