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I was very optimistic about the promised buffs to spirits. When I started my ranger, I had planned on running a spirit support build, so I was excited when I thought that might be possible.
But alas, the spirit “buff” turned out to be nothing. Increasing the proc rate while still leaving a secret cooldown on the procs, plus leaving them just as fragile as ever? They still remain some of the worst utilities out there (outside of ones that are bugged or work incorrectly).
That would require a change to ranger utilities, traits, and just about everything else. It’s an interesting idea for a pet based class, but I don’t think they are going to completely scrap a class mechanic. Improving it is one thing, but swapping it out for something else is different.
When traited, a fire trap’s cooldown is 12 seconds. I’m not sure what your definition of a high cooldown is for a utility skill, but as far as ranger utilities are concerned, traps are on the lower end.
I concur. Pets are so fragile as is, that by the time you notice they have a bleed/poison/etc. on them, they are pretty much dead.
I’ve found you can run pretty much any build in dungeons (except maybe spirits, which is a shame because that’s what I wanted to use) and still be successful. I run 20/20/20/0/10 and use a longbow as one of my weapon sets, and yet most people here consider it trash. I think it could use some buffs too, but I still use it, just because I like it.
I guess if you’re looking for the most optimal group friendly ranger build for dungeon runs, I would say I trap based ranger. Throwing the fire and ice combo fields down all the time will help things.
Although, every ranger running dungeons should be using healing spring. That’s a given.