Guild Wars 2

I’ve basically been running a crit based ranger with shortbow/ sword dagger combo from lvls 1-80. It has worked well except I’m noticing that #1 most of the attacks are condition based #2 I’m really never switching to sword dagger so it feels like wasted space. I have maxed out precision as my main stat, decent power from gear, and condition damage in a far third. What do you guys think?

I believe sword does the most physical damage out of all our weapons. Of course you have to live with the downside of being melee…

Yeah in terms of DPS I am pretty sure it goes 1h Sword then shortbow. Pairing sword with warhorn would probably be better then dagger if you just want to go all out damage. Off hand axe is fairly underrated as well, especially if we are just talking about open world PvE.

Ursan.7846:

I believe sword does the most physical damage out of all our weapons. Of course you have to live with the downside of being melee…

What is this downside you speak of? From what I know is the melee Ranger has incredible mobility unmatched by other professions if you use the skills in an evasive manner. 1h sword can stick to stealthed players if you’re lucky and you don’t have to watch a mass of Obstructed all day.

OP, I suggest you play with sword/dagger until you realize the effectiveness of it. It’s hardly wasted space.

Panther Chameleon.8465:

Ursan.7846:

I believe sword does the most physical damage out of all our weapons. Of course you have to live with the downside of being melee…

What is this downside you speak of? From what I know is the melee Ranger has incredible mobility unmatched by other professions if you use the skills in an evasive manner. 1h sword can stick to stealthed players if you’re lucky and you don’t have to watch a mass of Obstructed all day.

OP, I suggest you play with sword/dagger until you realize the effectiveness of it. It’s hardly wasted space.

Well obviously there pros/cons of being melee/ranged. One of the pros of ranged damage is being able do damage from a relatively safe distance. Like you wouldn’t use a sword if you’re up against lupi or a big Zerg in wvw.

I’m not saying ranged is better than melee at all. I carry a sword myself in my inventory, but you just have to understand when to use what.

In my opinion, depending on your crit chance, the high attack speed or AoE weapons are your best bet to trigger crits often.

So:
Shortbow, preferably with piercing arrows, for the attack speed
Greatsword, for the cleaving attacks
Sword, once again for the attack speed and aoe swipe on #3