Guild Wars 2

Does anyone know what bugs longbow out? I switch targets, and then activate rapid fire, but sometimes it seems to fire at my last target. How frustrating is it to watch rapid fire tick down, and my target isn’t even being hit!

Speaking of frustrating, Signet of Renewal really needs a rework. The only way for a ranger to mass clear conditions, and I have to be mindful of how far my pet is, and sometimes those things just get lost unless they are in passive mode. This skill needs to always be linked to the ranger.

Today I’ve found that Hunter’s Shot isn’t always providing me stealth even if it hits, and I’m not revealed. And Point Blank Shot isn’t hitting. I’ve had to give up on longbow because I just can’t rely on it.

Stealth breaks if you do damage, so hits from Barrage will remove stealth. So don’t use Hunter’s Shot if you just used Barrage.

Signet of Renewal removes conditions in an area around the pet from all allies (maybe max 5). This area is limited in size. The pet can be too far away for the Ranger to be in this area, so it won’t take conditions from the Ranger.
If it’s traited with Signet of the Beastmaster it can be even worse, because the Ranger will pull conditions away from allies to himself. The pet will then also trigger, but if the Ranger isn’t in its range, the Ranger will be stuck with the conditions from his allies. The result is that the Ranger will have more conditions rather than less.

Holland.9351:

If it’s traited with Signet of the Beastmaster it can be even worse, because the Ranger will pull conditions away from allies to himself.

No, he won’t. This signet has no interaction with the Signet of the Beastmaster.

Moreover, LB is completely unreliable. Rapid Fire casually tends to stop dealing damage even mid-cast. I wasn’t able to find out WHEN and under WHAT conditions does this occur but many times in dungeons I just cast Rapid fire, and after 4-5 shots no more damage is shown. This occurs mostly when I’m on the move and not stationary.

And the damage is still a joke, not comparing the laughable reliability. In addition to unreliable pets – I’m just thinking of rerolling completely.