Guild Wars 2

Eval.2371:

Cless.6120:

Honestly, since the last patch I feel like switching to GS alot less. The damage output on the GS is lower than the Longbow so I only really swap to GS when I need to disengage or get quick to a point.

I have tried other longbow/x combos and they don’t really feel that effective for a power build.

How are you guys dealing with this?

Some other people will disagree with me here, or flat out saying I am lying but great sword is the highest spike weapon ranger has.

GS is my primary weapon set in wvw and pvp. Landing 10-12ks mauls in spvp is devastating and being able to stick to the target to land another 6-8k maul(using quick draw) with swoop is priceless. Then we have evade frames and blocks as well as the daze. Greatsword is fine weapon and really only lacks sustained damage which is where sword and longbow excel. I am perfectly happy with that. Unlike warrior I actually have a reason to swap out of the weapon but still have plenty of incentives to swap back.

I think ranger needs buffs for pvp, but in other areas, mainly to how we interact with groups. Some QoL changes on gs would be nice, such as the rootfix for hiltbash as someone else mentioned or a fix for swoops sometimes extended flip. Ranger has tones of 1v1 potential we already excel at it, adding more damage wont do anything but push us further into that niche. We need better tools for groups; better utilities and group support not more damage.

For those who are going to say 10k+ can’t be done in spvp here is a screenie of 10k log during a match: http://i.imgur.com/3djHXus.jpg

And I’ve hit harder on others; upwards to 13k. Edit here:
http://i.imgur.com/yF597kt.jpg

Is that post patch? What build are you running? My Maul’s are only hitting for 4k-5k if I am lucky.

RevanCorana.8942:

Zenith.7301:

Maul has an even bigger wind up than eviscerate, besides burning grasp it is the easiest telegraph to dodge by far in the game.

That’s debattable, eviscerate is quite obvious too and warriors can’t stealth.
How to: hunter shot, use hilt bash, use maul with 75% dmg modifier (moment of clarity + opening strike) make sure you use rapid fire on your target so that they have 25 stack of vulnerability to add another 25% dmg modifier.
Can’t do that with axe.

The main problem tho is that Maul is THE ONLY semi-useful GS skill with mediocre damage. The auto attacks are weak, counter attack and hilt bash have a super long animation delay.

Also you are missing out the point that after your Maul then you are locked for 9 seconds on your GS without being able to swap back to Longbow. It was fine before, but now with the condi meta staying to long in melee range as a power build is close to suicide.

Honestly, since the last patch I feel like switching to GS alot less. The damage output on the GS is lower than the Longbow so I only really swap to GS when I need to disengage or get quick to a point.

I have tried other longbow/x combos and they don’t really feel that effective for a power build.

How are you guys dealing with this?