Guild Wars 2

Hey, well I began browsing the forums just for the fun of it and since I play Ranger I decided to look in here and happened to read the hoopla about the Ranger. So I decided to start a thread not particularly to bash the ranger class or talk it up but to analyze it. Now coming from someone who played Ranger in Guild Wars the Ranger in Guild Wars 2 is a vast improvement, as is everything else. Would I like to see changes come to the Ranger? Yes. Am I content with how the Ranger Currently plays? Also Yes.

When I read the description for the ranger I pretty much got what I expected. The Ranger for me had been viable in every situation and didn’t disappoint me. I didn’t expect large damage numbers and often Crits with ultimate power over the battlefield with my medium armor, bow, and companion; what I did look forward to is not being overlooked and being able to switch roles with out switching builds. Having the option to kind of be someone one out there.

Now that I’ve mentioned builds yes I will say the Ranger’s skill set is lacking. Now I know that there are some of you who can’t stand fighting the Ranger one on one and I know this because I’ve seen several people just give up when I get a hold of them in WvW, not saying that I am the ultimate force because I’ve spent my fair share of coin reviving to waypoints. But It would be wrong to say the ranger is useless when going against other players because I’ve taken at least 5 of each of the other professions down in a fight (seeing as I don’t do very much PvP I feel that’s pretty good) and I also know I do not go unnoticed in group on group fights.

The Ranger allows me to be more well rounded again being the jack of ,if not all, several trades while having fun. Now I know I did say the class could use some changing, so here I go, now don’t take what I say as gold it isn’t and its mostly me being selfish.

Now for those of you who may have played GW1 as a ranger you may remember the skills that allowed your attacks to also poison, bleed, etc. Foes, I believe they were called preparations, for those of you who didn’t play, its like sharpening stones but there were more that allowed you to even ignite arrows. I thinks those should come back. Yes I like to occasionally cause bleeding to a large number of enemies with Sharpening Stones + Barrage but why stop there I want to burn them and poison them (and no Sun spirit isn’t enough).

Also the spirits…I like that they will follow you for the allowed time (traited) but I think it would be cool if they stuck around till someone killed them. Yeah that would put a skill into constant limbo until you used your spirits skill or someone decides to do the 3 or 4 hits needed to banish it back to the spirit realm ( whyyyyyyyyy ), but if the ranger is one with nature then nature should be one with the ranger and not mind sticking around.

Hmm what else…more pets, I know we just got the reef drake but I go around tyria and see these Griffins and just wish there was a juvenile one hiding some where waiting to be charmed.

While on the subject of pets I think my pets should care about me more…I can’t control em while I’m downed ( other than lick wounds) but when and I have that opponent near me that is also going to die or one rolfstomping me Snorlax (my bear) should at least attempt to rescue me, he probably does I just don’t notice but what I do notice is when I tell him to lick wounds often he will just stand over my body (as if he cares) where’s the loyalty…

Personally I like the Ranger,I like it not being super flashy while still being able to control the battlefield a bit. I like scouting areas in WvW and being able to get away without getting caught. Yes as I said before something’s can be tweaked and added but only “When its ready” there’s more to say but I’m typing on my phone on my way from class so I may expand before I get on tonight. But I am open to whatever questions you all may have and your thoughts on the ranger. If I don’t expand tonight I will tomorrow. Thank you for reading what I’ve put so far bye for now.

I don’t want to come across as mean, but please use paragraphs. It’ll make your post that much easier to read.

Changing core mechanics was something for roughly a year ago.
Odds say nothing is going to change short of number tweaks and small ability buffs.
At least for a long time.

What he said. I’m actually interested in this topic, but there’s no way I’m reading a wall of text that big.

Ursan.7846:

I don’t want to come across as mean, but please use paragraphs. It’ll make your post that much easier to read.

Sorry about that I’ve broke it up a bit now that I’m at the PC

Dusty Jabawaki.7306:

Ursan.7846:

I don’t want to come across as mean, but please use paragraphs. It’ll make your post that much easier to read.

Sorry about that I’ve broke it up a bit now that I’m at the PC

No worries, and thank you so much. I did want to read your post, but was too lazy to concentrate.

