Ranger as sniper?
With a single burst skill? No.
More like get a hard hitting and fast moving pet to attack the enemy, start with LB #2 and follow up with some autoattacks. Light armored targets should be down pretty quickly, hopefully too fast for them to react.
It would be better with two rangers.
In t1 NA small longbow ranger groups (2-5) regularly snipe commanders, works great. Next patch should only enhance such groups. No idea how pet immunity while passive/idle solves anything, though. Players have to constantly dodge roll and pop defensives to wade through a zerg; pets don’t survive long enough to go two feet. It’s just a worthless mechanic to have for zerg v zerg and GvG scenarios, and immunity until they damage someone means they’ll only get one hit until they’re down and out. Not much of a solution.
No idea how pet immunity while passive/idle solves anything, though. Players have to constantly dodge roll and pop defensives to wade through a zerg; pets don’t survive long enough to go two feet. It’s just a worthless mechanic to have for zerg v zerg and GvG scenarios, and immunity until they damage someone means they’ll only get one hit until they’re down and out. Not much of a solution.
You go down in a zerg, so does the pet. The problem is that if you want to pick up a target behind the zerg, you usually want to go around it. The pet doesn’t. The immunity would help the pet to get past the zerg. it wont help the pet survive the zerg longer if the pet attacks. That said, I would like to have all damage concentrated on me rather than split between me and my pet. But my suggestion would be atleast a band-aid fix.
I already snipe now, and it works wonders in the zerg. GvG you have to be really careful and aware of your surroundings.
LB #2 called on burst target with burst dmg pets is deadly when paired with another ranger or thief. Rangers shouldnt snipe alone.