Guild Wars 2

wow Oo
nice organized scouts,attacks on towers/garrisons and zerging..but the 1on1 with vz are bad jokes until now..i hope i get some better the next days

got vz have some nice small scale guilds ? (=
if yes tell me their names plz would be nice so i can watch out for them

looool i nerver sad its a bad movie..just give some tipps to improve his gameplay and if you dont see this little things i´m sorry for you..:D

Sol.4310:

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np..and just ignore the posts and people that try to help you
great !

i think is should send your birthday invitation back for your 12. birthday ..even if you write their will be a big cake

i play on eu..tell me a way how and np man we can do it

and to show you what i mean, the first fight against the ranger was good nothing to say,
but when the ele come to you first think you do is poison volley, why? he is full life, he wont heal and you even hit only with 1 arrow.
the concussion shot was okay, but i was wondering why he not start with rtl, cause thats the normal burst-rotation, because people can interrupt like you did.
the next few seconds are okay, but soth is not a good idea to activate again an ele, he has to much swiftness so your pet have a problem after this one “big attack” same for the next ranger fight.
than he starts to cast churning earth, was a nice try to evade but a bit to fast.

just the first thinks i saw, i did not said only spam..just to much and what i want to tell you thakittens waste of spells

np, i have time tomorrow you play eu or us server?

and yes you spam..

if you mean..go ahead, but then tell me why it’s better to spam?

nice idea but not true

you try to use your 2 and 3 only when you need!
2 if he try to heal or low hp target.
3 only when you rly need to doge not when its ready
4 if you need to kite him or you use sic em to help your pet to get close to your target
…

to much spam guy..try to use your spells more effective and not when they rdy

i get over 2,3 k with my ranger only possibel with rabid gerad, undead rune, 30 points in wilderness survival, buff food, 25stacks of corruption and might stacks.
i think you can get a bit more, is long time ago without Ascended eq

Shaojack.3871:

wtb all ranger/necro zerg rocking spirits and minions.
Hell you could have small roaming squad do this and appear as a zerg at first glance =P

you will be hard kitten d

sure but even with the signets, i have no situation when you rly need it, if you need somethink to rezz, i take pet rezz or ghost of nature.

Chopps.5047:

Bambula, I think, has the best answer. See, drakes are great in dungeons, especially with a little healing power. Berserkers or rampagers will get you high DPS. Utilities are situational.

ty :p

if you play 30/30/x/x/x you have just your own dmg, dont forget the ranger is not a archer, you play a beastmaster and if you not push your pet and play with him you cant get the max dmg, i played 30/30/5/0/5 a long time, but after the quikness nerf it´s to weak and the traps are a nice option for extra dmg.
plz stop playing this signet of beastmaster crap and call it dmg.

Alpha.1308:

if this is a bug,the only thing being “fixed” will be Fire trap and Spike Trap triggering Retaliation,too
everything in this game that deals direct damage is a damage source,and Retaliation inflicts damage back to the source
(even environmental objects striking you,you’ll see retaliation floaters)
conditions are the only thing that ignores this “direct damage source”
(confusion,burning,bleeding,poison or terror)
spells/traps/melee hits are all treated as an “attack”
hardly anything is based on “spell”,or “melee effect” or in this case “just a trap”
meaning EVERYTHING is the same
you deal damage,you take damage with retaliation (unless it’s a condition)

and why not ele with Meteor Shower?

nope..
10/30/0/0/30 is max dmg, fire-,forsttrap and vipernest.
for more aoe gs and drakes as ranger weapon axe+horn/axe
singel traget, cats and sword+axe/horn and shortbow.
eq full bersi.

1. if he got a gs, dont fight him on melee range
2. try to kite him to get so many stacks of bleed you can
3. good timed poison
4. beware of retaliation, if you spam to much with your sb auto hit you can get problems with the incoming dmg
5. maybe swap pets before the fight starts, marsch drake for extra posion and nice pressure and maybe a spider.

In pve frac or dungeons zerker. Go for conditions will slow your party. Why ?
Most classes get condis passiv on a target even as bersi full dmg. With guild mates we have no conditioner and get burning, bleed 25 stacks, poison and co all time up..so for what you want a conditioner in pve, its dmg that get losted.
and in high frac..its just movment. If you play with def eq you neee so long hf

Renewel often..but the rest never
in pve i run with other spells and swap them often.
for pvp i see no reason to get 30 points their.
In my opinon and with my expirence i have to say they to weak

that what you call dmg? LoL

play dmg thief, engi or worri..than you can see how much dmg you can do..i do 2x of your rapid fire dmg with 100b on my worri, normaly 30-40k on my own!
dont need any mate or something else..how much outhits rapid fire´s you need for that..oh yes you need about 10 secs, i need 3 1/2 secs and can cast it again when you get your next rapidfire..

i hope the pet will give us some changes that the pet can push our dmg.
dont know why people still try to outdmg other classes with ranger in pve..

