How much do you use weapon stowing as an ingame mechanic during fights?

[pninak.1069]

I am a player, who has been in gw2 like half a year after its launch. A few weeks ago I found out that animation cancelling and weapon stowing during fights exists. I want to use this poll to find out if the mechanic is really that well known as people claim it to be.

[BeepBoopBop.5403]

Use it all the time to bait dodges and save CDs if I see the enemy reacting. Most useful on thief since weapon skills won't go on short CD for it. Especially useful vs heals like Infuse Light and Defiant Stance.

[Ben.2160]

I do it sometimes, either to bait someone into wasting a dodge or waste a skill. One example I can think of is with my LB ranger against a thief using dagger storm. Which reflects. Stow bow, back away take little damage, let skills come off CD. They've wasted an elite with 90s CD and I have come off/reduced CD's to resume the fight.

[knite.1542]

All of the time:-Bait out dodges-Avoid hitting FC-Cancel skills if I change my mind.Stowing is extremely important

[Taobella.6597]

to add to the list see reflect wall hit stow

[Sovereign.1093]

There should be a skill cancel beside stowing keybind. :3

[Turamarth.3248]

I knew of weapon stowing since half a year after launch when a friend gave me a crash course in how to play a thief effectively where it can be really useful to avoid wasting high initiative cost skills like CnD.But I basically never use it because often when I'm fighting it is too chaotic as that I could think about it.

[kash.9213]

I rarely use weapon stow, I'm not trying to bait a dodge, I'm trying to force an attack or a scramble by hurting someone, and in this game build the faster the better. I also keep myself free to adjust and respond but I don't change my mind much and I play with unknown and lag in mind so I don't feel the need to save me from myself a lot. It is a useful repurposed mechanic though if it fits in your build and the way you play and I'm glad it's there for people to use to supplement there build where it might lack vs another.

[ArchonWing.9480]

I just spam 1 so no need for trickery.

[DemonSeed.3528]

I don't use it in fights but I'm not against people using it. I think it can be used skillfully. I have too much lag to bother with weapon stowing, but if I wasn't I'd be doing it I suppose.

[Helly.2597]

@Sovereign.1093 said:There should be a skill cancel beside stowing keybind. :3

I mean esc key works and I think is better than a stow key (no animation just stops cast) but if you press twice your menu comes up. It also stops thinks you can't normally stow like Holo forge 5.

[Katrina.8702]

Imperative for Holo 5 and Elite skill as a matter of life or death. I use ESC though.

[RisenHowl.2419]

For roaming all the time, for zergs only if I need to cancel a cast when they reposition

[Mr Kitten.7359]

As a warrior you kinda have to with flurry. Hammer skills cd are also too long to not stow when needed

[DanAlcedo.3281]

I play heal/support. Doesnt really matter if i swing my staff or not.

[Yasai.3549]

I only stow vs Infuse Light or similar skills.I don't like the whole "haha I convert damage into heals" thing and if anyone uses it in my presence, I will hound them the moment it wears off.