Guild Wars 2

Are there any guides or videos out there that can explain Ranger tactics/weapon swapping/pet swapping to a Guild Wars noob. I’m slowly getting the hang of this game but the variety of tactics being used/talked about that I’ve seen around the internet is not something I’m comprehending at all.

I appreciate any help that can be shared. Thanks.

are you speaking pve/pvp or wvw?

I am speaking of PvE and WvW

for PvE i suggest the short/long bow. But for WvW i suggest the shortbow/ warhorn and sword combo.

Please reread my post. I asked for a guide or video that EXPLAINS tactics/weapon swapping/pet swapping. Ive seen a lot of videos saying what weapons to use and what pets to use but they gloss over the reasons to switch and what the benefits are.

Tactically speaking, I’m fond of the trait that gives quickness for 2 seconds when pet swapping combined with the 4 second quickness signet and a shortbow.

Shortbow 1 skill is ridiculous with 6 seconds of quickness via pet swap and signet.

As for swapping your pet, the only thing you need to know is to swap it before it dies or you suffer a cooldown penalty. Also, be careful swapping your pet in a melee scenario, as if you have a bear, it may have threat and when you swap, the mob is going to turn and wail on you. Sucks when fighting a champion.

Do you have specific questions?

Tomkatt, that’s exactly the kind of stuff I’m looking for but in video form. One of my shortfalls is that I have to see an example of what is being spoken about for me to full grasp the idea. Extrapolating from text is not something that’s easy for me.

Sorry, wish I could help with that but I’m a text kind of guy. I’m sure if you search Youtube you’ll find some decent ranger videos. Look for PvP videos, as those will probably be making full use of their skill set in a more strategic environment.

If i had the time, I could put a vid together, showing when to use which skills on each weapon, sadly I do not have the freetime to do that atm ..
So yeah, as Tomkatt said, search youtube, someone might have done it.