for tpvp you even can play gs/sb power build i run with knight or bersi in tpvp, compare to what the enemy or my team got. can be rly powerfull
you got nice pressure with the sb and a nice burst with gs 3+5+2 with pet you deal about 10k dmg, not so much like thiefs or other classes but you get better survivability and presure

BlackGuard.9602:

I have full zerk ranger 30 30 5 0 5 I run lb axe/warhorn. Autoattacks with lb are from 2.8-3.2k+ without might,number 2 skill on lb highest ending dmg 18k,no3 % more dmg,no5 high dmg aoe with cc and your arrows pierces targets,there is no chance any bow on any proffesion can beat lb on ranger in terms of dps + you have pet lol.Only thing you need to care for max dmg is range from which you fire you need long range for max dmg.

that is what you call dmg?
100b warri 30-40k on 6 3/4 sec cd, sorry man..
i even outdmg you with my shortbow most time.
lb is nice to see some “big” dmg numbers but all in all the sb the lb and that a fact.

the lb makes fun to play, but this weapons feels so wrong in this game. gw2 is fast but this bow ____ come on!?
sometimes i think the devs were drunk when they made this weapon

cause the ranger is the class with most usable weapons after the worri and guardian same for the combinations, but i know what you mean i get this in my mind sometimes that the ranger could be nice as nature-caster.

wtf where you deal high dmg? Oo
59% crit dmg and 1900 power is not much dmg..even for a ranger and sorry for the mistake with the hp

hmmm since my guild plays with 25 stacks perma vulnerability, i´m get on glasscannon shortbow and its deals more dmg than the trapper condi build even with you up to 2k condition dmg, but the 25 stacks+frost spirit are amazing, if you get the right position for the spirits they can live 95% of the time, you just need to test and look a bit right places.

and i dont get why everyone say ranger will be nerfed, they say nothing about that.

Lewis Burnell.2493:

As far as the longbow is concerned, people really give it a hard time when it’s actually really good. It could be better (and fire faster) but its really wonderful with pet swapping and if you’re good at positioning.

My rotation tends to be:

Hunters Call > Change Weapons > Hunters Shot > Flame Trap > Spike Trap > Change Pet > Rapid Fire > Point Blank Shot

It deals massive damage.

for what you rly need the trapps? Oo
your conditions deals about zero dmg and when you want the cc/snare use muddy terrain.
yes you get much survivability but for what you need 23k hp?
he asked in this thread is specifically for fotm and much hp is not the best way to get their.
you get heal power thats helps to trade with the agony dmg but if you have less hp the agony dmg is lower.
maybe you can trade with every trash mob with this build, but what your team mates got from that build?

kidbs.8920:

A good bunker ele will not be beaten by a thief either due to their insane healing and condition removal. Eles also have excellent mobility and CC, so they can also easily get away if needed.

Really you just listed 2 classes that should have very little problem killing a ranger and are considered the most OP duelers in the game… I don’t mean to be nasty but I think an L2P is in order.

not true, with trapper you can break every bunker thats a reason why are so strong, but not op. i need some time but 1on1 you can kill every bunker with a trapper when you got the same skill. ele get it easier vs trapper cause they got more condi removes than a guard or other classes, but after time even they will drop.

the trapper ranger big problem are cc/buster..100b worri is a bad exampel beacuse most of them a bit to obviously

but not glasscannon mesmer or pistel whip can be very dangeruos if you doge on time wrong or you have to much stuns, cause he got no stun breaker.

its a nice tool for that, but not more.
if you want to defent a tower or keep you need arrowcarts, balista and cata´s.

its a bit overrated with the 1500 range

Eurantien.4632:

nerva.7940:

LB sucks, and your vids will not convince any experienced pvp’ers otherwise. you would be doing about 30% (estimate) more effective damage with a power/crit SB.

I use LB/GS in paid pvp. I believe SB is a great skirmishing weapon but that LB is just as viable in the right hands. Granted his vids did not convince me to use LB but experience has. As for the 30% dmg the LB has much more burst capabilities than the SB so if you are swapping weapons then LB is better. However, if in a sustained bow fight then the SB would win hands down.

i hope i meet you in paid
same point like ever..the lb deals not more dmg than the sb..it was testet so often even with the rapid fire you can not get the dmg of sb.
lb sucks

y eagle eye is nice, but with sb you still do more dmg so you dont need it Oo

hmm i dont know for what 30 in marksman?
25/25/5/0/15 makes more sense for me cause of the 10% flanking, with this you get much extra dmg in the most situations

Solandri.9640:

nerva.7940:

LB feels off mostly because it misses moving targets past 900 range. LB should be a sniper weapon, with a slow fire rate but hitting reliably for more. LB projectile speed needs another 30% increase, and then we might be getting somewhere. it’s the worst weapon in the game.

I think they designed away from that because one of the tactics in GW1 was a party of longbow rangers. One would call a target and all of them would shoot at it simultaneously. It was enough to instantly drop most opponents.

