vsrs_au wrote: »

I'd add to that list that an experienced player playing an alt would never stand around in the middle of the cities with their weapons drawn: that, to me, is a classic sign of a newbie.

I'm hardly a noob and I do this all the time. I'm just to lazy to put them away.

vsrs_au wrote: »

I'd add to that list that an experienced player playing an alt would never stand around in the middle of the cities with their weapons drawn: that, to me, is a classic sign of a newbie.

I don't think this is really a thing. I've been playing since beta and routinely stand in Vivec City testing skills and checking stats.

I've even sat repeatedly casting heals and counted crits so I could check stats. In between doing this I'm entering things on spreadsheets or making notes or swapping gear or googling things, and to you I probably do look like an idiot, but I'm actually just testing things.

I also use block to dismount, cast rapids on low level characters, even left click to get back to game from second monitor will unsheathe. Idk my weapons are out all the time because I'm doing things, not just standing there.

blktauna wrote: »

See this is why the first sword and board skill you learn shouldn't be puncture. They are doing it on accident

I don't agree.
Making a first class skill as taunt is a mistake. People can't raise class skilline level without slotting the skill.
On the other hand, when players wanna to be a tank, they wear snb and able to play as tank in a minute, which is right.

If you put the puncture futher in its skill tree, you get people like "mom, I'm looking like a knight" instead of tanking, until they raise their skilline level up to taunt. That would be extremely wrong. If I wear a tank weapon, I play as tank, not predend to be one.