Guild Wars 2

I was in an AC group, don’t remember the path as I don’t visit AC often, but we came into a room with Graveling Burrows that popped up. The idea I caught was we needed AoE to cut down the number of spawns as melee took down the burrows as they popped.

We weren’t able to complete this fight because we had 2 rangers and the group leader said ranged weapons were no good in this fight.

Is there any truth to this? I imagine I can go into AC next time with sword/GS, right?

Honestly If it was the end part to path 3 couldnt do it even on guardian, our dps wasnt high enough to keep up. But I think its more about strategy, Ive seen it done by just murcing the burrows and moving from burrow too burrow. 2 rangers can use entangle to root them for 40 secs unless they break them, its not that rangers are bad for the fight, just that the fight was tough.

It’s not about Rangers or ranged weapons, Dante is correct. It’s about strategy. Once you understand the strategy, it’s pretty easy.

I’m assuming you’re referring to the torch path where you have to kill the burrows the first time. The trick is to let the burrow next to the door stay up until you absolutely have to kill it. One person tanks the mobs that come out while everyone else kills the other burrows.

Helpful, thanks.

Ranger longbow and shortbow get out range and obstruct messages on the burrows all day just saying…but AC is a very easy instance though…

BlusterWolf.2103:

Ranger longbow and shortbow get out range and obstruct messages on the burrows all day just saying…but AC is a very easy instance though…

Burrows are bugged, when I did it on my guardian I got miss message when Im right on top of it, only aoes would hit it. Othertimes Id hit it every time, its lame.

Dante Dragonhand.2538:

BlusterWolf.2103:

Ranger longbow and shortbow get out range and obstruct messages on the burrows all day just saying…but AC is a very easy instance though…

Burrows are bugged, when I did it on my guardian I got miss message when Im right on top of it, only aoes would hit it. Othertimes Id hit it every time, its lame.

I’m pretty sure ALL destructible objects are bugged. If you just stand next to a tent or a siege weapon in PvE and attack it, you’ll often hit it once and the start missing until you move again. So unless you strafe back and forth constantly, you’re just whiffing away.

Maybe something to do with wonky hit boxes?

No idea, gets frustrating when thats how you complete a dungeon.

The whole fight is bugged burrow-wise. Ranged attacks will get obstructed a good portion of the time, but their is a “sweet spot” angle where they hit. Finding it though, is a royal PITA, so alternatively use AoE attacks or a melee weapon to kill the burrow.

Condition necros have it rough on that part as well since conditions dont hurt it, it can still be done but direct damage helps alot with the burrows. I do have to agree with the others once you know a good strat for the fight it gets easier, like not using specter and staff, swap to daggers and axes is the answer for my necro.

I couldnt imagine playing condi builds in pve at all, or WvW for that matter. They would be useless attacking forts and walls.

Certain AC fights?
Ranger is useless in general PVE.

ranger is useless in PVE?

the bots will bash you heheheeh

Yes bots, also the only people left that play this dead class.

In most cases you can improve your rangers AoE, depending on your level. You can either trait to traps (but only if you got last tier unlocked, because without double the duration and throwing trap traits the damage is not worth it).

Or you can get piercing arrow trait, which is 2nd tier trait and makes your arrows go through targets damaging everyone behind/front of the target.

Or you can use both. So you can gain quite impressive AoE damage, only if you have high enough level and you focus your traitline to it.

Also depends if conditions actually work. On that case just piercing arrow. Although positioning will be very important.