Banderal Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 So, I've just seen this term a few times now. What the heck does "peeling" mean? (With respect to PvP, not, say, apples. ) Thnx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabredance Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Peeling is generally used to refer to either a player or mob being removed from another player using CC (a snare, a root, a mezz , a knockback, a stun) to relieve pressure off one of your teammates -especially your Healer or a Taunt in PvE. Aggro dumb like e.g. Smugglers Surrender would be a self peel Edited June 18, 2012 by Sabredance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltydogg Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 So, I've just seen this term a few times now. What the heck does "peeling" mean? (With respect to PvP, not, say, apples. ) Thnx. it means to peel off from your orginal target and attack another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabredance Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) it means to peel off from your orginal target and attack another Haha That could end badly. your Healer: "Peel this damn Marauder !" you: "Ok." Attack someone else. your Healer: "@#*$ !!!!" Edited June 18, 2012 by Sabredance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggok Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 it means to peel off from your orginal target and attack another /forehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headphonee Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 So, sometimes fruits will taste bitter and tough when you bite into them. This is because the fruit has a thick, protective rind as its outer layer. The part you want to eat is below said rind. To remove it, all you need to do is 'peel', or remove, the layer. This is most commonly done with a "peeler", an instrument that slices the rind right off of the fruit! I bet oranges are going to taste whole lot better! But seriously, peeling is getting an attacker off of the person asking for the peel. For instance, I can peel a marauder off of my healer by throwing some slows on him, maybe some CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATango Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Peeling is a term primarily applied to healers. In some cases strong ranged dps'ers. Peeling is the act of pulling, pushing, cc'ing, slowing or just outright killing the player trying to kill another class to relieve pressure off of them so they can do their job with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarka Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 it means to peel off from your orginal target and attack another No.. it means to "peel" a player attacking your healer or ball carrier off them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Philar Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 In theory, it means to intercept an enemy player who is attacking a high priority friendly. The intercept can come as either forcing them to target you, CCing them, or terminating them. In practice, it means complaining about not getting heals while your healer is in the respawn area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryRow Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Just want to point out that no one mentioned taunt and guard in pvp. Tanks are by far the best peelers, as they can easily nullify 80% of the damage going to their ally. 50% will be sent to the tank, however, but it will be mitigated according to their armor/shield/defense. At any rate, a stubborn attacker may as well be swinging a couch cushion at that point. The other explanations above are good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghettogenius Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I believe the term is a metaphor relating the rind of a fruit to the intense focus fire of an attacker. Which is actually odd considering the context. By peeling the fruit you are thereby making it more vulnerable. Logic would indicate the fruit would be better protected with its rind on. However, loosely translated the phrase means "There's a marauder on my *** and I need help"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardya Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) In theory, it means to intercept an enemy player who is attacking a high priority friendly. The intercept can come as either forcing them to target you, CCing them, or terminating them. In practice, it means complaining about not getting heals while your healer is in the respawn area. It also means to peel for a teammate who may be capturing a turret or planting a bomb. If you and another player just cleared a turret of the enemy players, one should "flip" the turret whilst the other player "peels" off the incoming opponents from the incoming speeders. CC them, do not engage the turret as your teammate is engaging the turret, this is a big,common, error i see often. There should never be two people capturinga turret or planting a bomb, the 2nd person is wasting his time. And as said prior, peel players off healers. Generally if someone, who is concentrating on killing a healer, is attacked he will stop attacking the healer to kill the "peeler," this keeps the healer alive, and the (rescued) healer will usually heal you through that fight. Edited June 18, 2012 by richardya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenstar Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 In GW1 we referred to it as "linebacking." As a DPS class you focus on playing defensively by targeting enemy DPS (usually melee DPS) in order to take pressure off your healers. Basically you're focusing more on playing a defensive game by hampering enemy damage than you are on playing an offensive game by hampering enemy healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banderal Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Ah got it. Thanks for all the replies. I always try (keyword "try") to do these things anyway, I just didn't know there was a name for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fdzzaigl Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Mostly getting players off your healers, but also shattering their group formation in general. A couple of players who are far away from each other are far less effective and more prone to being focused down. When you move as a tight group, you're less prone to being focused (unless you've got a premade with voice chat against you, but even then) and you're more likely to all focus on the same target. yourselves. So knock people off points and throw a snare after them, harpoon them away from the rest of their murderous comrades, mez their team and blast lone targets. Prevent them from forming a pain-train. Edited June 18, 2012 by Fdzzaigl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie-fish Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Peeling is the Act of Selective pulling Social Mobs. Pulling 1 single NPC from a stack, either by using a single taunt, or LOS, as not to pull Multiple NPC's, but 1 single at a time. Often used in boss Encounters. "going to peel the healer, from the boss" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astarica Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 If you don't have a Grapple move, peeling really means 'attack the guy that's attacking the healer'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-darko Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Have been severed questioned a couple of times when I on my Jedi tank has been separating the other teams healer from the opponents group and in some cases the main fight - in the belief that some other than just me would jump and slow their healer - thought I give this old thread a bumb - to all you new arrived wonders of PvP . . . Now this move doesn't just apply on separating the healer from a group to focus down unguarded, it also do wonders on the ballcarrier in any huttball game . . . Now as always disregard any misplaced pve answers in this thread .... Edited April 19, 2014 by t-darko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Now I understand why I'm not at all at the top of the damage list on the scoreboard ... because I see "peeling" as my primary function ... I just didn't know it was called that way ... And now I understand why I'm so bad : A "Peeler" NEVER gets into ANY high spot of the scoreboard ... and therefore NEVER gets ANY MVP votes ... Edited April 19, 2014 by AlrikFassbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmob Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Now I understand why I'm not at all at the top of the damage list on the scoreboard ... because I see "peeling" as my primary function ... I just didn't know it was called that way ... And now I understand why I'm so bad : A "Peeler" NEVER gets into ANY high spot of the scoreboard ... and therefore NEVER gets ANY MVP votes ... yeah. that must be it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMan Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Peeling is used in rare cases where one class dominates another like when I killed that jugg with my shadow, I said in Ops chat. "I peeled that imp like a banana." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-darko Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Peeling is used in rare cases where one class dominates another like when I killed that jugg with my shadow, I said in Ops chat. "I peeled that imp like a banana." You would think that would you - think I re-awaken another thread to give you something to think about:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickmatt Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I bet oranges are going to taste whole lot better! i've been doing it wrong this whole time?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 yeah. that must be it.... Of course it is. My overall damage is just too small to be contributing much, because of taking my primary role seriously. And only those who show up in the top ranks of the score boards get MVP votes. Have you ever seen the flash grenade doing any great damage ? Or the leg shot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroyoshi Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 think of it as a banana the inner part of a banana u eat is ur healer/teammate/whatever the outer part is the annoying sorcs/snipers/whatever trying to hinder the inner part of the banana so what u do is u peel them off so u can get to the good stuff inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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