Guild Wars 2

So now you kill our trap runes? Please leave us alone!

I’ve only been so-so paying attention to WvW/PvP, but I would like an explanation on why the trapper rune bonus was cut down by 33%.

Maybe they felt it was giving guardians too much mobility since they have access to traps now.

Well, what about us rangers?

Seriously! Why the runes?! Why not the Dragonhunter itself?! Reduce DH trap radius.

Maybe they will roll back the latest patch because the server just refuses to work with nerfed rangers.

Musha.4025:

Well, what about us rangers?

With the nerfs to condi duration and now trapper runes, I would say we’re being gently (pft) guided to either being power rangers or druids :p

Blood Red Arachnid.2493:

I’ve only been so-so paying attention to WvW/PvP, but I would like an explanation on why the trapper rune bonus was cut down by 33%.

Seriously! Has anybody got an explanation yet? And if it was due to guardian traps, then nerfing ranger and thief traps, too, is NOT the way to fix it!

Musha.4025:

Seriously! Has anybody got an explanation yet? And if it was due to guardian traps, then nerfing ranger and thief traps, too, is NOT the way to fix it!

They never replied why they completely removed riccochet, i doubt asking about a modified rune is going to get a response from them.

when they nurf food and trapper runes , i’d atleast expect some Return in damage for the ranger traps or atleast some more Utility apart from a one with a 45second cooldown + 1 knockdown quite Pittyful when matched up to Dragonhunters.

the ranger traps need to be brought back into line now the food duration is gone , if we want that duration back we need vipers gear and that sacrifices other stats to regain duration. overall a Net damage reduction for the same duraiton.

Exactly. Why are Dragonhunters better rangers than rangers?

Well, I’m guessing this nerf happen because there is a ranger that was complaining not long ago that these runes were making condi thief OP.

Musha.4025:

Exactly. Why are Dragonhunters better rangers than rangers?

QFT.

Dadnir.5038:

Well, I’m guessing this nerf happen because there is a ranger that was complaining not long ago that these runes were making condi thief OP.

This nerf won’t fix perma stealth condi thieves, it just hurts rangers.

Why?

sPvP is one.
Thief abuse two.
Guardian’s three.

I could probably throw a few more

the reason is they prolly did not consider Rangers.

Top tier Rangers are running Druid, currently which does not use traps within the top set ups currently.. so they felt this change Wouldnt change the Rangers Strengths as it doesnt lay into any of its traps.

They prolly didnt even take it into consideration this would lower anything people were using with druids cause the majority of known rangers arnt using it.

Trapper was destroyed with removal of ground targeting, sadly but true, my favourite most fun way of playing gone. I still don’t agree by removing that trait, and keeping falling damage. blah.

That’s all Anet seems to be able to do is screwup things. They will never get it right . Next patch you wont see any love for rangers either. More nerfs and more frustration, until the game is worthless.
Sometimes I wonder if they bother to even play their own game to KNOW whats going on. Isnt worth the stress , because after all this time , you know they aren’t going to do squat to help rangers.

Drayos.8759:

the reason is they prolly did not consider Rangers.

Top tier Rangers are running Druid, currently which does not use traps within the top set ups currently.. so they felt this change Wouldnt change the Rangers Strengths as it doesnt lay into any of its traps.

They prolly didnt even take it into consideration this would lower anything people were using with druids cause the majority of known rangers arnt using it.

Actually if you main druid (i main druid now) the only way to go (in a sense of get exp/loot) is an hybrid condi druid with traps and SB.
You take your condi trap ranger (with runes and all) and you add the druid trait line and the staff.

It’s not as good as the meta but at least you get some rewards