Guild Wars 2

The changes to the standard LB/GS RAO build for WvW are a bit harsh in that I am getting ganked whereas yesterday I could run through the zerg and live. With the stability change, help me brainstorm armor/weapon changes to add sustain and damage without sacrificing dps.

PVT? Celest? Math/Theory Craft Folk Help?

I think it’s more of a learning to deal with the new stability, literally everyone who relied on stability to save them from CCs in WvW are having the same issues. I’d practice a bit more before jumping ship, i mean it’s only been one day and all.

However if you’re aiming for more sustained damage while keeping LB/GS i’d say go with either Soldiers (PVT) or Knights (TPP), if you play on changing one of your weapons to one of our others that brings some form of condi damage though than Celestial would be a very good choice. However keep in mind that celestial in PvE takes a LONG time to make due to the materials, and finished project, being account bound.

Yeh the meta is getting a big shake up. People are predicting a ranged meta ATM so don’t park your ranger yet.

Good time to be trying new builds and experimenting.

There is nothing to experiment. Ranger class is dead. And with the rampage as one nerf it’ s even more dead.
You are simply wasting your time.
Ranger will never compete with other classes

Darkness.9732:

There is nothing to experiment. Ranger class is dead. And with the rampage as one nerf it’ s even more dead.
You are simply wasting your time.
Ranger will never compete with other classes

oh just reroll already then.

The RaO/Stability changes are a nerf in zergs of course(for all classes), but it’s actually quite a huge buff for RaO for solo roaming and small scale since the boons get reapplied every 3 seconds it basically negates Arcane Thievery/ corrupt boon and Trickery VII from thief and our pet’s get a lot of fury and swiftness as well with Frotifying bond, so yeah, it’s kind of a double edged sword

Darkness.9732:

There is nothing to experiment. Ranger class is dead. And with the rampage as one nerf it’ s even more dead.
You are simply wasting your time.
Ranger will never compete with other classes

idk where your skill level is at or what build you play but ranger IS NOT DEAD. Last night i was able to take on 2 Warriors in mele range in PvP. So either figure out how to play the class, ask for help, or re roll and get out of the ranger forums. Your negative troll rant does nothing for anyone other than frustrate players who have taken the time to experiment with builds, play styles, and enjoy a class that is underestimated.

Go hop on a tanky guard and press 1 ftw!

on the topic of stability….i have not run RAO since the change. I did notice stability stacking up on my thief during dagger storm last night tho. I think the change will be a plus and prevent blowing RAO and with 1 boon rip/corrupt negate an elite skill with a long cool down. I think we can expect some new build opportunities to open up

Since when has ranger been stability dependant? Also.. RAO is buffed because it can no longer be stolen by thieves! Means its actually useable to me.

Many classes are hit far worse by this patch so go ahead and reroll one of those. If anything it becomes a net buff to ranger, since now pb shot can remove stability by itself.

More I think of it, more I think this is a massive buff.