Talk:Backfire

Acquisition
This skill can be obtained from a quest. I forgot which one, but I think it was pre-searing.


 * Yes, Vassar. It is noted in the skill quests page here on GuildWiki.

Hmm...


 * Strange... Very... Strange... LavaEdge324 [[Image:Assassin-icon-small.png]] 17:23, 16 January 2007 (CST)
 * Nice catch! I'm starting to see a pattern here. I vote that we should create a new category: Skills with Similar Icons. Lots and lots and lots of them now. Entropy 17:24, 16 January 2007 (CST)
 * Makes you wonder, why exactly is a spear holding warrior on this icon at all? He probably isn't using any spells... --Bellis 12:41, 6 May 2007 (CDT)
 * It's not a spear! It's a gun firing backwards!  In Guild Wars, nobody holds a spear with both hands. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 15:44, 6 May 2007 (CDT)
 * i think it was a lazy artist who forgot to draw the hammer head, then reused the same picture and said "i ment to do that, it's a staff" --Honorable Sarah [[image:Honorable_Icon.gif]] 15:59, 6 May 2007 (CDT)
 * I think that the icon is a warrior trying tocast Mending. In-jokes FTW! --Yohoho Mouse

Note
Backfire will trigger once the opponent's spell has finished casting. But, Backfire's casting -to be effective- may not have been finished at the time when the opponent's spell was started to be casted, provided casting Backfire is finished before the opponent's spell has finished casting.

This may make Backfire near to be an unconditional damage spell as far as the mesmer is able to cast it enough fast; think it has too long casting time to be used often in this way. Say if an elementalist starts casting a 5 seconds spell the mesmer may cast Backfire within those 5 seconds and Backfire will be triggered.

Other spells which effect is triggered once the opponent's spell has finished casting -like Diversion, Shame, and other- maybe casted, as well, whilst the opponent is casting her spell and be effective, provided the mesmer finishes faster.


 * Even with 16 fast cast, you will still only be able to do that with 2 cast time spells only. Or you can read your opponent and maybe try and do that with a 1 cast time, but then he will be likely reading you for the backfire. M s4 17:30, 9 May 2007 (CDT)

PvE
In PvE enemies that would die for a damage from Backfire stop casting spells. &mdash; ThePaladin 04:23, 22 October 2006 (CDT)
 * This is correct, I'm thinking about adding it to the notes if it isn't always there. Its kind of silly too, Enemies will not kill themselves with Backfire, but WILL kill themselves with Empathy and Spiteful Spirit/etc. Weird. - Former Ruling 19:00, 7 December 2006 (CST)

Damned if you do...
The note about the Wrastel's Worry usage is not worth it. --62.235.139.208 07:18, 17 January 2007 (CST)
 * lol, yeah comical notes, on the skill pages everywhere. -- Xeon 07:22, 17 January 2007 (CST)