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Hey there,
Here are a few tidbits from the team:
- A lot of newer players had trouble with the interface. That doesn’t apply to you, you’re veterans who have been around the conversion block a time or two. But newer players will benefit from the updated system.
- The goal was to make the Gem Store more like other shopping experiences, and if you think about it, there is more of that feel to it now.
- You may be surprised to know this (I know I was) but very few people bought gems at smaller denominations than the first one offered in the new system. That’s not to say they never did, nor that there wouldn’t be the desire to do so. But overall, the current options were selected based on player purchases in the past.
- The team is going to listen to your feedback and, if and when it’s practical and desirable, they can look towards adjusting the new system to better meet your needs.
So please keep your thoughts coming on the new system. Feel free to make suggestions but please, keeping them constructive would be very much appreciated.
Ok Ok … but what if we use the new AND the old system?
- make the new system the “main page”
- make button with “buy specific amount of gems”
- button brings you to the old system which lets you buy for example only 125gems for one key
if they do something like OPs notes then i’d quit GW2, but i still have hope.
Ranger bow skills definitely do need help. The sad thing was that Anets approach to stop people from auto-attacking with the short bow (even though as you proved that is the best and really only way to deal damage) was to nerf the short bow auto-attack speed. Or should I say “animation fix”… When people asked about this fix, Anet finally came out and said it was a nerf because they don’t like everyone “spamming” the 1 button on the bow. Comments like that make them seem clueless to the ranger profession.
Makes me angry everytime….
To contribute to the discussion: shortbow is far superior because of its chance to cause bleeding on autoattack. Shortbow also gives you a 3. dodge (4. when using that one utility), keeping you alive.
there is only one build…. so yeah…. precision/power/condition
It will be either like "reading patchnotes and no ranger updates other than “upgraded pet ai” "or “ranger: decreased quickening zephir time from 4sec to 2sec and decreasing shortbow damage to make rangers look for alternatives and upgraded pet ai”
So I have one lvl 80 character, a lvl 80 ranger (others are just lvl ~40-50), and here is what i dislike
1. Spirits: “nice I can be good support” – nah spirits die way to fast and their effects are not that great → making them in comparison to other utillities useless
2. melee: “yeah i’ll just swing my greatsword an do massive damage” – until you get one-hitted by an enemy. The one handed sword even forces you into an animation and you can’t do anything about it → no defense+medium damage= nearly useless(could be fun)
3. resulting from point 1 and 2 we get like 1 maybe 2 usefull builds who are kind of competitive with other classes and with the “shortbow-animation-fix” this options seem to slowly become useless and result in people leaving the ranger class
=> we could use a buff ;_;
“I was so happy in the beta weekends when we were awesome in melee and now everyone is using bows.”
I hope you don’t suggest going melee in Orr or a dungeon.
I use Piercing Arrows and think it is a must have for Rangers using shortbows because:
1. Fire into group of enemies -> watch all the numbers -> everything dies
(2. I use it for hitting all enemies in events so i can get a high chance for loot and to always get Gold Achievement. This in connection with a lot of magic find make it “easier” to find rare items)
Played Ranger to 80+ and I can say that Spirits are useless except the elite one which “can” be useful for example in dungeons (the roots or the buff elite are still way better).
1. They die way to fast.
2. They are stationary.
3. You don’t notice the effect (except the revive which is great).
4. There are better options for utilities.
This is just my opinion but in my time playing I haven’t seen a single all-spirit-build/spirit focused build.
You will eventually come to the same conclusion.
- Pets
> Wolf for AoE fear (works with enemy zergs)
> Drakehound for AoE stun (works with enemy zergs)
- Weapons
> shortbow: BEST weapon for rangers by far. Inbuilt dodge, stacks bleeds, poison, cripple and the 5th skill is awesome
> Axe+Warhorn: Mainly to get fast from one side of the map to the other. Chill is nice to.
- Traits
> 20/30/20/0/0
> YOU NEED PENETRATING ARROWS AND 20%COOLDOWN (yes in caps lock)
- Stats: (magic find)>Precision>Power>Condition Damage>the rest
=> glass cannon build for those who know how to dodge
Shortbow/Axe+Warhorn Ranger here.
Traited everything for bleeds and condition damage with 20points in power.
First enemy you see will get the QZ combo to the face and nearly instantly has 15stacks of bleed on him. Keep auto attacking to stack more bleeds + critical damage. Light armor classes can be down right now.
Shortbow 2 in clase range also does a lot of damage.
For support i sometimes (in dungeons) use the AoE revive, but the greatest contribution to the team will always be your spring (water combo field).
You also have a lot of CC to deal with warriors and or elementalists channeling their skills. Thiefs on the other hand….. their burst damage is just too much if I’m not prepared (didn’t see them etc).
For pets I use Wolf/drakehound because of their AoE effects. Playing WvWvW and sending my wolf into the enemy zerg to use his fear is just too funny.
Conclusion: I play a glass cannon. (never ever tried melee though)
Wolf – Yes this is a Wolf
Drakehound – I am Dog