Guild Wars 2

Hello everybody,

Since a short time I am playing ranger. I really like the proffession and it gives me a mighty feeling to spam al these attacks onto enemies. However the trait feel a little unbalanced for me. It feels like there are too many traits focussed on your pet, and not yourself. And now don’t say “well of course, you are a ranger”, what I am intending to say is that there is not much choise in how you trait your own weapons and abilities.

Now lets take the Spirit Utilities for example: They are well traited because you can let them move around, increase health and trigger chance, and give them a bigger radius and an attack when they die.
Now lets take Survival Utilities for example: Only a lower recharge.
You feel this difference? The reason why I would like to pick certain traits is to give them special abilities which they normally don’t have. This also counts mainly for the main-hand sword. It has a lack of proper traits.

Then as a second point I would like to point out some Shouts. There are 2 shouts which I am having really much trouble in finding a proper way to use them. These are:
- Search and Rescue: The reviving is really slow. Next to that you are missing your pet, which has most likely half of the set traits on him, which are now useless. Oh and also: We already have Spirit of Nature to rest people much quicker!
– Protect Me: This shout makes your pet take all damage you would have taken. Again: Since pets are most likely to be traited, why would you let your pet be killed just like that? Then you only have 1 pet left that can attack. With it’s 60 second cooldown you can better trait signets and become invulnerable for 6 seconds with Signet of Stone.

To come to a conclusion I would like to suggest to change these 2 shouts into other shouts. Also I would like to see some more diversion in traits, which makes them really special and not just a cooldown. These also should be more focussed on your own utilities and weapon skills, and not pets.

What do you think? Where would you like to see changes? Comment below ^^

Greetings Fvux

I like your points concerning the two shouts, and would suggest you add specific suggestions for the changes your requesting. Changing them to include a benefit for party members as well as the Ranger would maybe help Rangers get into dungeon groups.

Also, I think a trait to allow the knockback on LB to become an immobility instead would help Rangers be better received in parties.

havoc.6814:

I like your points concerning the two shouts, and would suggest you add specific suggestions for the changes your requesting. Changing them to include a benefit for party members as well as the Ranger would maybe help Rangers get into dungeon groups.
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Good point, got some ideas, ill edit them tomorrow in this post. Now bed time