Guild Wars 2

So this is a mild bother, but I thought I’d post it anyway because feedback is feedback.

I’m finding the two recently converted ranger shouts to sound just a little “off” compared to the other shouts and combat related voice work.

While I can easily imagine a Sylvari shouting something as poetic as, “We heal as one!” or “Strength of the pack!” but I’ve found the other races generally tend to sound more quirky or snappy.

For example: I could better imagine a GW2 human character yelling “You’re healed!” or “Heal with me!”

Anyone else feel this way?

DarkWasp.7291:

Anyone else feel this way?

For one, the shouldn’t have changed the names in the first place. “Strenght of the pack” will always sound ridiculous. Funny how they gave mesmer loads of callbacks to GW1 skills with their new traits, while they changed the name of an iconic pet skill from the previous game. Same with Read/Lead the Wind.

New voiceovers? Sure. Just give them a note that says Rampage as One on it.

I feel the same, all other shouts are commands, ie “Guard” that area for me or “Sic Em” directing the pet to attack something in particular. WHaO is a statement and everytime I hear it, I just want to say to the Ranger, “Thanks for letting us all know that, but we don’t care really”.

Neither of these skills should have had the name change, they both sound stupid now.

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

I feel the same, all other shouts are commands, ie “Guard” that area for me or “Sic Em” directing the pet to attack something in particular. WHaO is a statement and everytime I hear it, I just want to say to the Ranger, “Thanks for letting us all know that, but we don’t care really”.

Neither of these skills should have had the name change, they both sound stupid now.

That’s a good point. That means they wouldn’t even match for Sylvari then.

Any shout which doesn’t affect other players shouldn’t be audible to them. It just adds noise pollution which detracts from listening for other aural cues. Which means all the ranger shouts should only be audible to the ranger (unless he’s taken Resounding Timbre).

Of course I would prefer if they fixed it by making ranger shouts actually do something for allies or to enemies by default. I want to know what was going through the designer’s head that made him decide rangers should have shouts, but they should be nerfed to only affect the ranger (since they balance things as if the ranger and pet were one unit).

I personally like hearing the shouts of others. It’s an atmosphere thing.