Guild Wars 2

i just got my ranger to 80, and still play pretty clunky, but anyway

http://youtu.be/bZ6313lu48Q

playing w the new trapper runes is pretty fun due to on demand stealth

one problem is the runspeed tho due to limited utility slots

welcoming tips to improve~

build used :

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNAV8YjEqUva7KusQ1aABhaVA0uGChllkittenBbQBnqA-TlhHwAFV+B4iAsS9HO6GC8EAgqEEA-w

entertainment value, 10/10.

loved the music. loved the asura. loved the new type of fights that anet has added with this patch (stealth trapper? longbow artillary?)

the warriors werent really capable of 1v1 with their weapon set (they were all Nike warriors, no cc, just the ability to run away faster than everyone in the game). the mesmer fights were very good though.

I gave these a whirl earlier in the week, i made a half-hearted trapper, who was basically just using traps to add a ton of stealth to a full glass longbow build. it was hilarious, and probably an incredibly powerful team dps build (perhaps our best option?), but overall for 1v1 and roaming it was lackluster, because you are only left with one utility slot. what do you do with it? stun breaker? stability? condi clear? run speed? all of those are basically required to be a strong roaming build and with traps you only get to pick one and pray it was the right one for the fight you find next. i ended up swapping between renewel and LR and relied on traps for speedy disengages, but overall the lack of any runspeed was too devastating.

you did quite a nice job though. im curious how you stayed stealthed at some points even though your flame trap detonated. maybe because the stealth kicked in after the enemy landed on it? If thats the case, why dont the following pulses reveal you? this was one of my chief complaints of the runes, you basically cant throw your traps at enemies while using them because it will pop you out of stealth… so then you have to pray they can be kited into them…

I’m currently working on a hybrid using these runes and Remorseless. We’ll see how it turns out,

Nice vid btw ^.^ .

Nice Vid and solid use of sword

The mesmer fights exhausted me just watching them, kudos for sticking it out and finishing the guy off.

Do you take frost just you so won’t unstealth? Or defense? I would think you’d want spike trap instead, but then I don’t use traps a ton.

i took frost cause it didnt unstealth me, on burn trap it didnt unstealth me cause right after it goes up it doesnt proc right away, it procs like 0.5 sec after it goes up i think, or the enemy dodged it, so no dmg – no revealed

ty for the neat feedback:>

expected ppl to say that 1v1 fights are boring etc

edit : updated build into first post

Nice video indeed and loved the songs you picked! You sir gots good taste. I like how you were sticking to your traps, shooting through them instead of chasing and fighting outside of them like so many other rangers do. You could take better advantage over the stealth tho, reposition yourself properly before attacking again.

What people tend to forget is that stealth breaks target… which can actually be quite helpful if you land it at the right time.

solrik.6028:

What people tend to forget is that stealth breaks target… which can actually be quite helpful if you land it at the right time.

reminded me of this

http://youtu.be/WjAmG07rvXw?list=UUQzThj1GTSAxvlc5e79M6aA

Lol… seriously well i might try it because it looks funny maybe on my sylvaris ranger with a slingshot

kyubi.3620:

Lol… seriously well i might try it because it looks funny maybe on my sylvaris ranger with a slingshot

huehuehue i was using slingshot either, just imagine ur arrows r rocks, there u go , u throw rocks at enemys makin em bleed, a giant rock to daze/stun em, u stylishly jump throw a rock to evade, etc

one can only dream~

I’m toying with a very similar set up. I’m using Axe/Axe instead of SB, though (and Offhand-Training instead of Hidden in Plain Sight). Pretty helpful against Mesmers or when facing more than 1 enemy. Outside of that it works pretty much the same.