Guild Wars 2

So has anyone else noticed that puncture shot range is more like 1500 than 1200? I can consistently hit targets that all my other 1200 rage skills cannot reach, by a pretty wide margin too. I wonder if the velocity increase did this as the projectile lasts the same amount of time while traveling faster, therefor also traveling farther?

Thats a normal aspect of curving projectile skills. As a ranger main I can confirm this is normal and has existed for a rather long time. It’s part of what gave longbow rangers an advantage as an ambusher in WvW. Youl notice the range actually increases on that one skill if your above your target as well.

Using it wisely can give you a decent advantage against classes with teleports/shadowsteps that try to close the gap.

I believe all skills have a built in 10% slack to help the game’s behavior with moving targets. When your base is 1200, 10% gets pretty noticeable.