Skimmer underwater bugs - movement speed and engage boons

[Dreggon.6598]

First bug: Skimmer's movespeed bonus on water doesn't work under the water. The check for this movement speed is by checking for whether there's water under the skimmer, and then whether or not there's land at the bottom of that water. (Breaking under a map can demonstrate this - you won't get the movespeed on under-map water.) I believe this isn't working because the check for water is being skipped due to being... in it.

 

Requested fix: make the skimmer go at its full speed under the water.

 

Second bug: the Nimble Recovery mastery is supposed to give swiftness and protection when you're knocked off your mount, or use your engage (1) skill. Underwater, it doesn't do this.

 

Requested fix: make the mastery work underwater so that you gain swiftness and protection when you use your engage skill.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

The Skimmer doesn't have increased speed while underwater; not a bug.

[Lan Deathrider.5910]

1 hour ago, Inculpatus cedo.9234 said:

The Skimmer doesn't have increased speed while underwater; not a bug.

Well it is a Skimmer right? It's supposed to skim across the water. I think allowing it to swim underwater was their beta test on giving a better underwater mount in EoD.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

That may be.  But, the Skimmer does not have increased speed underwater, and thus, it is not a bug. 

[Teratus.2859]

Skimmer shouldn't get increased speed underwater tbh
Water resistance is a thing hence why running through water is monumentally harder than running through air is.
 
Skimmer is fast enough underwater imo

[Dreggon.6598]

7 hours ago, Inculpatus cedo.9234 said:

That may be.  But, the Skimmer does not have increased speed underwater, and thus, it is not a bug. 

I would offer a counter-argument: that the skimmer does not have increased speed underwater, and thus, is bugged.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

Content is bugged if it does something the Devs do not intend.

Skimmer underwater speed is intentional. 

[Dreggon.6598]

19 minutes ago, Inculpatus cedo.9234 said:

Content is bugged if it does something the Devs do not intend.

Skimmer underwater speed is intentional. 

Ah, I wasn't aware of that. Can you link me to a source?

[Linken.6345]

32 minutes ago, Dreggon.6598 said:

Ah, I wasn't aware of that. Can you link me to a source?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Skimmer

It is above water and certain hazards that skimmer got a boost thus not underwater that will be treated as its land speed.

Edited June 4, 2021 by Linken.6345

[Dreggon.6598]

On 6/4/2021 at 1:31 PM, Linken.6345 said:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Skimmer

It is above water and certain hazards that skimmer got a boost thus not underwater that will be treated as its land speed.

I can't find anything specifying "no bonus speed underwater" on that page 😞 so I still think this is a bug.

[Danger Ferret.6342]

14 minutes ago, Dreggon.6598 said:

I can't find anything specifying "no bonus speed underwater" on that page 😞 so I still think this is a bug.

It seems strange you see this as a bug. The skimmer is described as a creature that lives above the surface of water, and their movement is described as "hovering", which being under the water ... isn't hovering over it. The skimmer works great underwater as is. You can be convinced it should have different mechanics, but it seems to me that the skimmer works as designed and as expected.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

You can always suggest adjusting Skimmer underwater speed in the Sticky, 'QoL Suggestions'.

 

I'm guessing it might not happen because there is already a mechanic in-game to speed up underwater travel (Swim-Speed Infusions).