Guild Wars 2

Fluffball.8307:

Phoebe Ascension.8437:

Wait a second, does this mean ranger finally has a ‘self stability’ utility? The passive heal, active grow bigger (signet of the wild?), + stability given to pet? That skill will now give stability to ranger? If so that makes my day… always dreamt of a decent stability on ranger.

It’s also a 25% damage boost. It lists a 50% movement increase but I don’t think that actually happens to you when you currently activate with SotB (question?).

That skill is definitely going to be showing up on my bar a lot. Especially if the build can fit in signet mastery.

I’ve heard lots of stories about speed boosts over the standard swiftness being somewhat buggy so it’s possible. I certainly never noticed a big increase though I almost always use it while in battle so it’s harder to tell.

The pickup boost from supply mastery in WvW works and is a good standard to test it against.

WHY CANT WE HAVE THIS NOW I AM SO GOD kitten EXCITED

Oh my finally!

Touche Amore.2083:

Kysin.6349:

Seriously can’t wait to play my ranger again!

“Rise from your grave!”

It’s not just a necromancer thing.

Carighan.6758:

I know this is significant for PvP, but this feels so… meh. I wish balance wasn’t so PvP-centric, there’s so much untapped potential in most classes which more swooping changes or replacements of abilities (or just adding 6-12 abilities) could tap.

Instead we get these… tPvP-based things. So boring.

Lol… No buff to PVE?
1. The new power trait grandmaster add 10% damage to foes (it’s easy to stack slowing effect unless the boss immune to it)
2. The new signet of stone gives ranger free invulnerability that enhances our survival.
3. Signet of Wild is an absolute mandatory for dgn speed run, that ranger can pick up the FGS from ele and add 25% damage of FGS 4 in 8 seconds.
3. Axe AA can handle trash mobs relatively well if your team lacks might stacking.
4. LB can be a good weapons against tough bosses that do not favor stacking. (Like in fotm) because it’s quite some increases in LB’s dps. You essentially saves 2 secs from your range rotation from LB2’s buff, much like how Warrior’s GS2 works, and the cd is decreased by 2 in general due to the faster cast. (It recharges only after the 4.5 secs channeling is over) You have more time AA the target too.

So you really think PVE ranger doesn’t get any candy at all?

Casey.9687:

I love how everyone thinks these are amazing changes to the ranger lol This is the best they can do in almost 2 years of the game being out when these changes were called for like a year ago? Comon guys ranger is still goin to be slaughtered in spvp this isnt anything to celebrate. Only zerg runners in WvW are getting anything to celebrate

Just wait till all the other class buffs come out and watch how ranger falls right back into its useless spot.

Seriously, go face a dedicated ranger in TPVP.
You’ll be surprised how strong those spirits condition specs currently are.
With addition of new Entangle and new Axe 1, they’ll be even stronger.