hi um i know this is a noob question but is there a (power) build that uses longbow and a secondhand wep that is range e.g. axe and that is also viable for pvp? I have spent a huge amount of time looking for a build but in the builds use greatsword as a 2nd wep and i dont really like melee, unless it is really needed for a ranger?
i am so sorry if some people get annoyed by this post but i have spent a huge amount of time googling a build like this but mostly pve builds are the ones that come out. Thanks!
Melee is “needed” because most classes have so many good gapclosers that make fighting from range pretty difficult, some do use longbow/shortbow I think that is the best combo if you want to use only ranged weapons since the shortbow works just as well in melee range and has both interupts and evade if your opponents get up in your face.
Any of the builds you found for longbow and greatsword should work if you only tweak a few traits and change the sword to shortbow I think.
In PvP I generally use a sword/torch as my melee as it possesses a lot of evade skills and provides conditions. For power builds, you could use sword/warhorn
Longbow is not viable for pvp. All you need to do against a longbow ranger is run back and forth through him or circle strafe at melee range. This will cancel more than half of the ranger’s attacks.
You definitely don’t need to melee to be effective in pvp as a ranger.
But the LB is a bit of a challenge in some maps.
But remember, most people plan for 1v1 and that isn’t how a fight goes. You swap the weapon when the enemy is paying attention to fighting you. I use LB quite well in pvp as a ranged second source of damage when an ally is in melee with an enemy. The range helps when the fight is spread out because I just go from one fight to the next as that second source and focus on staying out of being attacked directly. LB is great against bad play in pvp.
You can do a lot with the stealth shot too to keep yourself from being the focus in hot joins more than tournies. Forums draw much better players than you will find in most hotjoins. That is when the LB can really work.
Note: the other posters are quite right. The maps are too small and organized so that it is too easy to get to the LB ranger. But, they are also unforgiving to the novice who can’t immediately figure out where the LB ranger is firing from or how to close a gap with all the terrain features.
I use more shortbow + axe (horn/torch/axe/dagger) in a bit of a condition focus or with spirits.
I too just don’t care for melee and you can be fine in pvp with range.
I have spent a huge amount of time looking for a build but in the builds use greatsword as a 2nd wep and i dont really like melee, unless it is really needed for a ranger?