Guild Wars 2

Hey, just started this game about 3 weeks ago. I have an 80 ranger (which i really love) but im frustrated because I can not seem to roam and win any 1v1’s. Right now I am carrying LB/SB (both zerker)with Power/Toughness/Vitality gear with some Zerker rings, ammy neck that my friend bought me.. I am using 2 spiders as my pet for the hard CC. The new patch came out today and I am just wondering what i should be doing and what I am doing wrong. I am willing to try anything so please just throw it out there. Please be as specific as possible cause i am a newbie to this game. I am not knowledgable so please try not to use alot of abreviations.
My goal is to roam freely with good escapes and hard punching damage. I would love to gank 1v2’s+ if possible. I want to take camps & disrupt as much as possible.
I dont feel there is enough Ranger information out there currently that is viable to use. I have looked long and hard and dont see many ppl succeeding well roaming-wise. If that is tru please put down what class would you recommend to complete the goals i have! Thanks in advance!

Check out the beastmaster builds or a condition heavy build for ranger ( possibly traps or an evade ranger).
A good Condi ranger with apothecary gear with sword/dagger and short bow (or axe torch) is a very tough 1v1 and can easily win 1v2s if played right.

BM build was really solid last patch.

Perma regen/swiftness/fury with warhorn, nature’s voice, and runes of altruism means ranger just became a top tier in havoc/roaming squads. No one heals like ranger or removes aoe conditions and now they get perma aoe swiftness too. It has never been this easy to run fast outside of combat and you don’t even have to stop and blast.

I’d say only solo for novelty. I mean, at least on Jade Quarry, you can’t really go anywhere safely without five people. Plus, you get a teamwork dynamic that’s very effective.

Chops could u be more specific with the building refer to? Like gear, weapon traits etc. and are uncertain that I can kill with that?

BM is dead after the recent patch….actually Ranger is going to be tough all together roaming after this patch.

Rangers always had it tough roaming. That said the GS has one of the best abilities in the game to cover distance. It is WAY better than ride the lightning. The warhorn is also good. I would drop the LB with the exception of sieging. In open field play, it is more of a liability. The SB is workable since it has conditions (if you go that route), extra evade, cripple and an interrupt. Heavy bunker regen is proving to be the best healing system for ranger. I haven’t tried the new patch but pet damage when spec’d has been VERY good.

Take a look at the RRR build posted in the Ranger forums. It is a very good build at least before the 6/25 patch. May still be very good just don’t know.

As a fellow Ranger on JQ, Chopp’s is right about not solo roaming. You’ll get run over far too often that way. With a lot of boon duration, our Warhorn #5 skill last almost as long as it’s recharge rate. Thus you can have near perma swiftness and fury.

Ranger’s are odd in that, you think we should be attacking from “Range” Yet, we end up sitting in a puddle most of the time. It’s really really odd

I have a lot of concerns with Mual getting a 50% reduction today. I love my cats and except for an Owl, I do not like any other pet.This is a serious hit to my Beastmaster build.

Longbow is fine if you can retreat behind walls or hide in the zerg.
Replace it with another weapon(s) if you want to roam.