Rollerbeetle Racing (arena)

Rollerbeetle Race is a mini-game to be featured in the upcoming Canthan New Year special event.

The full details of the game have not yet been revealed by ArenaNet, only the following is known:

In this game the player takes the form of a Rollerbeetle and competes with 5 other players in a race. This is not a "normal race" though, as the player may use skills to boost his speed, and skills to slow down and hinder his competitors.

The mechanics of the Rollerbeetle are thought to be similar to that of Junundu.

Skills
The players normal skillbar is replaced with a fixed skillset as follows:


 * 1) Ram: Touch, which knocks down both the player and an opponent.
 * 2) Harden Shell: Speedboost and defense against knockdown.
 * 3) Rollerbeetle Dash: Extreme speedboost.
 * 4) Super Rollerbeetle: Extreme speedboost and defense against knockdown.
 * 5) Rollerbeetle Echo: Echo skill, similar to Echo.
 * 6) Distracting Lunge: Touch, temporary disables all of opponents skills.
 * 7) Rollerbeetle Blast: Knock down opponent.
 * 8) Spit Rocks: Projectile knockdown.