Guild Wars 2

I just redownloaded yesterday…hmmm I think it took about 3-5 hours, I’m on Verizon Fios, download speed was about 1.56MB/sec

Rangers sure have it tough when it comes to dungeons in this game. Especially rangers that:

1) Are still leveling or are trying to use the dungeon to level/get good gear for their level. For example a level 30-35+ ranger.
2) Do not use swords (instead use long and short bows).
3) Are not elementalists (this is sort of made in jest but one run could not be completed because there was no ele).

I’ve noticed that “low” levels are at a disadvantage when it comes to random grouping or waiting to join a LFG group. Maybe this can be solved by getting a better guild that runs lowbies through their dungeons. But it’s sort of silly to call someone a “low level” when they are the level required for the dungeon. And it’s sort of ridiculous to not be able to get into the dungeon for your level bracket (the only dungeon you can run for the next 10 levels) because you’re not 80.

I guess the sword equip goes into the whole “zerk” thing I keep seeing all over the place. I’m not entirely sure what this is though. I would think the range, AOE, and controls the bows have would be more helpful to the group. But someone please explain this to me.

Finally I would like to know how to maximize my usefulness in dungeon groups. I thought I was doing perfectly fine until I ran Path 1 (the one that couldn’t be completed because there was no ele). The burrows part was what made me see that maybe I should equip/learn how to play with a sword (or is it greatsword that people want rangers to use in groups?). Or maybe there’s some other tips to bust through those burrows as a ranger that I’m missing? Such as CCs, pets, skills? I’m a bit lost. It’s a little frustrating to finally get to the level bracket where the rest of the game starts to open up to you and then see that 90% of the community doesn’t want to run with you unless you’re “zerk” or 80 or an ele.

I’m planning on playing other classes anyway but I wanted my first 80 to be my ranger. This kind of experience makes it understandable that some people just ignore the dungeons of the game because of that kind of atmosphere.