Guild Wars 2

I’ve been following this thread soaking it in. I mostly WvWvW I also LB/GS I’ve been playing this style for quite some time. I currently run PVT gear with Lyssa Runes for the extra condi removal when in a pinch and settlers accessories with a few ascended upgrades as the commendations allow. The build I’m trying as of a couple days ago is 30/5/30/5/0 I’ll make a link and post it up. In the heavy zerg fighting with this set up I can easily Barrage/Swap/Swoop/Entangle/dodge/maul/cleave/dodge/cleave my way thru the massive zergs getting tons of tags and immobilizing the enemy. Once on the other side as we regroup I’ll drop a water field and swap then Hunter’s Shot/Rapid Fire/Barrage and repeat. I usually run right thru with the front line.

Of course I realize I’m not supporting this with number crunching are there higher dps and survival builds and choices….of course!!! This has been working fairly well for quite some time and actually does help in a support sense for my guild.

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQJATRnIVkFcgF+VgahAY9Yv++rVITODDZ0L4kN4tUA-j0yAYrARigoCAZPh0Eo0YRtIasK9IrWwUlA6zk6NKiWtQAjGDA-w

on a side note the restoration on GS is awesome as the zergs drop heals flow

I havn’t been able to log in to play in a couple days thanks to my work schedule but I have been toying with a very similar build and gear choice. The only differance I came up with is ..
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Rune_of_the_Monk x2
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Rune_of_the_Water x2
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Rune_of_Dwayna x2
I realize this negates the protection bonus on the water but with a 5% chance on 30sec cooldown I see the added regen boost from the Dwayana as a fair trade. Not sure if that regen 20% would work with Natures Voice or not.

As a trap ranger I’d assume you’d be stacking a fair amount of condition damage. I’d probably go SB gives you a nice quick seperation for those sticky situations when coupled with its snare as well as stacking bleeds. IMO it’s a nice “defensive” compliment to the in your face sword/torch

would you post a link to your build for this it looks so close to what I just switched from I think I was just off the sweet spot !!!

I realize that this is off topic from OP but the solution to this is the stow pet feature when runnning from point point

Daze.6914:

Cole Winters.2764:

1. It certainly feels the slowest, especially when you have swiftness activated, but your pet [who trails behind you] is still in range of enemy abilities and in the course of being struck – forces you into “combat” which then slows you down to a crawl regardless of swiftness. If a foe can strike your pet, they can prevent your escape.

Oh my god, I had not realized that!
I was just about to create a new topic in order to complain about the frequent feeling of moving in “slow motion” in wvw (I have a Norn ranger).
In fact, even with the SoH I am almost always let behind by my group, being passed by people who even’t have a speed buff when I have…
Now I know why, they are the mobs who attack my pet slowing me at the same time.
I really hope they will do something about that as that’s the only real thing that annoy me with my ranger.

thanks I started giving the gs a real try today. battlefield disruption you could say that!!

I mostly use lb/axe+wh although since the movement increase I have been experimenting with other weapon combos. I find myself liking the sword+torch I also use a couple of berserker items mixed in as well.

I’m thinking of gearing with a power/toughness/vitality set for running wvwvw. Any thoughts on the rune and sigils for this I’m having a tough time deciding. I’m running 20/20/20/0/10 right now but the build is kind of a work in progress so far even with my runes not set people are having a tough time brining me down during siege and defend.

Hello

Just wondering if anyone is planning on retraining after the patch I am currently a lb/sb with axe+war horn. I mostly play wvwvw and enjoy longbow. I am current in power/tough/vit gear for the most part and run 30/0/30/5/5. Any thoughts ? I’d like to get the ranger play discussion going again

Thanks

thanks for the great advice !!! I will be putting a lot of these suggestions to good use.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I’m looking for some build/armor/rune advice for my 80 ranger. I’ve been playing a ranger and I do like my ranger. The trouble I’m having is getting on the right path to fit my play style. I enjoy WvWvW and I find myself using longbow/axehorn almost all the time. I enjoy using the long range of the longbow and keep defenders off the wall while the melee and siege weapons pound away at the gates. I know people say do this and put out more damage and do that but its not my style. I feel I am really supporting my fellow realm attackers this way. I use search and rescue and always rush in to revive downed allies and toss down some healing and pet buffs. All this in mind I’m looking for that gear/build advice. I’d enjoy reading any constructive advice thanks in advance.

I like my mastiff name Poopsniffa I get a lot of lols with that one