Guild Wars 2

Honestly , ranger never were good in big fights anyway , maybe use of barrage + entangle + muddy terrain… but even then its just pointless .

However , rangers excel in 1-5 player skirmishes , and there is where most ranger builds shine , the mainstream builds , be it trapper or any version of the beastmaster .
Another thing to consider is the fact that rangers have quite poor chasing burst power . U cant really finish off a thief or an elemental , the two main dueling classes , if they choose to run .

So to put it plainly , you can take on warriors , engineers , mesmers who suffer to either AOE or considerable condition pressure , condition removal or not , but you cant really win against an equally skilled thief or elemental so the best result you can hope for is a draw .
By playing pure damage builds you will simply lose to the elemental or the thief , and have a hard fight against classes that a condition build would just walk all over . Beastmaster builds allow for attrition hence enabling you to at least fight to a draw in most cases .

This is why pure damage berserker ranger builds are not good .

It depends entirely on your strategy . Berserker builds , at least for rangers , are really niche , as in made for PvE mostly , as berserker rangers are food in WvW .

Rampager builds , however , work really well with the best ranger weapon , namely the short bow . Rampager gear , also , gives you choice to freely swap trait distribution ranging from full trapper , even if a bit on the glass cannon side , and full on DPS . You can even do some crazy kitten hybrid beast master build with it and make it work… and then some .

So , my stance is that Rampager gear is better simply because it offers more flexibility when it comes to builds .

Haha LOVE the commercial! Well done to the cinematics department and extra kudos for making it low resolution and 4:3 aspect ratio Smart move for an awesome event!

VOLKON.1290:

Josh Foreman.8250:

No no no!!! <:o Not this month. At an unspecified time. Certainly not in the next month.

Josh… that’s a long time to make a Princess wait. She will not be amused.

Well, excuuuuuuuse me, Princess!

Took some work and getting somewhat frustrated with certain jumping sections, but it’s all done.

A developer made content which a large number of people enjoy, that is why.

GW1 = no jump.

GW2 = Jump.

X-TREME 80’s RYTLOCK is my new favorite character. You have to bring him back for a cameo at some point, for whatever reason. This commercial is the greatest thing ever — nay, perhaps the greatest thing possible. The only thing that might tip it above 100% is if Rytlock started rapping.

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Word.

Grimvar.9185:

Leuca.5732:

What this does is give them ample room to change weapons that need it, e.g. Longbow. They have an opportunity now to decrease channel times/increase damage without making the skills overpowered. I think this will prove to be a good change in the long run; we just have to get the changes that this makes room for. Still, the nerf to quickness would definitely justify a 1 second increase to our pet swap trait, now that quickness is a great deal weaker.

You seem to forget SB has also been nerfed twice over now with this patch and its quickness nerf. They are crippling an already subpar dps build with this and you still say they are going to change the ranger for good? You are kidding right?

Are you literally so desperate that you will be happy with any change to the ranger even if they are nerfs? Are you literally going to keep saying “don’t worry guys they will make ranger good now”? You are deluded.

Let me quote myself for a moment..

What this does is give them ample room to change weapons that need it

Ok, go petition for a shortbow fix now.

I am certainly not deluded enough to think that this fixes the game, but I think it’s a step in the right direction. Instagib damage doesn’t promote interesting play unless you are loaded up on stunbreakers. Global burst nerfing means they can buff individual skills more readily now, as well as tone down overpowered bunker skills on certain professions without worrying about huge backlash.

You could stand to be a bit more polite.

The reason is that Anet doesn’t want you to. It’s that simple. They have said many times that it will never be an option.

P.S. A quick search on the forum would have gotten you the answer faster than typing out this thread.

edit – typo

Switch out Ranger rune for Scholar. Power does more for GC builds and you should have 10% bonus to attack if you zerg surf in the back.

Switch out Axe/Horn for GS. For mobility and for d/d thieves. Most of them are spammy. Go 4, 3, 5, zephyr, switch pet, 2, 1 and you’ll down most GC d/d thieves. Swoop is the best mobility move in game now. You need it when kitten hits the fan.

