Should there be a toggle allowing the cast of Rescue on someone?

Rescue is a useful tool to teach people not to stand in stupid.

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Originally Posted by kidalutz

Counterargument:
A seatbelt could break bone in a car accident. Or any number of things could go wrong occassionally. More people agree they do more good than bad however.

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Uh, if I don't want to wear a seat belt I'm not forced to. Plus, a seat belt is something I apply, there is no 3rd party that applies the seat belt against my will. Sure, there are penalties if law enforcement notice, and more dire consequences if there is an accident involved.

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Originally Posted by Komarimono

Oh, far from it. I sadly get a lot of trolls on my roulettes. Bacent thinks it's minor, but it's a daily thing for me to deal with trolls using rescue. And I don't need a healer to pull me out of anything, I can see what a boss or mobs are doing and move on my own accord, I don't need some baby sitter telling me where to be.

If I die, I freaking die. Lesson learned. Pulling me out of something because a healer 'thinks' they are in the right, isn't right. Heck, 90% of these healers don't even know what Superbolide does, and how it has to be used properly. Oh no, you see me at 1 HP, yank me to safety like a goof ball... Thanks healer! You sure saved me... Now can you heal me instead? Would be much appreciated.

And it's not like MP is hard to manage. Do a little less pew pew for a bit and actual healing as you regen, no biggy. Quit using your lag leash on me, all I am asking. Your ping is far worse then mine most times and to top it off, they pull me into getting hurt more then they have ever helped or yank me into the group and boom, boss turns, cleave on everyone.

Just get rid of it, there's truly no valid reason anyone has posted of it's use. People have even admitted it's useless most times due to latency.

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Okay *gigglefits* I will admit that I have used Superbolide on purpose just to see if a healers paying attention to whats going on rather than staying in lala land. But I can honestly say there's been several times where its meant the difference between a wipe or a win. I've not generally seen it used outside of such a way or even used it outside such a way but then again I'm either generally healing or tanking or if I'm really bored dpsing.

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Originally Posted by X89K1

Title. Rescue has its uses, but sometimes it can do more harm than help for a player, such as interrupting casts or sending them into an AoE. While Arm's Length/Surecast allows for temporary protection against an unwanted use of the skill, it is not always up for situations that such might happen. Sorry if this has already been posted before.

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A toggle permanently disabling cast of Rescue on a given player could present the following problems: It could prevent the healer from saving certain players in danger, or make it harder to find and report those that abuse the skill.

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I'll raise you a delete Rescue. Seriously, the skill should never have been implemented.

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Originally Posted by WaterShield

I'll raise you a delete Rescue. Seriously, the skill should never have been implemented.

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I think the better idea would be to give it a 20% dmg reduction for a few seconds, like 3-6s. Single target. Or even a nullify next hit or something.

I've personally never had it used on me in a helpful manner. Usually when a healer tries to be 'helpful' they use it on me when I'm mid combo/rotation and it screws it up. Either I've chosen to eat the hit (in non-current content that doesn't hit as hard) and I'll just potion myself, or I'll jump/teleport out myself. In either case, I'd prefer the healer stay on the tank or do damage. And then my buddy who normally tanks, usually gets it cast on them about one out of three dungeons, and its always to the detriment of the group since it causes boss to cleave or pull the boss out of position. He knows when to run out of AoE last second and back in (as a tank is supposed to) and he knows which AOEs he can just cooldown through if needed.

It seems like the majority of time the healers that use this ability are not well versed in the game and how other classes operate. Decent healers I've never seen use unless its someone I know and they're trolling a friend.

A healer 'rescue' me while I playing as tank was trying to grab a stray add that was targeting a range DPS simply because I'm not in Asylum(Provoke wasn't ready). The healer was acting like a :mad::mad::mad::mad: earlier too, I should have known.

https://i.redd.it/shg7n1ppnx731.png

Guys, I found a way to stop rescue as a tank.
We're all saved.

Nah. It's a great move. I use it frequently to pull people who would otherwise die from a basic mechanic (average of 90% I've noticed on Crystal).

I think Rescue is a really powerful tool in the hands of a good healer. Otherwise though, I get the feeling that ‘trolls’ will find a way to disrupt other people’s gameplay with or without Rescue

That would defeat the purpose of rescue