Guild Wars 2

Ever since competing in the Hunger Games during my vacation in Southsun Survival Islands, that #4 longbow shot amazed me…

Longbow Skill #4: Headshot – Pierce your foe in the head with a 7.62 mm arrowhead. Target downs immediately. Brain hemorrhage applies 1400 bleeding damage. 40 second cooldown.

Why don’t we have that sniper shot? No one fears rangers. Every class ridicules us, some speed run dungeon groups actively protest against us. Even in sPvp, everyone gives us hate.

But if we were to gain a new power, a skill that would make our enemies cringe and keep away from our range skill shots, we would reclaim our former glory.

>inb4 everyone rolls to ranger class again

It isn’t cool. When rangers are nerfed, people stop playing them. When they’re buffed, everyone comes back to play ranger and praises the class.
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So…You want a 1200 range one button guaranteed instant kill?

Seems legit.

Rangers are pretty good across every game mode. Rangers are top tier in PvP, one of the best roamers (if not the best) in WvW, as well as having one of the best abilities to do damage at 1200+ range (important for zerging/large groups).

For PvE, every class can complete PvE combat scenarios efficiently, and rangers have arguably better survivability then most classes barring guardians, with an additional tool to grab aggro for the ranger to pull off bursts.

For Dungeons, while I don’t have extensive experience, the fastest speed run to date was done with a ranger, with the rangers Frost Spirit and Spotter Trait being irreplaceable for increasing group DPS.

I really fail to see in which area of the game ranger is lacking, other than they lack value purely based on players perception, which doesn’t even closely resemble fact.

Quarktastic.1027:

So…You want a 1200 range one button guaranteed instant kill?

Seems legit.

You played the Southsun Survival game?
It had a range of 2000 and instant kill.

But it requires excellent aim and a visible line of sight. It’s a sniper’s shot, and it can be dodged easily.

Yes to the idea, no to instant kill. It would be nice having a strong attack that could actually benefit from Opening Strike (crit) and Moment of Clarity.

Instant kill would be silly and very overpowered….a powerful shot would be great. Warriors have one for rifle…i think it looks cool.

MindfulPerson.5273:

No one fears rangers. Every class ridicules us, some speed run dungeon groups actively protest against us. Even in sPvp, everyone gives us hate.

I play ranger in spvp since release and my perception is exactly the opposite. Even glass power builds are viable, the only thing we really need is another good option for condi removal except for eb. Rangers are amazing in every game mode…ok maybe not in wvw zerg fights, but really who cares about zerg fights, they are for baddies anyway.