Let me know when they finally make the ranger a master of anything other then cannon fodder. Until then I am done. No point in building up and spending all that gold and time on a class that the devs have decided is this games cannon fodder.
“Rage post. just got completely out dpsed by a theif when I am speced for range.”
I play a ranger just fine..Also there is a forum for threads about rangers specifically..and from what I’ve been reading lately, a lot of people are saying thieves are kinda OP in pvp right now, so if that’s what this is all about it may not just be because you’re a ranger.
I am a WvW player.
Maguuma Server
Ranger and Necromancer.
1) As a mesmer I win almost every 1v1 I am in while playing WvW. But there was a ranger from I want to say Crystal Desert that single handedly beat me and 3 other people. He may have been one of the best players I have ever seen, but it does show that rangers can kick some serious butt.
2) The title of your thread insinuates that the ranger class gets its name because it uses “ranged” weapons. That is not true. The ranger class gets its name because of the definition that reads, “to move around or through a region in all directions, as people or animals. To rove, roam, or wander”. Thus a ranger is not one who uses “ranged” weapons, but someone who “ranges” through the countryside.
and if a thief use a shortbow against a ranger the thief must be just that crazy.
i don’t know what people expect from ranger but with both bows they are the faster and the more ranged out there, also the pet is always a pain.
whenever i face a ranger in pvp it’s a nightmare, especially with the autotarget on! my god!!
the other day as a ranger in full berserker gear i could defeat 3 people near a camp in wvwvw, than other two came along and feared me all the way to death so they rallied, but before the new op necro bandwagon came along i was winning on my own. no thief there though. and a thief never killed me ranging anyway, they usually 2 shot me from behind appearing from thin air
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and if a thief use a shortbow against a ranger the thief must be just that crazy.
i don’t know what people expect from ranger but with both bows they are the faster and the more ranged out there, also the pet is always a pain.
whenever i face a ranger in pvp it’s a nightmare, especially with the autotarget on! my god!!
the other day as a ranger in full berserker gear i could defeat 3 people near a camp in wvwvw, than other two came along and feared me all the way to death so they rallied, but before the new op necro bandwagon came along i was winning on my own. no thief there though. and a thief never killed me ranging anyway, they usually 2 shot me from behind appearing from thin air
Hahaha. I’m actually a ranger myself and normally pve, but started spvp like a week ago…
There was one day in a pvp match I ended up against like, 3 rangers all running around together. It was AWFUL. Felt like I was being attacked by a zoo. Just pets everywhere, all in the way.
I am a WvW player.
Maguuma Server
Ranger and Necromancer.
I have a SB, LB ranger and I am not cannon fodder- I love my Ranger
I have had a SB/LB ranger since game launch.
It used to be my main and fun to play, not anymore …
It has been relegated to doing dailies, harvesting mid-level nodes and easy pve content since I leveled a guardian 6 months ago.
Only reason I have not deleted it is because I have100% world on it ..
Currently rangers are hopeless and Anet does not have a clue on how to deal with the class. It should be removed from the game and replaced with something completely re-worked, like an archer class without pets.
Ideally I would like to see a proper ranged stealth assassin type class with survival skills. Get rid of the greatsword, axes and warhorn, keep SB LB sword, daggers and torch, add in cross-bows, throwing stars, darts .These become the class ‘mechanic’, range weapons/skills exclusive to the class. Throw out all the nature and pet crap.
I have a SB, LB ranger and I am not cannon fodder- I love my Ranger
I have had a SB/LB ranger since game launch.
It used to be my main and fun to play, not anymore …
It has been relegated to doing dailies, harvesting mid-level nodes and easy pve content since I leveled a guardian 6 months ago.
Only reason I have not deleted it is because I have100% world on it ..
Currently rangers hopeless and Anet does not have a clue on how to deal with the class. It should be removed from the game and replaced with something completely re-worked, like an archer class without pets.
Ideally I would like to see a proper ranged stealth assassin type class with survival skills. Get rid of the greatsword, axes and warhorn, keep SB LB sword, daggers and torch, add in cross-bows, throwing stars, darts .These become the class ‘mechanic’, range weapons/skills exclusive to the class. Throw out all the nature and pet crap.
I don’t know what to tell you, but I’m baffled that you can’t deal with even higher level PVE. The last Ranger update actually increased the damage rate of the Longbow, so you should be doing better as far as that, and only marginally debuffed pets (most pets only had a reduction to one of their five skills, not a total reduction like some people were claiming). If anything I’m doing a lot more damage now, easily clearing about 3k – 4k per second. Not as much as say my warrior, but still easily holds her own in pretty much every situation I’ve played, especially in PVE.
Shortbow did get a small decrease in range, so…. I guess if you have a build that uses a shortbow, you have to stand a little closer. If that’s destroying your gameplay, I don’t know what to tell you.
So.. Let me get this straight:
Because rangers got a nerf and are not considered OP anymore, you refuse to play the class because things got a bit more difficult?
I have a SB, LB ranger and I am not cannon fodder- I love my Ranger
I have had a SB/LB ranger since game launch.
It used to be my main and fun to play, not anymore …
It has been relegated to doing dailies, harvesting mid-level nodes and easy pve content since I leveled a guardian 6 months ago.
