Guild Wars 2

I’ve mained Ranger since the start of Guild Wars 1 and up until today for Guild Wars 2. Arena Nets methodology just isn’t for me anymore.

The release of the Druid is the final straw. It’s quite clearly an attempt to get us off from playing the Ranger because the developers don’t know any other way to incorporate it into their game. We gave you advice on how to improve it and make us viable, what we said was ignored and were to be forced into a status of viability by introducing raids, attempting to build the game around having an aspect of heavy healing and then “dumping” it on the Rangers to make us happy.

Where is the logic in that? Did we ask for this? I certainly did not. on top of that, It’s ONE aspect of the game. Making Druid extremely niche.You can argue it’s good for PvP too, but it’s really not in my eyes. the meta is so filled with sustain and boons that it’s simply not needed. This is because the players have learnt to play the game WITHOUT a heavy healer and WITHOUT support, because THAT is how GW2 was made. The game intended to break the norm of MMORPG’s in that regard and redefine the combat system. This was one of the primary things that attracted us to this game!

I also hate being chronically ignored

A blind eye from the developers is something we’ve put up with for years. Why? what other gaming company (lets put EA aside here for a moment) ignores an entire segment of their community for no good reason? (Genuinely, I’m interested to know) “We’re listening”, they said, “We’re reading”, they claim. What aren’t they doing? Communicating and understanding. The WHaO outcry is a prime example. It’s been nearly a week now, and we’ve still had NOTHING from the dev’s. Not even so much as a nicely worded explanation. (“Reasons”, from Roy on his Twitter page does not count)

How hard would it be, honestly, for one of the developers, during his lunch break, on his phone, to just come and talk with us for 5 or 10 minutes each week? I spend longer than that on the kitten toilet on my phone. And that’s all we’ve ever asked for. If I were a developer for the games classes, I’d be DYING to know what the people who play the professions thought. I’d be aching to know how to make it better without making them OP. The clearest way to do that is to talk to them.

And yet, we get nothing.

I’m fed up with it and I’m not going to bother fighting this stupid battle with it any longer.

I’ll come back when you:

1. Fix that huge list of Ranger bugs (on the bugs section of the forum, one nicely structured post containing all of them, consolidated and well kept)
2. Re-design our profession from the ground up (Just do away with pets for gods sake they’re more trouble than they are worth. Make preparations our unique mechanic or something. Heres an idea, scroll through the Ranger forums and look at the HUGE LIST of alternative mechanics for the ranger to be found)
3. Begin talking to your players again.

You are not alone in this feeling. And seeing the lack of interaction from the Devs in this feedback threads i would not expect things to change.

I have to say at the end, although i though i was wrong for a moment being blinded with so much sparkles, Irenio did not disappoint.
He keeps pulling weird stuff that have not synergy at all with anything and expect us to comply.

Seriously, Why is so difficult for Anet to put in charge of the ranger development an actual ranger player? Not someone that lie Hey i play ranger just looks cool.
Just assign Irenio to engi and other stuff and put an actual Dev that actually knows how the ranger play and is willing to fight for it.

It’s good to take a break from this for awhile. I can empathize. Hope you do come back, it would at least mean those points you have listed were resolved (in some way). Cheers, ’til then.

Wondrouswall.7169:

It’s good to take a break from this for awhile. I can empathize. Hope you do come back, it would at least mean those points you have listed were resolved (in some way). Cheers, ’til then.

If he leaves is better to do it for good. There are many MMOs much better balance and he will most likely miss most of the unique campaigns will be done.
I did the same some time ago and i missed most of the scarlet campaign.

My advice if you leave, just find another MMO. Ranger will not be fixed by then or never for that Anet has shown us.

AgitatedFox.5287:

I’ve mained Ranger since the start of Guild Wars 1 and up until today for Guild Wars 2. Arena Nets methodology just isn’t for me anymore.

The release of the Druid is the final straw. It’s quite clearly an attempt to get us off from playing the Ranger because the developers don’t know any other way to incorporate it into their game. We gave you advice on how to improve it and make us viable, what we said was ignored and were to be forced into a status of viability by introducing raids, attempting to build the game around having an aspect of heavy healing and then “dumping” it on the Rangers to make us happy.

Where is the logic in that? Did we ask for this? I certainly did not. on top of that, It’s ONE aspect of the game. Making Druid extremely niche.You can argue it’s good for PvP too, but it’s really not in my eyes. the meta is so filled with sustain and boons that it’s simply not needed. This is because the players have learnt to play the game WITHOUT a heavy healer and WITHOUT support, because THAT is how GW2 was made. The game intended to break the norm of MMORPG’s in that regard and redefine the combat system. This was one of the primary things that attracted us to this game!

I also hate being chronically ignored

A blind eye from the developers is something we’ve put up with for years. Why? what other gaming company (lets put EA aside here for a moment) ignores an entire segment of their community for no good reason? (Genuinely, I’m interested to know) “We’re listening”, they said, “We’re reading”, they claim. What aren’t they doing? Communicating and understanding. The WHaO outcry is a prime example. It’s been nearly a week now, and we’ve still had NOTHING from the dev’s. Not even so much as a nicely worded explanation. (“Reasons”, from Roy on his Twitter page does not count)

How hard would it be, honestly, for one of the developers, during his lunch break, on his phone, to just come and talk with us for 5 or 10 minutes each week? I spend longer than that on the kitten toilet on my phone. And that’s all we’ve ever asked for. If I were a developer for the games classes, I’d be DYING to know what the people who play the professions thought. I’d be aching to know how to make it better without making them OP. The clearest way to do that is to talk to them.

And yet, we get nothing.

I’m fed up with it and I’m not going to bother fighting this stupid battle with it any longer.

I’ll come back when you:

1. Fix that huge list of Ranger bugs (on the bugs section of the forum, one nicely structured post containing all of them, consolidated and well kept)
2. Re-design our profession from the ground up (Just do away with pets for gods sake they’re more trouble than they are worth. Make preparations our unique mechanic or something. Heres an idea, scroll through the Ranger forums and look at the HUGE LIST of alternative mechanics for the ranger to be found)
3. Begin talking to your players again.

I’ m with you man. I totally agree on every single word you wrote. I ’ m tired of repetaing the same things for 3 years now. Ranger needs a compleate overhaul but they will never do it…

AgitatedFox.5287:

You can argue it’s good for PvP too, but it’s really not in my eyes. the meta is so filled with sustain and boons that it’s simply not needed.

This doesn’t make sense to me. The reason there is a bunch of sustain in the meta is because people are bringing it. Now we can bring it too. Complete selfishness has always been the community’s gripe with how ranger plays in PvP. We get some group support and you say we don’t want it now?

I think a druid cele LB and/or torch build will probably be the new ranger meta. Do damage, bring some CC, and then pop the avatar for support. Should be solid in team fights.

Agree with 1. , disagree with 2. (its what makes Ranger Unquie and the pet are great if you know how to use them Effectively not leaving them on passive for the Intentional purpose of getting that KD , that is a waste of a mechanic)

3. is nether here or there .

If spirits were Auras that radiated from the Ranger or the Pet and not ultra-fragile boss aoe-fodder, I think that would solve a lot of problems.

It would make rangers wanted in GWEN wvw, gvg, spvp and pve without really adjusting their survivability or power output upwards. its win win for everyone and years have gone by and nothing.

that said, pets not living through zerg vs zerg, insta-gib dungeon bosses or being able to hit moving players are just as problematic but i dont think they will ever get fixed.