I love my ranger also, I just dont feel very powerful when I compare it to other classes. Just to do compareable damage I have to use raven, thats only to make me come close to other classes damage using the same setup. Id love to use wolf and have it hit as hard as a raven. Or a drake and have it actually use its attacks. Once they fix the bugs, I think ranger would be amazing, I still wish they would take alot of the dps away from pets and add it to the ranger weapon skills, but thats just wishful thinking.

Dante Dragonhand.2538:

I love my ranger also, I just dont feel very powerful when I compare it to other classes. Just to do compareable damage I have to use raven, thats only to make me come close to other classes damage using the same setup. Id love to use wolf and have it hit as hard as a raven. Or a drake and have it actually use its attacks. Once they fix the bugs, I think ranger would be amazing, I still wish they would take alot of the dps away from pets and add it to the ranger weapon skills, but thats just wishful thinking.

I’m not max level but i often find myself relying on my pets when I’m dying, I guess the ranger may do less damage than other classes. I just played a bit and decided today i would use the Longbow (as always cause i love it) and the sword and dagger.

Yeah the ranger may not be the best at giving damage but it can sure easily evade it without using endurance. With the sword and dagger combo i found that i had 3 skills that moved me out of the way of damage and one of those will get me out of most AoE range.

I wont try to bash too many people cause i have no intention but instead of saying WHY CANT I HIT 20K DAMAGE IN ONE CRIT one should think how am i gonna ensure that i do that 20K before my target gets in decent range.

Now i know thats though trust me I KNOW but The Ranger is unlike any other class its different and it was built to be played different. if you compare yourself to all the other classes your gonna find alot that the Ranger does sub-par, except Range lol but thats just my opinion. Also i never used a Raven i should try it out as soon as i get to the Norn area.

Hmm i guess i should say what Pets i use,

my current set is Pidgey (Eagle) and Houndoom (Drakehound) in the water its Snorlax (Brown Bear) and Golden (Armourfish)

Dusty Jabawaki.7306:

Dante Dragonhand.2538:

I love my ranger also, I just dont feel very powerful when I compare it to other classes. Just to do compareable damage I have to use raven, thats only to make me come close to other classes damage using the same setup. Id love to use wolf and have it hit as hard as a raven. Or a drake and have it actually use its attacks. Once they fix the bugs, I think ranger would be amazing, I still wish they would take alot of the dps away from pets and add it to the ranger weapon skills, but thats just wishful thinking.

I’m not max level but i often find myself relying on my pets when I’m dying, I guess the ranger may do less damage than other classes. I just played a bit and decided today i would use the Longbow (as always cause i love it) and the sword and dagger.

Yeah the ranger may not be the best at giving damage but it can sure easily evade it without using endurance. With the sword and dagger combo i found that i had 3 skills that moved me out of the way of damage and one of those will get me out of most AoE range.

I wont try to bash too many people cause i have no intention but instead of saying WHY CANT I HIT 20K DAMAGE IN ONE CRIT one should think how am i gonna ensure that i do that 20K before my target gets in decent range.

Now i know thats though trust me I KNOW but The Ranger is unlike any other class its different and it was built to be played different. if you compare yourself to all the other classes your gonna find alot that the Ranger does sub-par, except Range lol but thats just my opinion. Also i never used a Raven i should try it out as soon as i get to the Norn area.

Raven helps your damage a ton. Also, Idc about evading, as for being able to evade more than other classes….thats a negative, we evade more than almost every class but thief. Thief has spamable evasion with no skill required, I would know, I played a thief, got boring fast. Ranger should be played differently, but should be able to preform as well as other classes, atm it cant. Its not about hitting 20k in 1 crit, its about getting 20k in the same time other classes get it. Like I said, once they fix the bugs, buff weapons damage and pet survivability, ranger could be amazing. Id love them to take damage away from pets and put it towards ranger weps. Its fine and all having a pet do 50% of my damage at times but for the most part, I wanna be the primary source of damage out of my pet and I.

Also as for doing 20k before they get to me, its near impossible. Not only are there so many gap closers in this game, my longbow damage shrinks massively when they get closer, and if pet doesnt die in 2 secs he is chasing them at snails pace. If they add a long duration cripple to hunters shot maybe that would help alot. But atm, its too easy to close gaps.