Only reason I have not deleted it is because I have100% world on it ..
Currently rangers hopeless and Anet does not have a clue on how to deal with the class. It should be removed from the game and replaced with something completely re-worked, like an archer class without pets.
Ideally I would like to see a proper ranged stealth assassin type class with survival skills. Get rid of the greatsword, axes and warhorn, keep SB LB sword, daggers and torch, add in cross-bows, throwing stars, darts .These become the class ‘mechanic’, range weapons/skills exclusive to the class. Throw out all the nature and pet crap.
I have had a Mesmer since launch and only recently discovered Ranger- by that I mean she is my youngest 80.
I am sorry you feel that way but my experience is the exact opposite.
I love playing her and she is all about that nature plant crap since she is a Sylvari.
To me the druidy racial skills, bows compliment each other perfectly, I even love my pets, I play with a raven and an eagle almost exclusively.
I can take her anywhere and do anything and it is fun- she also does a lot of damage, she has no trouble holding her own at all.
Your suggestions don’t make sense to me and I would not be interested in playing such a class I think.
I have a SB, LB ranger and I am not cannon fodder- I love my Ranger
I have had a SB/LB ranger since game launch.
It used to be my main and fun to play, not anymore …
It has been relegated to doing dailies, harvesting mid-level nodes and easy pve content since I leveled a guardian 6 months ago.
Only reason I have not deleted it is because I have100% world on it ..
Currently rangers hopeless and Anet does not have a clue on how to deal with the class. It should be removed from the game and replaced with something completely re-worked, like an archer class without pets.
Ideally I would like to see a proper ranged stealth assassin type class with survival skills. Get rid of the greatsword, axes and warhorn, keep SB LB sword, daggers and torch, add in cross-bows, throwing stars, darts .These become the class ‘mechanic’, range weapons/skills exclusive to the class. Throw out all the nature and pet crap.
I have had a Mesmer since launch and only recently discovered Ranger- by that I mean she is my youngest 80.
I am sorry you feel that way but my experience is the exact opposite.
I love playing her and she is all about that nature plant crap since she is a Sylvari.
To me the druidy racial skills, bows compliment each other perfectly, I even love my pets, I play with a raven and an eagle almost exclusively.
I can take her anywhere and do anything and it is fun- she also does a lot of damage, she has no trouble holding her own at all.
Your suggestions don’t make sense to me and I would not be interested in playing such a class I think.
just shows how people differ eh?
lol wanted to do this myself, i would go a step further and give the ranger a staff, maybe use it for close/defensive combat somewhat similar to guardian, or maybe skills that summon more spirits of nature that attacks, heals, do conditions, i don’t know not saying they should do everything but are just idea that would give more magic to a class that i abandoned because it was too much skirmisher and too few nature magic
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Super-ultra breaking story nerws flash! – Class effectiveness varies between PvP (Which is highly strategic), and PvE (Which is DPS orientated), just because ranger’s are good in PvP doesn’t mean they are in PvE; and vice versa.
PvP’rs and PvE’rs need to realise they must clarify which platform they’re talking about or nobody is ever going to agree on anything :p
i played ranger in both and even in wvwvw. and i never felt useless nowhere.
just because the warior standing still forever can do more damage both ranged and in close combat doesn’t make it a fun class to play.
as i said before i had nothing to complain about the ranger, i abandoned him because i want magic in my mmo life! and ranger doesn’t feel enough magic for me.
you can go everywhere with a ranger, litterally everywhere no matter the build!
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Is this a ranger Q.Q thread or a thief Q.Q thread?
Either 1 is entirely one’s opinion but I have to disagree to both. On my thief, in spvp in zerker gear I end duels against rangers in a draw. The last 4 fights with my thief against a ranger I ended in a draw, 1 of those fights was after a gvg in wvw where everyone was 1v1 at that point (the wvw fight I was in valk). The reverse is true as well, on my ranger I can’t kill (good) thieves but they cannot touch me. Its this magic feeling inside called l2p. Ranger isn’t strong in pve, but they are great in pvp especially 1v1 due to the pet advantage (and don’t even enter water as a thief against a ranger…).
Thief, is mostly predictable. Few builds challenge that but most people just go the easy route and try bursting you down, which only works if you are running zerker against the highest DD burst in the game (after recent patch I’d say warrior is quite close though with axes). If stealth is your issue, you should be paying attention more. You don’t run straight down a path with your camera aiming 1 direction the entire time, you look around. Thieves don’t have stealth for miles, you should be able to spot one inc and retaliate before anything nasty happens. In spvp, well you know they’re stealth, and should be able to retaliate before anything nasty happens. Keep 2 things in mind:
Invisible =/= invincible
A zerker thief dies just as fast as you would if you had no defences.
“I’m waiting for the staff to get off their lunch
break. I feel like they should be back by now..”
Ranger, the word does not actually mean ‘’ranged combat’’ by any means go look it up, a ranged combat master would be called an ’’Archer’’or in the modern world probably a ’’Sniper’’ or some technical name.
the ranger in GW2 is just fine, im not saying they dont need changes, fixes or buffing in certain circumstances but they can perform just fine, WvW rangers too can still be devastating all depends on the play to be honest.
