Guild Wars 2

I didn’t really enjoy that much doing it with my ranger.
Have to use bows all the time and that means NO high dps. Somehow I have the impression these “challenging” contents ANet is releasing lately are great for tanky characters. Professions like rangers are there just to kite and give a symbolic help. I can’t even give Spotter trait benefits to people standing far away from everybody, so I’m curious for tips of who did it cool with a ranger apart giving healing spring and rezing downed allies…

You’re a ranger and not tanky at all? You’re doing something wrong.

I did just fine on Longbow/Greatsword, usually stuck to longbow for the bosses but swapped to greatsword when we were in close quarters and the enemies were stacked. There were usually enough foes at low health to rally off of while in melee range.

I just use longbow and stack vulnerability all in zerker gear i bring axe offhand for whirling def encase the guardian WoR is on CD frost spirit Sic Em or (protect me ) encase i run GS when i am on ooze cleaning duty spirit of renewal for support. you can do slot of things here as ranger. But its down to personal preference i believe also take spotter you can literally be a living banner you can do good dps with long bow combined with the above. take advantage of combo field with warhorn and what not and your party will love you.

Roll a Guard or warrior bro, best tip we can give you.

Serbaayuu.3051:

You’re a ranger and not tanky at all? You’re doing something wrong.

I did just fine on Longbow/Greatsword, usually stuck to longbow for the bosses but swapped to greatsword when we were in close quarters and the enemies were stacked. There were usually enough foes at low health to rally off of while in melee range.

tanky like having 30pts in nature magic or what?

vladracul.6798:

Serbaayuu.3051:

You’re a ranger and not tanky at all? You’re doing something wrong.

I did just fine on Longbow/Greatsword, usually stuck to longbow for the bosses but swapped to greatsword when we were in close quarters and the enemies were stacked. There were usually enough foes at low health to rally off of while in melee range.

tanky like having 30pts in nature magic or what?

25 in Wilderness Survival with Knight’s armor and a greatsword and Lightning Reflexes, actually. If you’re not putting stats into your defense, why are you complaining about being squishy?

Serbaayuu.3051:

vladracul.6798:

Serbaayuu.3051:

You’re a ranger and not tanky at all? You’re doing something wrong.

I did just fine on Longbow/Greatsword, usually stuck to longbow for the bosses but swapped to greatsword when we were in close quarters and the enemies were stacked. There were usually enough foes at low health to rally off of while in melee range.

tanky like having 30pts in nature magic or what?

25 in Wilderness Survival with Knight’s armor and a greatsword and Lightning Reflexes, actually. If you’re not putting stats into your defense, why are you complaining about being squishy?

Hm I see, good point. Problem is, you become “tanky”, but that is not being tanky, coz you are killing your damage putting all that in toughness and you don’t see a warrior depriving damage to have resistance, being tanky is having both. Then you lose critical damage and supportive traits. And you are not even using you condition damage with longbow oO

You are in a party you know, so you must be somehow supportive. Standing alive while the foe could be dead if you helped with more damage, but on the other hand, everybody else is down is not being helpfull. I’m not surprised everybody bans rangers with longbows and bears in dungeons :S.

As I see you can run fine with ranger in its selfish build but the run would be much faster if there were some other supportive player =/.

vladracul.6798:

Serbaayuu.3051:

vladracul.6798:

Serbaayuu.3051:

You’re a ranger and not tanky at all? You’re doing something wrong.

I did just fine on Longbow/Greatsword, usually stuck to longbow for the bosses but swapped to greatsword when we were in close quarters and the enemies were stacked. There were usually enough foes at low health to rally off of while in melee range.

tanky like having 30pts in nature magic or what?

25 in Wilderness Survival with Knight’s armor and a greatsword and Lightning Reflexes, actually. If you’re not putting stats into your defense, why are you complaining about being squishy?

Hm I see, good point. Problem is, you become “tanky”, but that is not being tanky, coz you are killing your damage putting all that in toughness and you don’t see a warrior depriving damage to have resistance, being tanky is having both. Then you lose critical damage and supportive traits. And you are not even using you condition damage with longbow oO

You are in a party you know, so you must be somehow supportive. Standing alive while the foe could be dead if you helped with more damage, but on the other hand, everybody else is down is not being helpfull. I’m not surprised everybody bans rangers with longbows and bears in dungeons :S.

As I see you can run fine with ranger in its selfish build but the run would be much faster if there were some other supportive player =/.

I do plenty of damage. My trinkets and weapons are berserker and I have 30 in Skirmishing, plus I use Quickening Zephyr and “Sic ’Em”. As for support, I have group Mightx5 on one pet and a blind on the other, as well as Healing Spring and sometimes Signet of Renewal when needed.

And you are correct, I’m not using condition damage. I use Longbow/Greatsword for my main build, which is conditionless – lots of vulnerability, decent damage, and high survivability. Zero damaging conditions. This is not a problem, because I am specced for 0 conditions (aside from the unavoidable +250 from Wilderness Survival but that trait line is used for the Toughness anyway).

Besides, this dungeon benefits from players surviving. If you can have a lot of evades and keep yourself alive while doing all the kiting and pulling necessary for these bosses (they are not just stand-and-spank, after all) you will be able to revive/heal your allies while maintaining your own health.

Berserk is not king here.