Guild Wars 2

The Ranger torch is a rather boring weapon even if effective at what it does . It offers no counterplay what so ever . It is just inflict burning then inflict burning in an AOE . B O R I N G

So i wanted to suggest something that will offer some flavor to the ranger torch :
- speed up the throw torch projectile a bit
- throw torch inflicts a 1-1.5 second daze on hit

Why this ? Well , Rangers have few dazes or stuns . There are no stuns in the utility line . But there is one interesting trait that is about to get buffed even , Moment of Clarity . Perhaps this would add some interaction between ranger traits and make some specs not a snoozefest and increase active play by allowing more opportunities to interrupt a key opponent spell .

ty

Blind on torch #4 or warhorn #4. Every other profession has access to blind except rangers. (And no, jellyfish RNG smokefield does not count.)

Taku.6352:

Blind on torch #4 or warhorn #4. Every other profession has access to blind except rangers. (And no, jellyfish RNG smokefield does not count.)

not everyone has a pet that doesn’t scale with stats and hits like a truck

Since a few months ago it hits like a wet noodle

Cynz.9437:

Taku.6352:

Blind on torch #4 or warhorn #4. Every other profession has access to blind except rangers. (And no, jellyfish RNG smokefield does not count.)

not everyone has a pet that doesn’t scale with stats and hits like a truck

If pets did scale with power everyone would cry when the power ranger insta bursts people with Rapid Fire and a Jaguar.

Taku.6352:

Blind on torch #4 or warhorn #4. Every other profession has access to blind except rangers. (And no, jellyfish RNG smokefield does not count.)

Sun Spirit says ‘hay’

Chokolata.1870:

The Ranger torch is a rather boring weapon even if effective at what it does . It offers no counterplay what so ever . It is just inflict burning then inflict burning in an AOE . B O R I N G

So i wanted to suggest something that will offer some flavor to the ranger torch :
- speed up the throw torch projectile a bit
- throw torch inflicts a 1-1.5 second daze on hit

Why this ? Well , Rangers have few dazes or stuns . There are no stuns in the utility line . But there is one interesting trait that is about to get buffed even , Moment of Clarity . Perhaps this would add some interaction between ranger traits and make some specs not a snoozefest and increase active play by allowing more opportunities to interrupt a key opponent spell .

ty

Torch #5 is already a very long lasting firefield. If #4 was redesigned as a melee skill then I could totally see it having a daze/blind. Smacking a foe over the head with a torch has gotta leave some kind of an impact.

Cynz.9437:

Taku.6352:

Blind on torch #4 or warhorn #4. Every other profession has access to blind except rangers. (And no, jellyfish RNG smokefield does not count.)

not everyone has a pet that doesn’t scale with stats and hits like a truck

Not everyone has a class mechanic that stops working.

glaphen.5230:

Cynz.9437:

Taku.6352:

Blind on torch #4 or warhorn #4. Every other profession has access to blind except rangers. (And no, jellyfish RNG smokefield does not count.)

not everyone has a pet that doesn’t scale with stats and hits like a truck

If pets did scale with power everyone would cry when the power ranger insta bursts people with Rapid Fire and a Jaguar.

more like you can build bunker and your pet still hits like you are built zerker

so throwing a stick of wood that’s on fire would daze someone…. Blind sounds pretty reasonable but daze just doesn’t make logical sense. Torch is one of my favorite ranger weapons, it does crazy damage.