Traps are pointless in wvw. Everything from clones, to pets will set them off. If you’re gonna just 1 vs 1, why play wvw? Run lightning reflex and zephyr for extra dodge/vigor and faster dps with LB2 and 5.

Switch RAO for Entangle. Hard to stack might with RAO using LB so you get nothing aside from stability. RAO flows better with sword and SB.

Switch vigorous renewal for wilderness knowledge. which would lower the cool down for 2/3 utilities and your elite. Plus dodging in your healing spring in hopes of getting vigor is death in wvw, you’re just aoe bait.

90% of the topics here are dear jon letters and the only time we got an answer it turned out to be absolutely pointless, because nothing that was promised or hinted was delivered. On top of that according to the forum rules staff is forbidden to reply if you call them out. Either play and accept the class with all upcoming ninja nerfs or move to another one.

Koga.7215:

Maugetarr.6823:

Daecollo.9578:

Maugetarr.6823:

To me, if a build wasn’t viable without temporary buffs then it wasn’t really a viable build in the first place.

30 minute Buffs with no recast isn’t a temporary buff.

I will rephrase then to consumable buffs.

actually I would say the exact reverse of this, any build that does not factor in the consumables that are available to counter some of its weaknesses is likely a poor build that is not as good as ones that factor in the consumables.

Yes, food in a build makes it better, doesn’t matter what build, because it has extra stats.
However, a build that REQUIRES food isn’t a good build in the first place.

Daecollo.9578:

Rayya.2591:

the food nerf affect thief less then other classes
even if i used omnombery ghosts all the time, our aoe was very limtied compared to other classes

It broke two viable builds.

S/P Acrobatic Vampire Thief.
P/P Acrobatic Vampire Thief.

Garbage.
If a build needs food to work, it’s gimmick trash to begin with.
Might as well of Spikefruit abused.

To me, if a build wasn’t viable without temporary buffs then it wasn’t really a viable build in the first place.

Wanderer.5471:

this is a great video, interesting build, you obviously make it work! Can i ask whether QZ and troll ungent synergize well though? with troll ungent, you’re being healed around 40% of the time, so if you popped QZ when needed, wouldn’t there be a 40% chance that you’re hurting yourself? (QZ 4 second duration = 4 ticks of heal, so 40% chance for up to 40% less healing) Or do you only use it after troll has run it’s course etc?

Thanks for mentioning this, it really didn’t occur to me but I should have explained in the video. I’m in the habit of using QZ near the beginning of an engagement, then using Troll Unguent immediately after the quickness ends. The end of quickness is my semi-conscious queue to use TU.

QZ lasts 4sec and has a 48sec recharge, Troll Unguent lasts 10sec and has 25sec recharge.

If used on cooldown timing goes something like this:
0: QZ on
4:QZ off
5: TU on
15: TU off
30:TU on
40: TU off
48:QZ on
52:QZ off
55:TU on
1:05:TU off
1:20:TU on
1:30:TU off
1:36:QZ on

So it takes a while before it ever overlaps.

i’ll give you an objective assessment. ive been using the LB for months. it’s used for two reasons: a deadly burst with quickness, and barrage.

the rapid fire burst is almost always nullified if the opponent has an awareness of you. that being said, with a proper build you can actually flank someone and if you pet is there, burst them down for 20k damage. it’s a very gimmicky build.

the often-flaunted 1500 range is next to useless against moving targets (again, only useful for barrage). LB is not really a skirmishing weapon, but unfortunately it lands its arrows most reliably at about >900 range.

LB builds are weaksauce. they have no sustain and you’ll basically be tied down to a zerg. the low firing rate of LB exclude it from proccing heals on crit with food in an efficient way.

i ran an LB trap build for zerg warfare and it’s very effective. understand its role and you’ll enjoy it. meaning, dont try to skirmish with it.

overall, the SB is a much more powerful power/crit weapon because you can skirmish with it, and it reliably proc heals from food. it also synergizes better with traps.

overall, LB is a very confined, niche weapon in need of some serious changes. hope that helped.

