Guild Wars 2

So today i got this instant lvl 20 scroll and i cant decide on what class i should use it on, i sorta trying to decide between Ranger or Necro. as i play mostly PvE i wonder what kind of place Ranger have, also curious how well they do in PvP. And just overall what you guys think of the class Is 2h sword any good for the ranger?

I can’t speak for pve but i think the class is overall viable now. There are many different builds that you can use. the 2hsword is good for power builds with either longbow or playing it aside sword/dagger as melee build (which has some hard counters but can be very effective while having a fairly high skill ceiling)
With axe/torch condition builds being quite ridiculously OP/cheese (imho) but noone cares about the condi meta so pff

That said for me necro has more variation in the playstyle and would be overall more fun/challenging to play right but that’s ofc just personal taste.

I think in the end they’re both viable classes and it’s really just down to what you like better, the advise is to make one of each, pick a couple builds on the forum and try them out in sPvP so you get an understanding on how they work and which one you prefer

Roll a necro. Roll a necro.

Ranger is far better for PvE. You are a significant increase to the party’s dps, and since the last patch, your dps is through the roof.

Good rangers can be a part of dungeon speed runs. Necros can’t.

About the weapons, in soloing/WvW roaming, Greatsword is great. It can be very good for dungs too, but sword is superior for melee dps.

I also prefer ranger for WvW zerker roaming, since it can kill faster and from distance. Plus you have enough utility to escape zergs.

I like necro for the AoE, but the whole class is a bit dull and feels empty for me.

I like ranger because it was my first lvl 80 and I can’t really stick to any other class…

Still, you got plenty of AoE and single target damage with rangers but maybe not in the way that would please you most. Can’t say much for the necro

Roll any other profession then ranger. Simply put, nerfs will come, and you wont know how to deal with that.

Prysin.8542:

Roll any other profession then ranger. Simply put, nerfs will come, and you wont know how to deal with that.

Another proffesion like? I already have 80 warr and 80 guardian, and a 43 thief but not sure im that keen on a thief.

Rangers have recently moved in to the upper class as far as PvE, outdamaging warriors and obviously guardians.

They’re decent for WvW and PvP.

But ya, Prysin’s joke post has some truth to it. Be prepared for Anet to kitten on rangers at any given moment.

Please don’t roll a ranger.

Roll ranger! Play WvW in an organized group. Crit people like a truck!

Ranger won’t be hammered hard by Nurfs, Like all Updates some things proberly are more powerful now because of some Changes that passively effected unbuffed skills.

so they will be Tweeked Not Nurfed.

Zenos Osgorma.2936:

Ranger won’t be hammered hard by Nurfs, Like all Updates some things proberly are more powerful now because of some Changes that passively effected unbuffed skills.

so they will be Tweeked Not Nurfed.

you…. havent played ranger long enough then….

Oh yes, there will be nerf-bats.

Prysin.8542:

Zenos Osgorma.2936:

Ranger won’t be hammered hard by Nurfs, Like all Updates some things proberly are more powerful now because of some Changes that passively effected unbuffed skills.

so they will be Tweeked Not Nurfed.

you…. havent played ranger long enough then….

Oh yes, there will be nerf-bats.

no one has the right to say someone hasn’t played it enough.
i think playing gw1>2 for 8years is enough of this class to understand all weakeness of Ranged combat , i’ve done it all.

if rangers are in a good spot they won’t Nurf bat them.

Rangers are as viable as the dev’s are responsive to fixing the ranger. The DEVELOPER’S IN THIS GAME (as far as the ranger is concern) ARE COMPLETELY USELESS!

Any group of people that are completely negligent to the wishes of its customers are IDIOTS!

I keep coming back to this game hoping for something better but I come back to the same old clunky ranger that has to do way to much work to get the same result as most of the other toons. With a Pile of kitten WORTHLESS pet all because the developers want to keep the same toon type intact; Even though your customer base has asked time and time again for you to give us the option to have or not have a pet

I don’t care what the developer’s did last patch it wasn’t again anything most players asked them to do. They just do as they want and nothing even levels out (as far as the rangers goes) so it shows me they don’t care and WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR FEEDBACK as far as character development goes.

Albert Einstien said " insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result " he also said “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

I maybe an Ahole, a bad player, whatever you want to say; One thing I am not is insane so I can’t see the need to come back to developer’s that do not listen to their customers.

Thom rangers had a massive, massive damage boost last patch. That was our biggest weakness. Axe grants might, pets are way more useful, signets grant their actives to the player, LB is viable in PvE (!!!), it was a big deal. Like, a really big deal. We actually outdamage warriors now.

Thom.1862:

Rangers are as viable as the dev’s are responsive to fixing the ranger. The DEVELOPER’S IN THIS GAME (as far as the ranger is concern) ARE COMPLETELY USELESS!

Any group of people that are completely negligent to the wishes of its customers are IDIOTS!

I keep coming back to this game hoping for something better but I come back to the same old clunky ranger that has to do way to much work to get the same result as most of the other toons. With a Pile of kitten WORTHLESS pet all because the developers want to keep the same toon type intact; Even though your customer base has asked time and time again for you to give us the option to have or not have a pet

I don’t care what the developer’s did last patch it wasn’t again anything most players asked them to do. They just do as they want and nothing even levels out (as far as the rangers goes) so it shows me they don’t care and WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR FEEDBACK as far as character development goes.

Albert Einstien said " insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result " he also said “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

I maybe an Ahole, a bad player, whatever you want to say; One thing I am not is insane so I can’t see the need to come back to developer’s that do not listen to their customers.

don’t want somthing clunky , thats what rangers do we use Range+melee combat styles simultaneously, and of course that will cause some clunkyness in combat flow while changing combat stlyes.

if you don’t want this you’d be better off not compaining, or just sticking to a Melee based class/Ele.

ps i think the 15% on striders Defence was a Mistake , Anet not allowing signet of the hunt to combine with Moment of Clairty was needed or god imagine what an attack will do then with the extra insane damage.

Albert Einstien Bleh bleh , Balance is Science , Science is to Experiment E.g the new combat styles they have Included , Poison master (a cat that causes Poison?)

the Doors have opened to Ranger In many more ways possible than any other class, its so Flexiable compaired to the past patches , so many Impressive and variable builds.

anet do listen but they can only do so much with a Free to play and Gem store income, plus the Limited plushes and computer mouses/ keyboards they sell.

if you want to see improvements faster buy more Gems.

Definitely go ranger. Necro isn’t very good in pve and the development for the class has an identity crisis in general. Plus necro mobility is just no good.

As long as you’re not into Fractals, sure.