Guild Wars 2

I am an old GW1 vet, had like 1000+ hours on a Ranger…so i figured it was time for a new class going into GW2.

I chose the Thief, and by no means was I disappointed. Very fast paced, always on your toes. On top of that, you look like a kitten flipping around Yoda style.

Yet I have come to a crossroads with my thief on stuff to do, so it is time for an alt.

I would like a trip down memory lane, so I have leveled the two classes that I am interested in to 20, one being ranger, one being warrior. Since my Thief is a condition build, I would like a Power/Precision build this time around. Both Shortbow Rangers, and GS Warriors are very good at this.

So I leveled both of them to 20.

The ranger was fun and I felt like I was strong as hell, but I am not so sure i like the auto attack spamming, while putting spirits down whenever they come off CD. The 2 skill is a condition skill, the 3 skill is an evade, and the 5 skill is CC, so the only one I felt the need to keep on CD was the 4 skill. It seems a little boring. I also do not like seeing my pet go down if something other than a regular mob stares at it, actually im gonna be blunt and say i hate the pet mechanic altogether since i didn’t use it in GW1.

Is auto attack spamming with a shortbow while putting spirits down and hitting the 4 skill basically what I’m gonna be doing when I ding 80, with the occasional Rage as One elite skill when i need it?

Jordo.5913:

Is auto attack spamming with a shortbow while putting spirits down and hitting the 4 skill basically what I’m gonna be doing when I ding 80, with the occasional Rage as One elite skill when i need it?

Probably not. Spirits are generally terrible -you won’t be using them much. The shortbow is an effective skirmishing weapon, but it really is nothing but auto attacks and kiting. Other weapons are a great deal more interesting to use.

Rampage as One is a useful elite for dealing damage. I tend to hover between using that, and Entangle, depending on the situation.

I currently run a Berserker Longbow/Greatsword Signet build (30/20/5/0/15) and my damage is through the roof! Running with a Bird and Spider I can CC, and bring the pain (bird crits for about 2k-4k) with the signets i use run speed, condition removal, and toughness and rampage as one for my elite.

I run dungeons with this build aswell and do WvW.
Although I am planning on scaling back on my Crit Damage and adding toughness and vit to help survive some nasty encounters.

I also run the build in sPvP and hold my own against burst warriors and thieves.
but as with all Glass Cannon builds if you get caught with your trousers down… its game over, the Greatsword is fantastic in this respect as it has a lot of evasion, a ranged block and melee knockback aswell as a daze/stun and a leap.

But when all is said and done, its up to you to decide if the profession is fun.

I would suggest that you try swapping your specs around, you will probably do better with a condition ranger and a power/crit thief. Condition damage trapper/SB ranger is one of this profession’s best and most versatile builds, while thief can do insane burst damage. Trap ranger is also really fun to play.

PS: Spirits are terrible, drop them in favor of… well anything else. I run signets with my berserker build, but even untraited traps and shouts are better than spirits.

Jordo.5913:

I am an old GW1 vet, had like 1000+ hours on a Ranger…so i figured it was time for a new class going into GW2.

I chose the Thief, and by no means was I disappointed. Very fast paced, always on your toes. On top of that, you look like a kitten flipping around Yoda style.

Yet I have come to a crossroads with my thief on stuff to do, so it is time for an alt.

I would like a trip down memory lane, so I have leveled the two classes that I am interested in to 20, one being ranger, one being warrior. Since my Thief is a condition build, I would like a Power/Precision build this time around. Both Shortbow Rangers, and GS Warriors are very good at this.

So I leveled both of them to 20.

The ranger was fun and I felt like I was strong as hell, but I am not so sure i like the auto attack spamming, while putting spirits down whenever they come off CD. The 2 skill is a condition skill, the 3 skill is an evade, and the 5 skill is CC, so the only one I felt the need to keep on CD was the 4 skill. It seems a little boring. I also do not like seeing my pet go down if something other than a regular mob stares at it, actually im gonna be blunt and say i hate the pet mechanic altogether since i didn’t use it in GW1.

Is auto attack spamming with a shortbow while putting spirits down and hitting the 4 skill basically what I’m gonna be doing when I ding 80, with the occasional Rage as One elite skill when i need it?

Brace yourself. Difficulty is coming.