Recently got enough points to build me a druid but I’m not sure where to go with it.
I’m a solo type who does PvE for the most part. I do like to join in events whenever I can though. And I want to get as many MP’s as possible without grouping although I do realise that I’ll have to go LFG at some point.
The point of this post is to seek out any and all advice you could give. I have been reading the posts here and there’s just so many opinions, I can’t sort the wood from the trees (haha, ranger, druid, trees… haha. Um yeah,)
~Don’t go for healing power if you don’t intend to progress 80+ fractals or Raids
~Both Berserker and Viper are viable.
~For any group content you want Druid for GotL and Glyph of Empowerment
~https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/PvE-WvW-Bleed-druid this might end up being your best friend for solo
~Don’t go for healing power if you don’t intend to progress 80+ fractals or Raids
~Both Berserker and Viper are viable.
~For any group content you want Druid for GotL and Glyph of Empowerment, spotter, and frost and/or sun spirit
~https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/PvE-WvW-Bleed-druid this might end up being your best friend for solo, which is a totally arbitrary good build I, tragic positive, personally like. There are few dozen other equally good solo builds.
~Don’t go for healing power if you don’t intend to progress 80+ fractals or Raids
~Both Berserker and Viper are viable.
~For any group content you want Druid for GotL and Glyph of Empowerment, spotter, and frost and/or sun spirit
~https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/PvE-WvW-Bleed-druid this might end up being your best friend for solo, which is a totally arbitrary good build I, tragic positive, personally like. There are few dozen other equally good solo builds.
Made a few edits in bold.
spirit of nature can also be helpful, less for the heals and more for the group stability w/Nature’s Vengeance. I’ve seen it make a difference, when people can keep hitting whatever it is without getting knocked down/pulled/etc.
Unlike some classes ranger utilities can be very situational and you’ll have to learn when to use what, the same goes for the pets. BearBow gets a bad rap, there are times when having a bear can be useful as well as times it is detrimental to the group. Learn what the utilities/pets are for and how they are best used and you’ll feel a lot more productive and useful in groups.
edit: to clarify, I mentioned other classes because Ele can be like that where as a specific warrior build may never change anything on the bar other than swap a banner.
spirit of nature can also be helpful, less for the heals and more for the group stability w/Nature’s Vengeance. I’ve seen it make a difference, when people can keep hitting whatever it is without getting knocked down/pulled/etc.
We’re talking about PvE here.
The stationary 30% chance of not getting CCed on a 120 second cooldown after the spirit dies is waaaaay to situational to be reliable.
If people do not bring stability against CC content – ranger is not the one to provide it. Period. You are trading one out of only 2 stability sources. You should not do that.
spirit of nature can also be helpful, less for the heals and more for the group stability w/Nature’s Vengeance. I’ve seen it make a difference, when people can keep hitting whatever it is without getting knocked down/pulled/etc.
We’re talking about PvE here.
The stationary 30% chance of not getting CCed on a 120 second cooldown after the spirit dies is waaaaay to situational to be reliable.
If people do not bring stability against CC content – ranger is not the one to provide it. Period. You are trading one out of only 2 stability sources. You should not do that.
I was talking about PVE too. I know it’s not ideal, but I’ve used it to turn what would have been an obnoxious fight (like in some of the HoT zones when the vets/elites have alot of CC) because NO ONE for some stupid reason brought stability into a more manageable fight that didn’t take so long (the passive heals also helped). Ideally, you’re right, but it’s helped make some really f’ed up fights a lot less obnoxious. Given the choice, I’d go with SotP or the elite glyph. and the cooldown usually isn’t an issue, because I only use it when the situation is that bad.
Edit: it’s 25 secs worth of Stability over a minute. Not great, but better than zero which seems to happen with most random people in those types of events.
