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Scorched Earth sometimes consumes adrenaline, does the firing animation, but the attack doesn't actually happen


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What the title says. I'll have full adrenaline, fire the Scorched Earth shot, the adrenaline is consumed, my warrior does the shooting animation, but the attack doesn't happen (you don't see the boxes on the ground indicating that the shot has been fired). What's the reason this happens? It happens everywhere, most confusingly on fairly flat ground, but it happens on slopes and elsewhere too, the terrain doesn't seem to really matter. Is it a condition on me causing it? Or is it because the target I had selected dies before the shot animation finishes? Or do I maybe have an invalid target selected, like someone on top of a wall in SMC while I'm on the ground floor? I mostly notice this in WvW though I think it happens in PvP too, though to be fair I play those two modes the most. Thanks ahead of time for any help.

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44 minutes ago, breathflow.5620 said:

What the title says. I'll have full adrenaline, fire the Scorched Earth shot, the adrenaline is consumed, my warrior does the shooting animation, but the attack doesn't happen (you don't see the boxes on the ground indicating that the shot has been fired). What's the reason this happens? It happens everywhere, most confusingly on fairly flat ground, but it happens on slopes and elsewhere too, the terrain doesn't seem to really matter. Is it a condition on me causing it? Or is it because the target I had selected dies before the shot animation finishes? Or do I maybe have an invalid target selected, like someone on top of a wall in SMC while I'm on the ground floor? I mostly notice this in WvW though I think it happens in PvP too, though to be fair I play those two modes the most. Thanks ahead of time for any help.

If there is an obstacle, then the fields might be getting blocked. Even an innocuous elevation change can do it.

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ANY terrain in front of you can block scorched earth.

The skill is infamous for having that specific issue.

Flat ground is the only place the skill works consistently.

Edited by WingSwipe.3084
Posted (edited)

Deselect your target before using this skill. Otherwise if you are not 100% sure, that your target is in a cone in front of you, the skill will be canceled and go on a 4s cd.

You can also use a keybind to detarget (for example target next ally), then you don't have to click on an empty space to deselect your target (especially annoying in wvw zerg fights).

And of course be aware of terrain and half invisible obstacles like the edges of an open wall.

Edited by Extacy.6192

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