Guild Wars 2

I put together a video of some of the things I’m learning roaming in WvW as a trapper ranger. I still make lots of mistakes, but I’m having a ton of fun. I think if trapper runes were allowed in PvP, I would give it a shot.
http://youtu.be/kGNHdiMjePE

I show the build at the start, but here’s the link as well.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNQQNAnfVjEq0ua3KmrQ1aABhYVQ73wW2RZbp8jR82D-TFyCABA8AAO+QAAo+gw3fwT1fm4MAkoSwsU+FAABwRP6RP6RPazcmzcmzcmFCYxaA-w

Hope you enjoy the video (and the music from my more youthful days). I’m happy to get more advice and tips! Thanks for all the suggestions and answers so far!

Regarding finishing. You can actually send in your pet to attack the downed player. Then move in behind the pet and start your finisher. That way it will eat the attacks or damage.

Regarding the traps and fighting. Spread out the love a little bit and don’t stack traps It is almost like a meta game in of itself – Simon Says You can position the enemy in some cases especially against stealth players when they try and reset.

I run a similar build and weapon set actually. Although I’m running exotic armor and weapons. Accessories are ascended though. Still works well in solo roaming and havoc squads. Zerg warfare it isn’t that great or so I’ve found. There is another thread active that is front line that I’m going to try I think.

All around I’ve found the new runes to be super fun even when using LB. Thanks for sharing.

Thx! I really like the stomping tip – I’ll definitely need to use that.

I’ve heard people say not to stack traps before. I can see how it definitely spoils stealth, but against someone like a thief who I know will close to melee range, I’m not sure I see the value in spreading them. Maybe, it would be a way to get off more splitblades and other shots because the thief gets revealed further away from me?

The only time I ran with a zerg, I noticed a big difference between having plus condi duration (offensive) food versus minus condi duration (defensive). I felt like I could help, but my pet died frequently, and I really had to watch for stuns.