Specific Game Mode
WvW, I suppose. But this is like a new mechanic I’m offering, so I don’t know. Could work for each.
Proposal Overview
Rangers must get manly and start strangling enemy with their bare hands! Become the fist of fury! Fighter of true courage and might, that even foul elder dragons themselves will tremble.
Goal of Proposal
To make Ranger a much more entertaining class. If not, then another weapon to hopefully compete with sword. Or an alternative for people who don’t like jumping around without any control over it.
Proposal Functionality
Ranger was once viewed as a evading disaster or a coward who flings sticks at you. Now rangers will become the spirit of honor and challange. I’m not a norn player. Traveling across the land of Tyria with their faithful companion bear (or any other weak animal) to build own legend and bust skulls apart with very own hands. I’m not a norn player.
I do realise that it would be quite ridiculous to suggest Anet to add a whole new weapon to the game. Perhaps it could work as an elite skill, but like engineer weapons. Or as a regular skill. Maybe even a trait that will strip you from an ability to use your first weapon set (but keep stats and etc) and instead replace it with unarmed combat. Why rangers? Well, I’ve got this idea when I saw how rangers use nature magic to empower their strikes with the melee weapons they already got. So why not empowering their own fists? Punching somebody with an image of a ram guiding you or something neat like that.
It can start with a simple chain that would include punches and kicks, with a third attack adding one stack of might or something neat like that.
Second skill could be a very mean punch. Perhaps adding some conditions on the way too. Maybe like confusion or vulnerability. Or maybe even short daze.
Third skill could be a headbutt. That could do something with a boar or a ram. Imagine this: Ram Slam. Could stun targets that it hits.
Fourth skill is a flying kick ofcourse. How can you forget about those.
Last one just gotta be a mighty throw. Imagine a ranger grabbing one somebody and swiftly throwing over himself. Neat.
Associated Risks
Seeing how I’m an absolute amateur when it comes to balance itself, then I guess I can offer just concept.
