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Posted by: Spectre.6821

Spectre.6821

Rangers, are you tired of sub par DPS? Tired of Having your skill coefficients reduced to compensate for your suicidal animal companion?

Warriors, are you tired of insufficient sustain. Do you want a stronger backbone?

Well, I have a suggestion to fix both issues at once! With the new and improved Ranger, (Hereafter Renamed Squire,) both classes may finally break free of their shackles and become the effective unit they were born to be.

The only alteration necessary is an adaptation to the Beast Mastery line. It will now be known as Herald Mastery. Yes! Now every Squire may spec to buff their Warrior with things like perma protection, HP regent, increased stats, and more! In exchange in this symbiotic relationship our warrior lords merely need to on occasion drop us a banner with which we can become a functional DPS tool! This is a win-win situation, especially with a banner of tactics where we can maintain our warriors health pool as well!

This advertisement has been paid for by the adopt a Ranger foundation. No Rangers were actually harmed in the process of advertising, however their pets were sacrificed on the alter of inequity for their net weight in cheetos.
(This is intended as a joke, mocking the fact that warriors banners hit harder than Rangers Great sword. Please view it only as such. )

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Posted by: SynfulChaot.3169

SynfulChaot.3169

You know … I tested out that banner thing yesterday during a guild challenge. I should not do about 1.5 times more damage auto-attacking with a banner than with my GS. >.<

Tarnished Coast – Wayfarer’s Accord [Way]
Main: Caeimhe – Sylvari Ranger
Alts: Charr Guardian, Asura Elementalist, Human Thief, Norn Necromancer

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Posted by: Spectre.6821

Spectre.6821

I know. It seems slightly insulting. This is not a request to nerf banner ANet, how about a little Ranger love here.

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Posted by: Fade.1743

Fade.1743

Cheetos Puffs or Flamin’ Hot I assume.

I would actually like to try a mechanic like this out in an MMO one day TBH.

I am also scared to see that in person. The banner outDPS’ing the GS.

Magichemist Zeke – Asura Elementalist [TC]
An Insane(ly Intelligent) Genius!
“Did you just tell me the rules? Never tell me the rules!”

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Posted by: SynfulChaot.3169

SynfulChaot.3169

I am also scared to see that in person. The banner outDPS’ing the GS.

Don’t do it unless you want to cry.

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Main: Caeimhe – Sylvari Ranger
Alts: Charr Guardian, Asura Elementalist, Human Thief, Norn Necromancer

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Posted by: Jabronee.9465

Jabronee.9465

You know … I tested out that banner thing yesterday during a guild challenge. I should not do about 1.5 times more damage auto-attacking with a banner than with my GS. >.<

100 Banners incoming!

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Posted by: Criminal.5627

Criminal.5627

You know … I tested out that banner thing yesterday during a guild challenge. I should not do about 1.5 times more damage auto-attacking with a banner than with my GS. >.<

hey! fabric hurts and the metal stands they are on are rather pointy… how a blade can be less effective? i’m not to sure but maybe if we wrapped them in cloth…

Giant spiders of the world are just misunderstood creatures, they love to snuggle too.

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Posted by: Cuchullain.3104

Cuchullain.3104

And to think I used to get annoyed accidentally picking those banners up while looting. Sorry warriors, I didn’t realize. We’re not worthy!

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Posted by: kiwituatara.6053

kiwituatara.6053

I dont know where we are at with GS. But I like it. It also has a faster attack rate than the banner even though the damage is less.

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Posted by: Spectre.6821

Spectre.6821

Kiwi~ Don’t get me wrong, I love my great sword. I just dislike the fact that we do more overall damage per second with a banner, and have some neat things like a blast finisher, party swiftness, charge, and potentially a party buff/heal while using it. These are all things the Ranger can’t typically do solo, and get it all with a bloody banner.

Want to blast your water field… too bad unless you have a warrior banner. Good luck counting on that drake. Get another free heal off banner of tactics, EFF yes! It give us support and DPS in one weapon, things we lack on all of our weapons. /Sigh

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Posted by: Abrilete.1439

Abrilete.1439

After reading about this, yesterday I tried picking a banner and… wow, a great weapon indeed! Decent sustained damage, blast finisher, support, swiftness, gap closer… I want to be a warrior’s squire! A few enemies ended with a heavy headache…

Next time I join a Zerg, i’ll surely pick a banner to whack some heads and blast-finish the fields.

Baruch Bay, Ranger.

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Posted by: Kolisch.4691

Kolisch.4691

In the next patch:

Warrior banners used by Rangers was fixed so they will only deal 1/3 damage compared to other classes. Utilities except for swiftness will be blanked out while swiftness duration from the banner will be reduced by half.

HoT = Grind Wars 2
HoT = WvW players forced to PVE

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Posted by: Spectre.6821

Spectre.6821

Kolisch~
Seriously right. That will be the fix! Lol. I have more faith in Arena net than that though. Here is to hoping they prove me right.

insert all comments about my faith being misplaced l/kittened into your trash bin please. I know that by having faith in Arena Net they’ll eventually come through. Maybe not in our time, but eventually.-

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Posted by: naphack.9346

naphack.9346

Just have an ele drop you a lightning hammer, then see where the damage is at

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The mob has spoken and the turrets shall be burnt at the stake.