Thieves hit like a truck at this time, but that’s all what they can do. They are squishie and their concept is “kill them before they can kill you”. .
This is true. I guess the new thing is to camp the spawn in WvW. I don’t know, anyway I always go around. So this thief tries to intercept me. I’m like ok, I see you. Target, lead him on a ways. Let him engage, then cc him a bit and let my pet(s) proceed to burst him/her down.
I’m not sure if it was the bristleback that killed him or the smokescale but in either case he went down so fast I thought in was in a foreign country paying for adult type special privileges
So yeah, they are squishy. Pets make short work of them even if in Celestial gear.
Main – Laaz Rocket – Guardian (Ehmry Bay)
Johnny Johnny – Ranger (Ehmry Bay)
Hárvey Wallbanger – Alt Warrior (Ehmry Bay)
op,
My main issue with your complaint is that like a lot of rangers, you forget to look at the whole picture defining the ranger.
The ranger’s damages are done by himself AND it’s pet. While it’s certain that each of them do not do huge individual damage, when you combine the two you may sustain way more than 3k dps as a power creep.
An other thing that you do not take into account is that the ranger have some utility/trait that allow them to reach some really interesting spike damage.
ex :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOY-LWU0Clc
Now, you’ll eventually say that it’s gimmicky or maybe you’ll despise pet clamming that they die to easily but what make a good ranger is not it’s bow but it’s personnal pet management skill.
Exploit all the tools of the ranger before complaining about the marginal weapon damage which are balanced around the pet/master combined damage.
No core profession should be balanced around an optional elite specialization.
Yes, let’s work on shouts for pets, and a couple of numbers, as the most important things for 2016… While the Ranger and Druid and weapons need major work.
Very promising outlook.
New Main- 80 Thief – P/P- Vault Spam Pro
221 hours over 1,581 days of bank space/hot pve/lion’s arch afk and some wvw.
Yes, let’s work on shouts for pets, and a couple of numbers, as the most important things for 2016… While the Ranger and Druid and weapons need major work.
Very promising outlook.
Well, let’s be honest here.
We needed a change to shouts. What they did was what we have been asking for for a long time.
It’s not like they haven’t addressed any of our core problems. They addressed one of them. One less important but well. It counts.
“Observe, learn and counter.”
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An other thing that you do not take into account is that the ranger have some utility/trait that allow them to reach some really interesting spike damage.
ex :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOY-LWU0Clc
Now, you’ll eventually say that it’s gimmicky or maybe you’ll despise pet clamming that they die to easily but what make a good ranger is not it’s bow but it’s personnal pet management skill.
Exploit all the tools of the ranger before complaining about the marginal weapon damage which are balanced around the pet/master combined damage.
By exploiting all ranger tools you mean building 3 traitlines, 3 utilities, 1 elite, 1 heal and an RNG for 1 unreliable strike that you have close to zero control of?
Because that’s what the video is about. Also, it’s not possible anymore.
“Observe, learn and counter.”
By exploiting all ranger tools you mean building 3 traitlines, 3 utilities, 1 elite, 1 heal and an RNG for 1 unreliable strike that you have close to zero control of?
Because that’s what the video is about. Also, it’s not possible anymore.
No what I meant is that the ranger’s weapon are not the only thing that make the ranger’s DPS. Knowing your pet, knowing that you have access to some tools that buff tremendeously it’s damages as well as your damages or your party damages even for a short time and knowing when and how to use these tools is what make the ranger’s DPS.
Beside, it’s still possible since the only things that you really need to achieve a decent burst are Sic’em and Signet of the wild which haven’t been nerfed at all. Moment of clarity or Signet of the hunt still add their weight to these damage.
Rangers have a lot of tools that are already really efficient. You can burst as a ranger (Yes it’s possible), you can do sustain damage, you can condibomb as well as sustaining a decent amout of condition damage. You can heal at a decent level, you have access to tools that make you into an excellent buffer. The rangers also got a great deal of hard control and soft control. The ranger also have great sustain and high survivability tools.
The only thing that people have to be aware is that if the ranger is an easy class to play, it’s also a class that is hard to master. And no, no ranger can have all the previous qualities at the same time but it’s the same thing for all profession, It all depend on how you build yourself and how you manage your tools (pet/weapon skill/utility skill)
No core profession should be balanced around an optional elite specialization.
@Dadnir
You are right. But you are right probably just like saying that tomorrow is a day, too.
What is the deal is that Ranger needs 3 times the effort for only as much reward as a facerolling <insert class of choice>.
It’s not about not having stuff. Druid fixed that part. The problem is that all our stuff is unreliable because we have close to no control over it.
That’s what is wrong. Not lack of mechanics. Neither lack of wardrobe skins or whatever.
It’s the fact that enemies can exploit AI that forms half of what we do. And that’s not something I’d consider fair or balanced.
P.S. Only a fool would equip Signet of the Wild, Sick’Em and Signet of the Hunt at the same time. Going into battle with 0 condition cleanse is a brain-dead choice.
“Observe, learn and counter.”