Guild Wars 2

1) its balanced by the fact that its a grandmaster trait and it is a random prock.
2) it is the only way for a trap ranger to ensure (70% of the time) a stomp. all other classes and build get something like this so why shouldn’t we? and don’t say move it further along the trait line because the way anet has designed our trait lines, we are forced to go 30 into the silly skirmishing just to get our trap traits, leaving only 10 trait points left.
3) so skilful counter play? really? how bout starting the battle from the high ground? how bout evading through trap to proc them? I hardly ever lose to a trap ranger on my other characters, and that’s because I’ve played them. I know when there evades are coming and were the most likely place for traps will be. just make a ranger, learn the class, and then you will realise there are many ways to counter play them. oh and also, not standing in the red circles is still a valid point; even if you cant see them initially, because traps work on a pulse, so to get the full damage off you have to have been standing in them for a while.

you want to nerf the most bugged and overlooked class? then say goodbye the entirety of the player base that plays ranger.

i feel like i can confidently say for the first time, without feeling like a troll…..

L2P

p.s. if you don’t wanna die to the hands of a trap ranger, then don’t stand in the big red circles!? not to hard to figure out

ensoriki.5789:

Anyone who has advice against trap rangers for thieves PM me (srs), S/X thief advice wanted the most but whatever. Most annoying build ever faced, tried to counter on my own did not come up with it, brb having to go with a team mate to kill a smart ranger?
kitten that kitten.

dont stand in the big red circles

haha, i was waiting for a post like this.

i play ranger and can safely say that i win 95% of my 1v1’s.
the trap ranger specs is one of the most balanced but effective builds in the entire game. spike traps immobilize combine with fire traps pulse and shortbows positional advantage, leaves any opponent loaded with conditions that can be re-applied with a short cooldown.

now im not saying that you can just roll this class and stomp face, but if you take time to master the ranger, you will become unbeatable 1v1. (trap spec or beast master spec, against any class or build, including d/d ele’s)

Applejay by far

Soooo I was thinking the other day, “what could anet add to the game that would make rank not just feel like a number that people might see at the end of a game?”. I figured if it was anything too massive then it might take 3-4 years for them to add in. so I came up with rank animations! :D kinda like finishers, but you can do them whenever (e.g. /wolf or /rabbit) kind of like a shorter dance animation mixed with a rank finisher.

it’s a small addition, but I wouldn’t mind ranking up for a cooler animation. what are peoples thoughts on this, or maybe you have another idea that would make rank a little more desirable. because I reckon if they added enough small quirky things in, then the system wouldn’t be too bad :P

trap ranger. that is all.

i would be keen to join a team :)
i play multiple professions, so i can slot in where ever. (gaurdian,ranger,theif)

i kill every class all the time if it is a 1v1 :)
with this new update my build has become insane. never die, and pet never dies either.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNBlYDbkoKxOyyyi1OQ0UwJJ9e0qY1eniR5/Te1jWB;TsAgzCmo6x0joHbPuek9saYsx+DA
Your welcome :)
p.s. you can trade the bear for the lynx if you want, but the lynx will die sometimes

man, this thread just read my mind :)
i’m not sure what it is, but i played my first pvp match the other day that didn’t have a mesmer or thief in it, an i seriously had so much fun. i see where your coming from, but i also see were the other guys are coming from too. you can’t just remove two classes from a game.. :\ but i will defiantly be staying in a server for a while if i find out it doesn’t have these two classes. there’s just something about it, and i cant put my finger on it. it’s not like there unbeatable, i can easily counter a thieves back stab and all the other junk. and following a mesmer (besides when he stealth’s) isn’t to hard. but they just arent as fun to vs as other classes. :\ im not expert on class balance or anything like that, but that is my 2 cents