Guild Wars 2

Ehecatl.9172:

Spear I think could make a good melee/ranged hybrid weapon option. Make it a power burst weapon, which is something we’re largely lacking. Let us use it in melee with 1-3 skills and throw it like a javelin or hunting spear with 4 and 5, maybe with a bit of stealth on it too so the ranger has a chance to disengage, making melee zerker more viable. I imagine moving in, hitting the enemy with a 900 range burst with 5 that impairs movement in some way, tapping 5 again for a second phase of the attack where you lunge at the pinned opponent to retrieve the spear and engaging in melee combat. Blowing a few more shorter cooldowns to tear the enemy’s health down. Maybe switching to greatsword for a little defense when needed or using the spear’s stealth to disappear, get some distance, and popping out with a longbow for a point blank shot and some ranged damage to finish the enemy off.

I really like the idea of Spear for Ranger. If you ever played a Warden in LOTRO, then you’d have the experience of a similar playstyle in a class that was/is, one of the best of any RPG I’ve played. With Warden, you could use Pin Down with a Javelin Toss, then close in and use a spear to melee. I’d love to see the Gambit system of skill building that is used with Warden as GW2 is limited in available skills, but that would mean a significant overhaul of the skill bar and game mechanics.

Spears would make a great Guardian ranged weapon as well

As for Crossbow, I like the idea of a 1H or off-hand pistol style crossbow for Thieves and Engineers. A 2H Crossbow might work as an option for Guardians.