Talk:Gale

Need confirmation whether Gale is available from Firstwatch Sergio in Lion's Arch or not. Gale is available as a quest reward in the Northern Shiverpeaks, so according to the "rule of thumb" Sergio should offer it. --Tetris L 22:08, 29 Sep 2005 (EST)


 * He does not have it. Removing the acquisition entry.  --Fyren 22:41, 29 Sep 2005 (EST)

"Most glaring disadvantage"
is that it causes exhaustion? You're right, it is most glaring. Only the blindest of users would fail to read it in the skill description. Were we not going to leave obvious stuff out of notes from now on? &mdash; Stabber 13:02, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Are you even reading the note? The most glaring disadvnatge is that unlike Meteor Shower and Earthquake that take long time to recharge, this spell recharges almost instantanuously. Unlike uni-dimensional spells like Lightning Orb, this spell can be used to interrupt, to pin down an enemy to help a friend. In the course of 20 seconds you can use if a bunch of times and the skill renders itself ready. That is what the line is cautioning about. Fix the "most glaring" line to your fancy, but there are VERY few other spells who offer this hazard. --Karlos 13:13, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Are you even responding to the complaint? What is surprising about the fact that it causes exhaustion? Bah. Stupid wiki drama. Have your note. &mdash; Stabber 13:17, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Where does it say that it's surprising that this skill causes exhaustion? If you mean your suggested criteria of "only "urprising" things should be put. That's your opinion, which I do not agree with. When it becomes Wiki policy, go ahead and enforce it. In the mean time, I also see the notes section as providing useful combinations for skills as well as notes about things easy to miss (such as an exhaustion overdose, or Lightning Surge's lack of Armor Penetration). Most of the notes in the skill pages right now are like that. If you wish to "undo" all that, I would recommend you make a case in the Guildwiki Formatting & Style talk pages. --Karlos 13:33, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I took the liberty to edit the warning note into something I consider more useful. As far as cheap and quickly recharged spells that cause exhaustion go, there's pretty much just Gale and Obsidian Flame. I added such a note to Obsidian Flame too, with what I consider to be the "best usage". Feel free to disagree. --theeth 19:29, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I find the notes useful and concise. I'm a happy wikifier. :) --Karlos 19:44, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Gale < 5?


Yeah, it says < 4 in description. Silk Weaker 23:20, 30 July 2006 (CDT)
 * No, it says, <= 4. "Fails with air magic 4 or less".Alekti 23:21, 30 July 2006 (CDT)
 * I should really read more carefully before I submit. I thought it said... whatever. Silk Weaker 23:33, 30 July 2006 (CDT)
 * It's a very common mistake actually. Alekti 23:36, 30 July 2006 (CDT)

Heh.
Don't fret over it, I misread it the first time also. It makes it seem like 4 air magic will make it work without careful re-reading. Now to post my opinion on this skill, in PvP it is a most devastating skill to utterly pin down the target for melee classes, or to keep a monk's gaze off the target. Although at the cost of a near (NEAR) lockdown on a target, exhaustion seems a fair price to pay, seeing as how knockdown has several horrid attributes to it. (Unstoppable interrupt being the main one, save ward of stability, stand your ground, dolyak sig, and others I may have missed... though all rarely used at the moment of this post.) Although at the cost of exhaustion you'll have a nearly useless elementalist throwing the occasional blast here and there every few moments, but considering a elementalist with around 70 energy (Rough average, don't ele so much anymore) can significantly pin down someone with gale after gale after gale. The most effective I've seen this skill used in is random arenas, where shutting down their only (and rare) monk for but a small period, and permitting your allies (most commonly the quick-killing sin) to utterly wipe out a person in a matter of moments. I would go on about the utter frustration of random arenas, although this is about the useful skill Gale. At it's best usage however, one should use it as a frustrating interrupt focused around the knockdown, for if you're looking just for an interrupt, shock is a much more viable option. -Daedric Avenger