Guild Wars 2

I disagree with traps having to be thrown. They’re already OP as it is and you wanna be able to throw it right on top of someone for an instant stun and huge damage?? In some cases you’ll basically one shot people who aren’t as experienced as others. I think that’s too much to ask for. Having to place them directly underneath you adds to the gameplay and tactics of playing the class rather than making it “easy” and tossing them wherever you want. I have a blast with placing traps and it always fun to see if your enemy can play the guessing game of where your traps are if they’re not able to see the cast animation.

Playing DH and I must say it’s extremely fun and very powerful. Traps are huge damage dealers. Long bow is an extremely great addition to the class that can easily (in my experience) can be kited. DH can be hard to stand up to.

That being said, that doesn’t mean it needs to be nerfed. I have friends who play thief, ranger, and necro who can easily stand up to me in a 1v1 and who I’ve lost to many times. I’ve been destroyed by a warrior, and Mesmer’s are an absolute pain for me. I’ve lost to a Herald Revenant miserably. Knowing that people can stand up to me even with the high damage makes this spec even more exciting and fun to play. People make DH out to be an unstoppable force when they’re really not. Yes we deal huge amount of damage but it’s easily avoidable in my opinion. As soon as I have to chase someone I know they’ve about got me beat even with 2 distance closing abilities.

If this spec gives you a hard time, it’s not because it needs a nerf. Just understand what we can do and counter it. (DODGE TRAPS!)

My point here is that I’ve won and lost enough battles against other tough classes to feel that this class is fine where it’s at.