(edited by Dojo.1867)
[Ranger] Shortbow Improvements
The Shortbow imo doesnt need the changes you mentioned above..Its already a great weapon in terms of dmg and utilities.
The problem imo is that sometimes it seems a waste to push other than autoattack, they must add some kind of rotation on it..And i think that the skill that they must work on is the skill 2.The poison volley skill needs something else to make it more interesting to use it..
the swiftness duration of #3 stacks with piercing arrows.
but yeah some seconds more of it would be bice
we have enough access to bleed so crippling shot should apply torment.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Suggestions-Gemstore-Items/page/31#post4533037
the skrittfinisher was my idea!
The Shortbow imo doesnt need the changes you mentioned above..Its already a great weapon in terms of dmg and utilities.
The problem imo is that sometimes it seems a waste to push other than autoattack, they must add some kind of rotation on it..And i think that the skill that they must work on is the skill 2.The poison volley skill needs something else to make it more interesting to use it..
If you read my changes you will see that is exactly what I was trying to do. Make skills 2-5 more influential. I don’t even add utility and the damage it supposed to be moved from the autoattack to 2-5.
Poison volley just like axe 2 would be way more interesting to use if they would have some close range burst potential imo. People would have to play around it/dodge it etc.
just for example, compare elexier gun with shortbow.
auto attack from engi elexier gun:
Tranquilizer Dart ¾ 0 Fire a dart that bleeds and weakens foes.
dont have to stand behind a enemy for that and it makes bleed and weaknes.
sure it fires more slow then shortbow, but bleed duration is higher then shortbow.
you can stack on elexier gun ~8 bleeding without try to fire from behind
you can stack on shortbow (without crit utility and sigls) ~6 bleeding with try to hit from side or behind :P
this gun have also cripple like shortbow + swiftness
this gun have also poison, its even a poison field
this weapon have a jump for disengage and is a jump finisher
this weapon have no interrupt like shortbow (thats a + for shortbow)
well only what is to say, auto attack is stronger on a engi elexier gun then the shortbow auto attack :P
so its same pew pew spam weapon/utility, even better then with shortbow auto attack
Spirit Ranger Yilvina Darnus
Bunker Guardian Morwenna Darnus