They don’t want high burst damage on ranged attacks. Against melee-range burst, everyone can choose to retaliate or run away. But against ranged burst, the classes with no or poor ranged don’t stand a chance. So they want players to be able to avoid ranged damage more easily.

but you never spiked or nuked with a longbow, recurve or hornbow was used for that,
and in gw2 you can doge

but when i test a build..it should be usefull
and this is not very usefull :>

black raven 1xF2 2xautohits glascannon ele was downed
works nice in spvp, but in tpvp vs people with experience not so good but its works

if you want to stack more bleeding, you should get some preci, whats your crit chance?

Silverkung.9127:

Long bow is good weapon all ranger know this.

lol..kitten off longbow

its nice to hold the position?
it make more fun to stay in front of the enemy,kill-one-stomp-one or rezz one like a boss with pet swap :p

barrage is the dmg version with higher cdr of muddy terrain..if you want more bags of loot, okay barrage could be nice.

DancinPuppeh.8421:

A lot of people have issues with the Ranger and I really don’t see why. Sure the pets die easy, sure the Damage we deal is lower than most. But the reason we deal lower damage is because our pets can deal the same damage of us… So yes a Ranger alone is weak. But a Ranger + Pet attack is a lot more powerful than you’d think.

Personally I think Ranger is extremely powerful, and even if it wasn’t I’d still stick with it cause I enjoy it the most. I also love the Rangers downed ability more than any other professions. And people say we have the worst downed… Having your pet revive you seems pretty kitten useful to me. Thief and teleport a few inches or go invisible… In most instances that’s completely useless cause people and mobs still know exactly where you are.

I really don’t see why so many people complain about it, if the profession is so un blanaced and so broken to you, and you can’t stand it so much, why are you still playing as a Ranger? If you feel it’s broken then play as a thief or a warrior, something that isn’t “broken”. But to me Ranger feels balanced enough, sure it has some issues, I won’t deny that. The pet could be improved survivability, and maybe even allow players to chose their pets traits and attributes to be more related to it. But if Ranger isn’t for you then don’t play it. There are tons of people who love the Ranger despite what issues people say it has…

cause:
1. in pve/wvw or pet dies far to much even if you get controll about it
2.in pvp everyone kite your pet so easy
3.or downed would be nice, if the 2 would be aoe and pet wont bug 80% of the time

Chopps.5047:

Silvanus.5821:

stone. Still doesn’t feel like a bunker at all. Pardon? I have to get lightning reflexes, get a shortbow and greatsword and use protect me with a bear pet in order to counter thieves that turn you into stone?

I stopped reading after laughing out loud at that sentence. I don’t think I’ve ever lost to a thief 1v1 on ANY build I’ve used…maybe once or twice to very skilled players. Almost never does that happen and I cannot fathom how you lose to a glass cannon thief.

you and all your arguments dead..sorry after i read this

i played so much pvp/tpvp with my ranger and i get much builds and i can tell you the only way you can stop a thief killing you is play bunker, with offensiv builds you have no big chance and that shows me that you have not much expirence.

yes, you can kill an thief as a ranger thats true, but dont tell its easy like hell and with everybuild

could we maybe stop talk about the dmg question and look for other points?

wvw:
-range rly need on lb?
-better kite options with lb/sb?

pve:
-whats better for dungeons/frac?
-bm with lb/sb?

pvp:
-same point as pve bm better with lb/sb?

what you guys think?

racta.4250:

Well a lot of people making blanket statements about how easy it is to dodge certain LB attacks and how LB #1 doesn’t hit hard.
In mixed gear WvW, my #1 is critting for 2.5k. Against glass cannons I’m getting 3.5k. At max range, thats a ton of damage. Your also looking at 6k damage from rapid fire.

Any player with a brain can dodge? How about when they get wolf feared? Or dog knocked down? Or after you use #4? Hound root? Then use one of your 3 quicknesses and rapid fire. 3/4ths of the rapid fire will hit in any of the situations above.
If YOU have a brain, you can time your quickness rapid fires until after they have used their dodges trying to avoid the #1 shots.

Play with the whole class guys.

Also, @ Dakheus, hunters shot is great in WvWvW.

Disclaimer: I play WvWvW. Thats all I do, so this is based on that.

even with this combo you wont get me
sorry guy, i get to much lb-hunters in spvp, tpvp and wvw..

lol..no you even can doge with sidemoves so you get closer to the enemy.
and no we dont have burst like other classes..

its no burst..cause you cant nuke an enemy down with one combo like other class and you still can doge them, same for sb but the firerate on sb is higher

racta.4250:

@bambula,

Don’t spread lies. I use LB and win many 1v1s, small fights, and 5v5s.
In fact I’ve never lost to a shortbow ranger 1v1 either.

haha maybe vs new comer that are lvl 30
your “burst” is not strong enough to take down your enemy and everyone that got a bit brain can doge your auto hits with normal move and no need to doge

if you want to play afk style and have nothing to do with your mates play longbow..sure
but in pvp/wvw you never will be so usefull as a sb, you wont win any 1vs1 again anyone that is not a totaly noob. same for small fights 5vs5, no one give a kitten on you

cause no one needs