Guild Wars 2

There are limited resources available to make changes and balances to all of the professions. We all know Ranger is lacking, but it’s been stated the root of the problem is deeper than just simply poor weapon skills. In an effort to help streamline the process lets have a thread listing top 10 changes you would make to Rangers. I’ll update the first post with the most popular suggestions to keep track of where Rangers would like to see resources devoted.

My personal top 10.

1. Pets need to have an innate speed buff so they can keep up with targets and increased HP pool. I’d also make all pet skills fire instantly and compensate with longer cool down times.

2. Longbow skill 1 needs to start gaining damage from 1000-1200 and have a higher 0-1000 damage output.

3. All arrows need to fly faster to the target.

4. 1hd sword reworked to have at most one attack with some kind of player movement linked.

5. 2hd sword needs to hit harder or swing faster.

6. Skills and traits should lose the “utility” feel and instead by more focused on providing a direct benefit. Alternately allow the Ranger to use more skills and traits to compensate for the relative weakness but higher utility factor.

7. More damage to compensate for weak armor or more armor to compensate for utility design. I’d prefer simply boosting damage output since Ranger appears to be a kiting/maneuver class, but given the number of battles in restricted terrain it’s difficult for a Ranger to live up to the implied method of fighting.

8. Add rifle as 2hd option.

9. Spirits made invulnerable to damage, have larger range, and be guaranteed boost not a % chance.

10. Pet revive needs to have amount healed greatly increased or moved to a pet skill option instead of taking up one of the player skill slots.

Please maybe slightly increase some Greatsword damage! I know you like slight changes, so even a small step would make me feel awesome! I think that a greatsword Ranger is one of the coolest things that makes the class unique, and I would love to just have even a little hope that you will help keep that a great option!