Hey guys, i want to share something pretty hilarious i have just thought out, made and played . I am , however, pretty bad at the basic trapper build as i have not played it in months and months , so i will not be able to provide quality videos yet , but soon.
Anyways , here is the build:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMQQNAT8fjAVB21VyVo2Bi2jMZeMxeYIG9oXhYlxRf8KC-jkxAoeB5cYR0YrmFRjVVLkqux0xRWIgFrBA-w
The thought process, and some of the wtf moments here . Probably the biggest question people would ask themselves , is Choko crazy? Why would he skip trappers expertise in favor of quick draw ??
Well, the paradigm of this build is that you are constantly moving, quite often within stealth of hunters shot which would get a reduced cooldown, so you want to plant as many traps as possible , not losing precious seconds .
It is quite possible to place 2-3 traps and get half of the barrage off in stealth .
In PvP you would absolutely want the biggest possible AOE on traps because everyone fights on point , in WvW this is not the case . You also do not telegraph where you throw the traps . 1/2 second of casting time can easily be missed .
It is sort of a run and gun strategy , a very mobile form of play . The sigil of earth on the longbow is due to the fact that every trap tossed when the longbow is equiped with proc a bleed, as will longbow attacks . A bleed here and there…. it adds up . The sword is very good for survivability and running away. I use the torch because i made Rodgort, but i dare say a warhorn or dagger would be more effective here .
So the combos :
There are 2 important combos here , but you do not have to force them . The first would be annoying the oponent then going into stealth, dropping 2-3 traps and starting barrage on top of them . The aoe covered is pretty cool and you get to proc gazillion of bleeds . You are in relative safety in stealth as well . Can be done every 20 seconds of so .
The big one comes similarily but after traps you use entangle IN STEALTH unleash lightning breath and rapid/barrage . Now that is really satisfying if it works . It is usually a one off in duels due to entangle 150 recharge .
Traps , the amount and type, depend on the enemy you are facing . Vs thieves i would use 3 traps, poison fire and spike . I would do that vs guardians as well . Vs engineers and necromancer i take a signet of renewal for the OH CRAP condition bomb clear .
Vs warriors , shared anguish and lightning reflexes or protect me is a must . Protect me is actually safer because you are actually immune to his stun damage combos… Immune to the damage not the stuns :p . Longer cooldown though .
Runes also depend on what you want to do . 6 afflicted, 6 undead, 3 afflicted 3 krait , 2 lysa 4 nightmare , 6 elementalist runes … Anything that gives condition damage, duration or specific duration .
Final note : I keep a shortbow as well . You can even run both bows at the same time if you choose to . Whatever makes you happy .
Just DO NOT think inside the box how the longbow is a power weapon yada yada yada . Trapper always functioned as an inverse build , damage came from traps , weapon skills are filler and utility . Same deal .
Enjoy the trolling fun