Guild Wars 2

I spend most my time in WvW, and a few issues arises every time. Besides my squishyness and DPS, that is.

My issues is that i have little to none condition removal, and my boons simply suck.
So, after some careful thinking, i have come to the conclusion that to make a change that is acceptable, yet somewhat fairly “balancable”, one must buff most, and nerf some.

A; Longbow
Range should increase from 1200 untraited, to 1500 untraited, 1750 w/trait
Damage should increase by 5-10%

Longbow #1
Current skill; http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Long_Range_Shot
Suggested change; Frost arrows with splash on crit.
oh man, that is OP? if done wrong, yes.
The concept: Copy Superior Sigil of Fire, make it chill splash.
Attack Damage:
Damage 1000+ range: 349
Damage 500-1000 range: 252
Damage 0-500 range: 193
Chill (1/4 sec)
1-20% chance on critical: Releasing an ice blast, chilling nearby enemies
The verdict; This will allow the ranger to apply “perma” chill on ONE enemy and occasional chill on multiple enemies. This will make the longbow ranger (which suffer against thieves and warriors in particular) to have a increase in survivability by reducing the enemies chance of rapid advance. It will also help define the longbow as a more defensive weapon, without the chance of making it overly OP right off the bat.

Longbow #5
Reduce the cooldown on the skill. It is the ONLY AOE rangers has, and it is one of the few things that make us useful in WvW battles.

B; The Shortbow and The Greatsword
The stun/daze duration is utterly useless. They offer no real advantage in WvW, and barely has the ability to benefit you on a regular basis.
The stun/Daze duration should be increased by 1 – 1 1/2 second.

C; The Greatsword Block
Lasts too short, needs less cooldown, upcoming patch may or may not solve/improve this.

D; Spirit of nature
Since last patch (February 26th) it has been unable to insta-res downed/dead allies. That was the only good thing about it. it is only broken in WvW, not in PVE.

E; RaO should be defined as a SHOUT, not a PET attack… probably an oversight, but highly annoying since you cannot reduce the already long cooldown.

F; Sword attack speed is way over the top. it could be slowed down by 10%, that may also help with the rooting issue

Prysin.8542:

D; Spirit of nature
Since last patch (February 26th) it has been unable to insta-res downed/dead allies. That was the only good thing about it. it is only broken in WvW, not in PVE.

False. I’ve been insta-res’ing my downed allies all month in dungeons. Perhaps you’re overestimating the range of that ability.

Ralk.7106:

Prysin.8542:

D; Spirit of nature
Since last patch (February 26th) it has been unable to insta-res downed/dead allies. That was the only good thing about it. it is only broken in WvW, not in PVE.

False. I’ve been insta-res’ing my downed allies all month in dungeons. Perhaps you’re overestimating the range of that ability.

read what i said.

WORLD VERSUS WORLD.

Prysin.8542:

Ralk.7106:

Prysin.8542:

D; Spirit of nature
Since last patch (February 26th) it has been unable to insta-res downed/dead allies. That was the only good thing about it. it is only broken in WvW, not in PVE.

False. I’ve been insta-res’ing my downed allies all month in dungeons. Perhaps you’re overestimating the range of that ability.

read what i said.

WORLD VERSUS WORLD.

Still false, I mass rezzed a dying Zerg 3 times a few days ago and turned the tides because of it.

Umm… shortbow stun traited with moment of clarity is the best way to burst w/ a shortbow… you do other class equivalents if you use QZ right when you stun (and your pet is attacking them). If you need some more add a sigil of paralyzation.

Totally agree that RaO should be a shout.. other classes have 36s-90s cooldown elites, why not rangers? Ours is 120 at the shortest >_<

icechai.2079:

Umm… shortbow stun traited with moment of clarity is the best way to burst w/ a shortbow… you do other class equivalents if you use QZ right when you stun (and your pet is attacking them). If you need some more add a sigil of paralyzation.

Totally agree that RaO should be a shout.. other classes have 36s-90s cooldown elites, why not rangers? Ours is 120 at the shortest >_<

Can’t entangle be traited down to 96ish?

Durzlla.6295:

icechai.2079:

Umm… shortbow stun traited with moment of clarity is the best way to burst w/ a shortbow… you do other class equivalents if you use QZ right when you stun (and your pet is attacking them). If you need some more add a sigil of paralyzation.

Totally agree that RaO should be a shout.. other classes have 36s-90s cooldown elites, why not rangers? Ours is 120 at the shortest >_<

Can’t entangle be traited down to 96ish?

150s>Traited to 120s

And @OP
Why would you want to SLOW the 1h-Sword? It’s basically our melee equivalent of the shortbow. Low(500-700dmg at about 1700 power) with a fast attack rate.

The only changes our weapons need is a blast finisher on maul and a 100% projectile finisher or some conceptual rework on long bow #1.

Hey did you know that longbow 5 is the only AoE ranger has? Crap. Better stop using those other AoE skills. Apparently they don’t work.

Grigthar.1892:

Hey did you know that longbow 5 is the only AoE ranger has? Crap. Better stop using those other AoE skills. Apparently they don’t work.

Yeah man I just sold my 2 axes, torch, all my traps, GS, sword, short bow, piercing arrows trait and all my traps because their AoEs clearly aren’t very good!! /end sarcasm

btw ty Person who corrected my FAIL on entangle CD

Durzlla.6295:

Grigthar.1892:

Hey did you know that longbow 5 is the only AoE ranger has? Crap. Better stop using those other AoE skills. Apparently they don’t work.

Yeah man I just sold my 2 axes, torch, all my traps, GS, sword, short bow, piercing arrows trait and all my traps because their AoEs clearly aren’t very good!! /end sarcasm

btw ty Person who corrected my FAIL on entangle CD

holy kitten, you managed to sell your traps?
TWICE?

naphack.9346:

Durzlla.6295:

Grigthar.1892:

Hey did you know that longbow 5 is the only AoE ranger has? Crap. Better stop using those other AoE skills. Apparently they don’t work.

Yeah man I just sold my 2 axes, torch, all my traps, GS, sword, short bow, piercing arrows trait and all my traps because their AoEs clearly aren’t very good!! /end sarcasm

btw ty Person who corrected my FAIL on entangle CD

holy kitten, you managed to sell your traps?
TWICE?

Yup, I mean c’mon!! Can’t have any of those “not aoes” when barrage is CLEARLY our only good one xD.

For Lonbow #1 I would say it needs 2 of the below 3 changes:
- Damage increase so that with full zerker gear you can hit 6-10k a hit
- Decrease casting speed, and make it deal the same damage regardless of range
- Adding cripple with each hit (just like Thief SB)

Also if they think that Rangers should be the masters of ranged damage, I’d suggest limiting anything apart from lonbows/rifles/staves to a range of 900 with no option to trait above that. Rangers should be able to do damage with longbow that is similar to what warriors can do with rifles.

Prysin.8542:

Longbow #5
Reduce the cooldown on the skill. It is the ONLY AOE rangers has…

Besides 4 traps, torch 5, axe 1, axe 2, entangle, shortbow 2, Muddy terrain, GS auto?

EDIT: Forgot to mention all the AoE’s pets have.