Guild Wars 2

I like a lot of these changes, not sure what to run!

With out the frost spirit working as it SHOULD, you might as well not even bother.

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Play warrior instead :d

Frost spirit needs to come back!

On point: same as before, just now instead of FS go SoS for extra survivability.

Bearbow obvs. /15 chars

Yelloweyedemon.2860:

Frost spirit needs to come back!

On point: same as before, just now instead of FS go SoS for extra survivability.

Sic ’em, SotW, QZ, and RaO for excellent burst damage. Just swap to GS when you need more survive.

Tman.6349:

Yelloweyedemon.2860:

Frost spirit needs to come back!

On point: same as before, just now instead of FS go SoS for extra survivability.

Sic ’em, SotW, QZ, and RaO for excellent burst damage. Just swap to GS when you need more survive.

I’m running SotW, QZ, and Lightning Reflexes for vigor. GS+LB or GS/Sword+Axe or Horn for fractals… well, really everything now. My skill bar won’t change now, though. Nor will my traits.

thefantasticg.3984:

Tman.6349:

Yelloweyedemon.2860:

Frost spirit needs to come back!

On point: same as before, just now instead of FS go SoS for extra survivability.

Sic ’em, SotW, QZ, and RaO for excellent burst damage. Just swap to GS when you need more survive.

I’m running SotW, QZ, and Lightning Reflexes for vigor. GS+LB or GS/Sword+Axe or Horn for fractals… well, really everything now. My skill bar won’t change now, though. Nor will my traits.

I haven’t had the chance to test a lot of things, but after the rush/charge nerf, I’m pretty sure Sword/Cat Ranger/Pet has one of the highest damage burst rotations in the game. I just did a quick trial in The Mists a few times and was dishing out over 100k damage over 5-6 secs (need to test with PvE gear still). The fact that this setup is completely ready every 60-120 secs (the right setup kinda trivializes RaO tbh) means that Ranger/Pet hasn’t fallen out of Dungeon groups yet. The nerf to FS sucks and may make it seem like Ranger/Pet has no place anymore, but after the FGS/Charge nerf, we might just see groups clamoring for a Ranger/Pet, purely for their burst damage.

It looks like (maybe) not all is lost for serious pve rangering. With a point blank Longbow + Sword/A,H rotation the dmg seems to be so high, that even spotter alone could make us viable. Needs more testing.

Sina.9208:

It looks like (maybe) not all is lost for serious pve rangering. With a point blank Longbow + Sword/A,H rotation the dmg seems to be so high, that even spotter alone could make us viable. Needs more testing.

longbow will NEVER be viable in high end pve unless you’re afk bearbow soloing belka.

nearlight.3064:

Sina.9208:

It looks like (maybe) not all is lost for serious pve rangering. With a point blank Longbow + Sword/A,H rotation the dmg seems to be so high, that even spotter alone could make us viable. Needs more testing.

longbow will NEVER be viable in high end pve unless you’re afk bearbow soloing belka.

Using the initial burst on LB (in melee range) before swapping to sword seems to be a big dps increase.

Sina.9208:

nearlight.3064:

Sina.9208:

It looks like (maybe) not all is lost for serious pve rangering. With a point blank Longbow + Sword/A,H rotation the dmg seems to be so high, that even spotter alone could make us viable. Needs more testing.

longbow will NEVER be viable in high end pve unless you’re afk bearbow soloing belka.

Using the initial burst on LB (in melee range) before swapping to sword seems to be a big dps increase.

No more than it already did…it adds vuln stacks like it always has.

The new meta will be 6/5/0/3/0 as it was, but with predator’s onslaught. And Frost Spirit will be replaced by SotW.

Sube Dai.8496:

Sina.9208:

nearlight.3064:

Sina.9208:

It looks like (maybe) not all is lost for serious pve rangering. With a point blank Longbow + Sword/A,H rotation the dmg seems to be so high, that even spotter alone could make us viable. Needs more testing.

longbow will NEVER be viable in high end pve unless you’re afk bearbow soloing belka.

Using the initial burst on LB (in melee range) before swapping to sword seems to be a big dps increase.

No more than it already did…it adds vuln stacks like it always has.

The new meta will be 6/5/0/3/0 as it was, but with predator’s onslaught. And Frost Spirit will be replaced by SotW.

No more than it already did??? Both LB 5 & 2 are much faster than before. You can just use Barrage on pull & one rapid fire for a quick burst before swapping to sword.

Copied from the patch notes:
Rapid Fire:
Decreased casting time from 5 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
Barrage:
Reduced cast time by 0.6 seconds.

Sina.9208:

Sube Dai.8496:

Sina.9208:

nearlight.3064:

Sina.9208:

It looks like (maybe) not all is lost for serious pve rangering. With a point blank Longbow + Sword/A,H rotation the dmg seems to be so high, that even spotter alone could make us viable. Needs more testing.

longbow will NEVER be viable in high end pve unless you’re afk bearbow soloing belka.

Using the initial burst on LB (in melee range) before swapping to sword seems to be a big dps increase.

No more than it already did…it adds vuln stacks like it always has.

The new meta will be 6/5/0/3/0 as it was, but with predator’s onslaught. And Frost Spirit will be replaced by SotW.

No more than it already did??? Both LB 5 & 2 are much faster than before. You can just use Barrage on pull & one rapid fire for a quick burst before swapping to sword.

Copied from the patch notes:
Rapid Fire:
Decreased casting time from 5 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
Barrage:
Reduced cast time by 0.6 seconds.

The problem is that longbow still suffers at melee range and you have to stay in range of buffs. Sure it might be a bit of an initial burst and good for pulling, but greatsword is an excellent defensive weapon while still putting out melee damage. Ranger is squishy in full dps w/o evades. Sword is not always the perfect choice for some areas that require timely dodges or in areas with high ledges where auto might get you killed. A built in evade every 2.5ish secs, a block, and a stun go a long way to increase survival while remaining in range of buffs and having a cleave. I know everyone would really love to be an ‘archer’ but nothing has changed about sword/wh+gs. Only the utility slot and burst potential have changed (and trait of course). How about that 41 secs of stability every two minutes though!?!

*takes almost 4.5 secs to cast Barrage+Rapidfire still. stacking trivializes the aoe of Barrage and Rapidfire is single target. sword will still outdamage b/c of cleave. you’re better of starting with Maul in melee and then swapping back to sword/wh.