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Thank you very much, I will most definitely be giving this a shot.
alternatively, if u wanna go core ranger, and have unlimited condi cleansing in current meta:
ive had better results with this. still trying to decide SoS vs. QZ. it’s really tanky and the CC + poison/bleed pressure eats druids for breakfast. for some reason, this build also crushes power revs and does fine against necros too.
you can also forego NM tree and go druid instead, without staff.
celestial is up often, and ancient seeds are constantly proccing. has a bit less survivability due to no Protective Ward and the extra vigor.
correct me if im wrong, but im finding glyphs to be ineffective currently, due to the delay in the condi cleanse. condi pressure is insane now.
This is a modification to an older build i used to run.
I love using druid and Ancient seeds, with Concussive shot and Spike Trap, the synergy on that feels really good.
I had to go with Signet of Stone, there’s too much bursty damage out there to not have this, especially when using Toll Unguent (in my opinion).
Overall, pretty good condi cleansing, between celestial form and survival skills (running 3 total).
Wolf for a little aoe fear, smokescale for some damage and blind.
I also went with Mercenary’s Amulet, a little more defensive than rabid, and the crit on Rabid is not as necessary when not using Sharpened Edges.
Other than that, I could use some help on runes for the shortbow. No crit means Sigil of Air/Fire are not worth (?).
Let me know what you guys think, thanks!
oooh i love this. i debated running torch instead of dagger. will give it a shot.
ive had some probs with the skirm/wilderness/druid spec due to lack of protection from Protective Ward. makes things hella hard at times.
I guess Signet of Stone is my replacement for Protective Ward. Protective Ward does have a 15sec ICD, so I don’t think its that great. I guess technically you could drop Skirmishing for NM, but Light on your Feet is too useful for me, not to mention trap CDR.
But yeah, torch is definitely the way to go. Spike trap > Ancient Seed proc, bonfire, root them in fire. Plus Hydromancy on swap to chill just in case. I think it’s a good combo.
But this kinda build is risky imo, gotta evade well to not die fast lol. But at least if you’re getting overwhelmed, signet of stone, and git the fudge out.
So, is the consensus more like “We need a bit of (or an entire rework) of the Shortbow,” or “we may need 1 or 2 skills to be changed and some QoL improvements to certain existing skills,”? Or maybe the wacky 3rd option?
I hope to see more than a few wacky 3rd, 4th or even 5th options if applicable. :P
In my opinion, the shortbow is not an easy weapon to play with, but it is doable, just takes practice. It has its weaknesses for sure (like trying to 1v1 a mesmer or a reaper), but if you can play it well, I think it does fine where it’s at now. It’s not going to be meta, but its playable.
Then again, I played shortbow this last season too, and made it all the way to diamond, so even then I thought it was playable.
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Thank you very much, I will most definitely be giving this a shot.
alternatively, if u wanna go core ranger, and have unlimited condi cleansing in current meta:
ive had better results with this. still trying to decide SoS vs. QZ. it’s really tanky and the CC + poison/bleed pressure eats druids for breakfast. for some reason, this build also crushes power revs and does fine against necros too.
you can also forego NM tree and go druid instead, without staff.
celestial is up often, and ancient seeds are constantly proccing. has a bit less survivability due to no Protective Ward and the extra vigor.
correct me if im wrong, but im finding glyphs to be ineffective currently, due to the delay in the condi cleanse. condi pressure is insane now.
This is a modification to an older build i used to run.
I love using druid and Ancient seeds, with Concussive shot and Spike Trap, the synergy on that feels really good.
I had to go with Signet of Stone, there’s too much bursty damage out there to not have this, especially when using Toll Unguent (in my opinion).
Overall, pretty good condi cleansing, between celestial form and survival skills (running 3 total).
Wolf for a little aoe fear, smokescale for some damage and blind.
I also went with Mercenary’s Amulet, a little more defensive than rabid, and the crit on Rabid is not as necessary when not using Sharpened Edges.
Other than that, I could use some help on runes for the shortbow. No crit means Sigil of Air/Fire are not worth (?).
Let me know what you guys think, thanks!
The hunter does change how grenades look.
It changes the look of Grenade Barrage, but what if I am using Grenade Kit?
Same. It worked for about 12mb then stopped with this error.
Edit: Its going again, but stopped at 17.94MB at 0.00kbps
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Sustained damage isn’t really the issue here. In PvP, you need to focus on burst, and as a Ranger, SB was our only option for that (besides axe+torch). A slower attack speed makes a huge difference when a thief is on your kitten bursting the crap out of your face. Personally, I couldn’t care less about the nerf when it comes to dungeons, spending an extra 5 seconds on a mob isn’t a big deal. Spending an extra 2 seconds in PvP means the difference between life and death, and an extra few shots really help.
Its not that the short bow was OP, its just that it was the only good weapon for the Ranger. I think most people agree that the longbow was trash. Its autoattack does as much damage as crossfire, but twice as slow (and only at max range). Too slow for PvP. The next best weapon is Axe+Torch. This works quite well, and I may just use this in PvE if this SB problem is not addressed. But compared to Mesmers, Warriors, Thieves, etc.. our burst is a joke, and that’s why our SB needed to be so fast.
I really do agree with this. I do enjoy Ranger’s escape abilities, I feel like this is the strong part of the profession. But Warriors do seem more attractive. I guess, personally, I’ve spent 200+ hours on my Ranger, and I just don’t have the motivation to get another character to 80 and refarm all of my karma.
God I put 200 hours into my ranger, I have tried other weapons, but nothing just seems as good as SB used to be (Axe+Torch seems to be the next contender). I just don’t have the motivation to start over with another character. What are the odds that this will be addressed?
525k was just for the obsidian shards, you needed another 500k or so for the mystic clovers
This “fix” is pretty painful. I tried out a new build using axe/torch + (sword or axe)+horn. Seems to be pretty good burst. Offhand range is still 1200, and its a condition build. I may try it in PvE combat, but that will mean a whole new set of gear. I think I will wait before i do that, but if you guys have time, go to the mists and try this one.
Horn birds + torch burn + axe bleed is a lot of burst damage.
I managed to complete it finally. Went slow and steady, everyone seemed to follow (although Trehearn got stuck a few times)
Same problem here. After you beat the veteran in the cave, the npcs do not follow you out. I did notice in mine that one of the researchers was dead, but I couldn’t revive him. Not sure if that had anything to do with it.