Guild Wars 2

I have a level 68 ranger now, and I solo’d a level 55 champion in Timberland Falls with a Guardian on the same level as me. I don’t know what happened, but somehow we killed the champion in 10 minutes, with help from an elementalist on the last 25% of the champ’s health. I used my bear as a distraction (yes, a bear, that MF’er kept us alive), the Guardian went all out with mace and focus and I spammed:

- Rapid shot
- Barrage + Sharpening Stone
- AoE heal + #5 warhorn
- Zephyr’s Quickness + #1 sword.

After the battle I could only conclude one thing: having played warrior and guardian, the Ranger was the first class I could pull off this trick. Yes, it probably helped we were with the 3 of us (including pet), but I can say that is an accomplishment.

Until now, I still didn’t have any problems with PvE, except those nasty Krait in TF with their champion up. Those guys get a buff of fury + 20 stacks of might from the Krait witch so they were a pain in the kitten .

I am level 58 right now with my ranger. For the people who want to know, this is the build I am working to. What do you guys think?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMMQNBjYDbkoKyuySxi1SAsesXf/1FwZcIjuCoeyKuiK-jgyAYLBZaEERAmKAk8EETfKrF3ioxqXw0lER1ejioVDA-e

@Nike I agree, I always have to look out if my pet gets into a AoE so I can press F3 on the right time. But it’s a real pain in the a** when I and my pet are seperated. I cannot always watch my pet when I duel with a veteran.

@Isslair & Kilger Luckily I am not one of those 95% then. I use my longbow to unleash barrage and my rapid shot (sometimes using the point blank shot to interreupt a skill) and then I switch to my sword/warhorn using Zephyr’s Quickness, Call of the Wild and the Eagle thingy (don’t know the name sorry) to unleash some dps. The only downside of the sword is the semi-root of the auto attack, but that’s just some getting used too.

I know this topic has been here hundreds of times, but I really don’t understand what’s wrong with the Ranger. I am having a blast playing with my Norn Ranger. Using the longbow with sword/warhorn, I shoot and slash my way through multiple dredge, bandits etc. at the time, occasionally with a veteran equall to my level. Mostly the fights never take longer then a minute with a victory for me and with very little health loss.

Yes, I know, the class is not perfect. The pet’s AI is stupid (I wpuld say basic) as hell and I wished I could control them more apart from charging and retreating. I think the Ranger is by far the easiest class to play PvE with as you can use your pet to suck up all the damage. I am sometimes still astonished by the amount of damage my bear can take until it “finally” retreats. I also wished the Ranger had some more, I don’t know, “Ranginess”. Where is herbalism or something else? That is what makes a ranger a ranger. Being able to use different kinds of arrows would be awesome (but I think pretty OP too).

My brother who played an Asuran Ranger as his first character is now also a Ranger hater. He says: “Rangers cannot do a thing right, you always have to go to the extremes like a bunker build signet master or a beserker’s glass cannon to be able to contribute something to a Zerg in WvW. And even then Rangers do not excel in what they specialise in as their pets have to do damage too.” I totally disagree and I think with the experiences I’ve had so far the Ranger is one of the most versatile classes in GW2. I would like to hear earnest opinions about your views about the Ranger.

I see a lot of complaining on the forums, yet I see plenty of Rangers roaming Tyria tearing up the NPC’s and other players in WvW. If there is so much wrong about the Ranger, why do people still play them? The Ranger is propably not the best class in GW2 (I agree with people on that) I have a lvl 80 Guardian too, but I had way more difficulty fighting npc’s with my Guardian than with my Ranger I play now.

I’ve tries to look up the “leaked” balance patch notes, but how much will this patch do to the Ranger? Is it a positive patch or a “nerf” patch “yet again”?

Thanks!