Guild Wars 2

I can only assume I missed something. Why was the 5% dmg bonus from Eagle Eye removed instead of rolled into Lead The Wind?

And for that matter, I am wondering why they took away the regain Opening Strike on kill or regaining stealth.

Granted I tend to run rather strange builds, but I am looking at an instant 10% dmg loss as soon as this build hits and that’s before the stat changes.

Someone tell me I missed something and I shouldn’t be concerned….

Remorseless is TONS better now, don’t be concerned about that.

LB damage modifier is gone, hunters tactics modifier is gone, peak strength modifier is gone, Bountiful Hunter modifier is nerfed. So yeah, you did actually miss something there.

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

Remorseless is TONS better now, don’t be concerned about that.

Sadly, Remorseless competes with Lead the Wind….

OK…you guys have taken me from concerned to panic attack…

Lonewolf Kai.3682:

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

Remorseless is TONS better now, don’t be concerned about that.

Sadly, Remorseless competes with Lead the Wind….

Well, Remorseless is better used with other weapons imo, it would be OK with LB, but it works much better with OH axe and GS.

Personnally i like those change, as the LB with X number of +% dmg was just favorizing fool gameplay. Now it will be much more interesting to fight LB ranger and the good one will really shine above the “ok” one. The skill cap will also increase and people might change their opinion about “pew pew ranger is ez to play”. Lets see how the change affect that.

If you are talking about mindless min/maxer type gameplay… But for a more solo/duo PVE standpoint without min/maxing… it is a bit more than painful. At least on the surface…

I seriously hope there is something in the changes we don’t know about that will allow compensation for these missing boosts… I have always favored my sustained dmg builds…

Well if its PVE we’r taling about, Predator’s Onslaught is the way to go. Remorseless is sweet in wvw/spvp works even better with melee builds.
you still have Hunter’s Tactics modifier , Steady Focus modifier, spotter and Quick Draw for double LB builds. your ranger rune will be replaced with scholer and for the alst trait line BM for the extra pet DPS and quickness on pet swap.

DocNW.9462:

If you are talking about mindless min/maxer type gameplay… But for a more solo/duo PVE standpoint without min/maxing… it is a bit more than painful. At least on the surface…

I seriously hope there is something in the changes we don’t know about that will allow compensation for these missing boosts… I have always favored my sustained dmg builds…

I talk about spvp mostly. Ranger could 100%-0% in one rapid fire on unaware squishy opponent.

I’ve never really relied on pets for more than a short term meat shield/distraction… and like I said…I tend to run really weird builds…don’t wanna say exactly what or I will get flamed off the boards… but it has allowed me to solo/duo most everything short of a few of the dungeons… A delicate balance that fits a strange playstyle…

I usually Run LB/Sword+axe… with a defense/regen heavy sustained dps focus… An attempt to hit just the right balance of dmg/ and survivability…

Because longbow was never supposed to be doing that level of damage with such reliability. It’s about as lightly as you could reasonably expect LB to get off. Just be happy they aren’t actually touching the weapon skills.