Guild Wars 2

What build doesn’t require a Longbow?

i think a true glass cannon build that does not trait into cleansing ire may not require a longbow.

i.e. kill them before endure pain, berserker stance, balanced stance expires.

Hi,

There are plenty of them, so it’d be best if you could provide some context, for instance what weapons you’d like to play and which content you’re targeting (PvE…), so that the community comes back to you with appropriate build suggestions.

Regards.

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

i think a true glass cannon build that does not trait into cleansing ire may not require a longbow.

i.e. kill them before endure pain, berserker stance, balanced stance expires.

True glass cannon sadly does, the bleeding covers the immobilize in Pin Down making it far better than Throw Balas. I keep trying out different combinations (Rifle+Greatsword, Axe/Shield+Greatsword, Mace/Shield+Hammer) and each weapon I can replace 1 with the Longbow and fair vastly better.

Also, this topic was improperly moved. I wanted to prove a point how the longbow offers a lot of versatility, making it the must have second set. The only thing I want to see go is people using Pin Down while a foot away from their target.

It’s why the Hambow was and still is so popular, the Hammer has 3 more Melee attacks than the Greatsword and a useful Burst skill. The Longbow is basically an effective melee weapon when you want it to be as well, pinning down people next to you and firing an arcing arrow at your feet.

Hammer and Longbow are far from overpowered.

It just shows how poorly designed the other weapons are. Instead of making a Greatsword with a focus on AoE melee attacks, what it lacks in gap closers it makes up for a lot of damaging melee AoE, offering a couple skills that can hit targets from behind.
No, give it 3 gap closers!

A Mace is a heavy CC weapon.
So in the Hammer.
So why not make Mace for Warrior a more support weapon with a CC burst skill? Offering like 2 Blast Finishers as well as the ability to buff themselves and allies.

Duel Axes! There is something, so many whirl finishers-oh.
Whirl is the worst combo finisher
Buff spinning please?

The point is, the reason why every build, every setup begs for a Longbow isn’t because the Longbow is overpowered but rather every other weapon lacks versatility.

Hi,

Nova Stiker.8396:

The point is, the reason why every build, every setup begs for a Longbow isn’t because the Longbow is overpowered but rather every other weapon lacks versatility.

If you seek versatility in the build, then the longbow is indeed a good weapon. Now, players also want specialized builds (such as damage-oriented builds in PvE, frontline builds in zergs, mobility builds in roaming…) which may not include the longbow, precisely because its versatility means it’s not as good as another weapon in a particular build vision.

The longbow does have specialties, though – its AoE makes it ideal to cover points in PvP, and its burst works in harmony with Cleansing Ire, which can be useful when you you need to face a condition heavy opponents. It’s in two of the three builds I currently use in PvP.