I use it as a bleed dispenser: Sharpening Stone —> Rapid Fire. A buddy uses firewall alot specifically as a means of granting Burning to projectile fire. Rapid Fire is an ok tool for taking advantage of that.
Longbow has some other problems, but I like Rapid Fire. Less for the damage it does directly, but more because it helps to quickly put conditions on opponents at max range (which is not uncommon in wvw keep defenses).
So, I’ve been playing around with some of our battlefield control skills to get better at small group wvwvw. Of Muddy Terrain, Frost Trap, and Spike Trap, it would be excellent to hear what other rangers find most useful and why.
My take: It’s nice to get some damage out of spike trap, but muddy terrain keeps on giving after it’s deployed. Downside is that, unlike a trap, it takes a bit more attention to actually deploy.
Other thoughts?
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