Guild Wars 2

Mungrul.9358:

In melee groups, or when “Throw Torch” is on cooldown, I use “Bonfire” with its extended radius thanks to “Offhand Training”, followed quickly by a 2-stage “Hornet Sting”/“Monarch’s Leap” to activate “Fire Shield” as it’s a Leap finisher.

Interesting, I didn’t know that Offhand Training increased Bonfire’s radius. It doesn’t show that according to wiki. Are you sure about this? If so, very cool!

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/index.php?title=Off-Hand_Training&oldid=385744

Increases the range of Crippling Talon, Throw Torch, and Hunter’s Call from 900 to 1,200.

Aesseus.4596:

I’m working on a great sword build for wvwvw and I’ll be posting some videos soon to show how viable we still are with the GS and trap/con build soon I think, this community needs an upper.

I’m very interested in this. I’ve been WvW’ing a lot lately as 0/30/30/0/10 with axe/warhorn and shortbow, but I’m curious to see a video of great sword.

Yes you can play as melee, but you are losing a huge portion of damage and utility if you don’t use your pet. Why not make a warrior? They are made for melee, don’t have a pet, and they can do good ranged damage when necessary.