Props to BG and KN this matchup, and reading this thread as been just amazing. Great group of people we have here. BG folks so often /bow after a kill, and as small of a thing as that is, it’s respectful and just shows are awesome you guys are. <3

Looking forward to more!

Chopps.5047: Why don’t you go buy fraps and post a video, there tough guy? It’s a matter of skill, not profession—haven’t you figured that out? You’re a bandwagoning frontrunner who forms opinions based on hearsay rather than fact.

You said you could do it, you have been saying Rangers are equal to Warriors. Prove it. I can’t solo Lupicus on my Ranger, but have got pretty close on my Warrior. You now have the chance to prove how much better at playing the Ranger, than every other Ranger in the game, by doing what you said you could do. That is, solo Lupicus. A Warrior has done it, so you can to, right?

Chopps.5047: Even your warrior boy strife025 says, and I quote, “It took me 10 or 12 hours to get this down”. Go to 3:50 seconds!

You’re backpeddaling, and this doesn’t matter.

Chopps.5047: You think warrior is so OP that GL is easy?

No where have I said a Warrior was overpowered, ever. Putting words in my mouth to support your argument does not work brother. I have said (follow me now, I’ll use as few words as I can) that out of 5 fully geared level 80s, I have not played a class that felt as complete as the Warrior, also saying; “Rangers have a few bugs, and trait synergy that needs to be fixed”

Chopps.5047 No wonder every new warrior I play with in Arah tends to struggle, if that’s the attitude you have. It’s a boss. Bosses have mechanics. The mechanics leave weaknesses. Learn the weaknesses of the boss.

Right, Warriors have killed Lupicus solo, and you say you can on the Ranger. Do it already and prove beyond doubt that the Ranger is equal to the Warrior.

Generalizing encounters from my point of view (since January patch):
01. Enemies start appearing, prepare for combat!
02. Approaching.. I’m nearly ready to attack these unaware dudes!
03. They DISAPPEARED! Was there a thief… NO!
04. kitten my health is going down FAST, there were only two dudes?!
05. Ah there they are! These two dudes finally re-appeared!
06. Oh crap, they aren’t attacking me, my health is still going down hard?!
07. More people spawning in?! There are 6?!
08. “Would you like to respawn at a waypoint?”
09. Complain a lot on guild channel.
10. I’ll be back tomorrow, maybe, and see if a ninja-patch is in place.
Repeat every other day or so.

1. see 2 guys
2. run towards them
3. boom dead
4. 20 people appear over about 5 seconds

So the secret’s out .. girls actually DO play video games. (I know fellahs, it’s a shocker) …

But I was more curious about those of us who WvW. Traditionally, I would never have ever set foot in anything pvp-related, but I’ve found myself developing a certain fondness for WvW because it involves strategy and a strong sense of teamwork.

We were talking about this on our forums tonight and I’ll pilfer this data from another server-mate about stats:

Computer/Video Game Industry Demo Data:

- The average gamer is 30 years old and has been playing for 12 years.

- Sixty-eight percent of gamers are 18 years of age or older.

- Forty-seven percent of all players are women, and women over 18 years of age are one of the industry’s fastest growing demographics.

- Today, adult women represent a greater portion of the game-playing population (30 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).

http://www.theesa.com/facts/pdfs/ESA_EF_2012.pdf

For MMORPGs in particular, it’d be a safe estimate to say women make up around a 3rd of the playerbase, though many factors can skew that number for any given game, including genre, level of player-generated content, representation of avatars, etc.

So I’m curious ladies; why do you WvW? And if you do, what role do you find yourself in: support, supply, or out on the front lines bashing some heads?

What most out there should realize is that the “guy” beside you could just be female … and likely kicking your butt

Girls-only thread! Fellahs keep out!

@ The Blackgate guild RCR and all of those exploiting this stupid bug but seriously? Seriously? Culling isn’t enough?

This isn’t just for them either, but it’s for all the people and guilds that take advantage of an unintended mechanic for their advantage. For shame.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/WvW-PvE-The-Healway-Guardian/first

http://www.twitch.tv/guildwars2guru/b/365009593

After watching this I don’t think they will nerf the trap ranger.

You can fully utilize them by not putting them on your utility bar at all.