Guild Wars 2

Hi.
Ive seej that bow is rcommended over.rifle in all guides Ive seen. Main reason is the utility that bow has. Those guides also claim that aa dps is similar. The issue is that this last point is not true. Just go to yhe mist and tried. Bow dsp is far worse. Now that gs or axe camping is max dps I always bring a ranged weapon on PuGs.  So, what Im losing? Is still bow prefered over rifle?  0 Quote MultiQuote Edit Report

Most of the time you wouldn’t need to bring a ranged weapon, but if you did the general consensus is (Bow>Rifle). The utility is better and its just all around more useful than the rifle. Dealing ranged damage is pretty low to begin with so whichever has a higher AA dps doesn’t make much of a difference. In PvE pugs you’ll be dealing with trash mobs so the LB will be better with its AoE damage while the Rifle is all single target. Also, having a burst skill that doesn’t root you in place can be a big help in boss fights.

Use bow unless you want to kill shot other players.