Guild Wars 2

These are thoughts on an adjustment to the first ability, Long Range Shot;

-I’m really not sure how I feel about the distance changing damage thing, I get it, but the change is a tad bit extreme isn’t it? If anything what should change is the load/drawback speed, you fire faster at shorter distances and fire slower at longer.
-But to add, the arrow speed of this shot should be increased dramatically, it’s a Long Range Shot, you take the time to draw all the way back, that arrow should have some serious speed. The way it feels now is like it’s a semi-fast shot where you fire a paper plane at someone.

I will always dream of a utility/elite that gives us a proper aimed shot or ignite arrows but those are just dreams.

apparently you never played ranger in GW1
not that i disagree with you, but in GW1 AB, if you’re playing a ranger with a longbow on elevated terrain, the arc would be too big, you’d be lucky to land a few shots unless you had preparations or spirits.

and don’t get me started on flatbow.

My Longbow 2 cents : Is bad

The only thing that can justify longbow existing and being acceptable as a viable ranger weapon is barrier.

Shortbow is still king. More overal dps, better utility and mobility with it.

I don’t think the LB is bad (combine it with tourch and the flaming arrows from a keep can be pretty effective), but then I don’t think it’s great either. Some love it though. Personally I’d rather see barrage replaced with a sniper shot like attack that is charged and hits very hard, but then that would remove our main and pretty much only AOE.

Long Range Shot is broken, and I’m 99.9% certain that it fires more slowly than it was designed and balanced to, and that the dev/QA people are somehow still oblivious after 6 months even though it’s as plain as day.

It’s not just Long Range Shot either, it’s the LB animation, the same problem affects the Warrior’s Longbow (you’ll notice that the #1 skill does laughably poor DPS). It also affects Pistols, Staffs, and Scepters. Get it together Anet.