Guild Wars 2

This isn’t a rant or anything, just curious about this.

I was defending Dawn’s Eyre with a ballista, shooting the invaders at the gate (I’m sure you know the location I’m talking about if you wvw much), and a ranger was able to shoot the ballista from on the ground with bow shots. Just straight shots, not area effects ones. I’ve never seen that before.

Did they give rangers a trait to spec for that increases bow range? Or is there a food/buff that increases range? It would have to be more than a range of 1,500.

Yes, rangers can trait 1500 on long bow

There’s a 30point trait increasing range

Ranger, and Engineer both can trait for 1500 range. The Ranger kind of gimps itself when doing so.

Amarinth.2384:

I don’t find myself kitten with the increased range. I’m a long-bow ranger, Berserker-build for maximum damage and crit-dam. I do a hellacious amount of damage. I can take out siege that most others can’t, and from a longer distance than most other classes. I can mow down every class except warrior/guardian… and my only bane is a well-played rouge.
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What’s a rouge?

Waffler.1257:

Amarinth.2384:

I don’t find myself kitten with the increased range. I’m a long-bow ranger, Berserker-build for maximum damage and crit-dam. I do a hellacious amount of damage. I can take out siege that most others can’t, and from a longer distance than most other classes. I can mow down every class except warrior/guardian… and my only bane is a well-played rouge.
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What’s a rouge?

A new dye in the gem store. If placed properly on your armor it gives projectiles an 80% chance to miss you.

Moraax.9042:

This isn’t a rant or anything, just curious about this.

I was defending Dawn’s Eyre with a ballista, shooting the invaders at the gate (I’m sure you know the location I’m talking about if you wvw much), and a ranger was able to shoot the ballista from on the ground with bow shots. Just straight shots, not area effects ones. I’ve never seen that before.

Did they give rangers a trait to spec for that increases bow range? Or is there a food/buff that increases range? It would have to be more than a range of 1,500.

5% range increase at 30 points. Bad siege placement is bad siege placement.

tagnut.8621:

Moraax.9042:

This isn’t a rant or anything, just curious about this.

I was defending Dawn’s Eyre with a ballista, shooting the invaders at the gate (I’m sure you know the location I’m talking about if you wvw much), and a ranger was able to shoot the ballista from on the ground with bow shots. Just straight shots, not area effects ones. I’ve never seen that before.

Did they give rangers a trait to spec for that increases bow range? Or is there a food/buff that increases range? It would have to be more than a range of 1,500.

5% range increase at 30 points. Bad siege placement is bad siege placement.

Pretty sure it increases longbow range from 1200 to 1500, if you think that’s 5% more power to you.

Waffler.1257:

tagnut.8621:

Moraax.9042:

This isn’t a rant or anything, just curious about this.

I was defending Dawn’s Eyre with a ballista, shooting the invaders at the gate (I’m sure you know the location I’m talking about if you wvw much), and a ranger was able to shoot the ballista from on the ground with bow shots. Just straight shots, not area effects ones. I’ve never seen that before.

Did they give rangers a trait to spec for that increases bow range? Or is there a food/buff that increases range? It would have to be more than a range of 1,500.

5% range increase at 30 points. Bad siege placement is bad siege placement.

Pretty sure it increases longbow range from 1200 to 1500, if you think that’s 5% more power to you.

My bad – the trait also increases longbow damage by 5%.