Lets wait and see how the pet AI works out…
given the track record of all the “fixings” the team did until now I am not really enthusiastic about it though…
but I will wait and see until after the patch…
Really? Jellyfish? I mean…really? Poof and jellyfish?
Yeah… whatever
No… please dont show anything to the “team” Robert… please
I actually fear the next patch… because everytime something gets “fixed” I like to play with the Ranger less and less…
I actually fear the next patch… congratulations!
That is on so many levels so much better then what we have now.
Well done Tenchu
A-Nets Ranger design looks like “kitten… we just have 2 more months time to finish this class… just make some juvenile versions of some animals…”
I always play the animal pet class in mmos (if possible) and I never have felt less for my animal companions in any mmo ever played…
for me the positive side is that I can always play my warrior…
I just hate that I invested so much in my ranger…
the problem I see is that we dont know what they are doing to the ranger behind the screens…
maybe they work on the crappy pet AI and as soon as that is fixed we would be “terribly OP” if they buff other things…
I still dont get how weak we are with the bows though…
Shouldnt we be funkier and flashier with the bow then other classes…
Ranger LB sucks animation wise compared with the Warrior (he shoots two arrows at once – shoots burning arrows, exploding arrows… I mean .. C´Mon!!!
Thief is way cooler with his shortbow then we are…
I dont talk about damage (well that suffers too compared to those two other classes)
I talk about the animations and the “coolness” factor
Whoever did the Ranger skill selection for the bows
and whoever did the boring animations – I am not impressed by your performance…
I stand corrected ^^
Well I do not want to be my main “to be the best class”
I want the bugs to be fixed and I want to build something I want to play with.
Spirits are – sorry to say that – crap
Longbow is also not really good.. and thats the weapon (okay I feel that way) we should shine with…
Pets – our make and break special feature…. well …. lets say… they really really really really need love – and lots of it…
cause at the moment they really suck also…
and btw… lick wounds still doesnt work every time….
what a bummer…
well I have some other level 80s and I will play them…
but as a protest I will not buy anything in the bltm until the most glaring things are fixed…
thats the only way I can express my feelings toward the “ranger development” in this game…
Robert always said he is just a messenger… he is not to blame…
and if I would be him, I sure wouldnt post in this forum again after the balancing team did this… piece of art…
… and no developer be he dungeon designer or whatever will be seen in this subsection of the gw2 forums ever again…
Well… I did see it coming
Happened to me too actually.. I thought I missed something…
“Rangers rely on a keen eye, a steady hand, and the power of nature itself. Unparalleled archers, rangers are capable of bringing down foes from a distance with their bows. With traps, nature spirits, and a stable of loyal pets at their command, rangers can adapt to any situation.”
Directly from their homepage
Bows do substandard damage
Traps are okay
Nature spirits – well we know how they are
Pets – clunky, unresponsive, bad AI
1 out of 4 … not bad not bad
Did Robert show up after the last patch?
I would understand if he did not… ;-)
… rerolling a warrior maybe?
read the patchnotes again, then once you understood them… come back and talk again…
Hey Robert… I hope I dont sound harsh, I sure dont mean it harsh because I appreciate you beeing here from time to time….
but could you do something?
I mean…
kick someone on the shins or something.
Rangers need something substantial and what we get is this?
Really?
Again?
/sadface
yeah… same here…
All those gear I built and buyed…
A shame.. could have equipped my other 2 chars….
Well…
So… you thought that was a good idea?
Oh man…
Do you guys actually test and think those things through or do you just do them and think “we will see what happens”
Sometimes I really wonder…
Well at least after all those time my pet will lick my wounds no matter what…
thats something, isn´t it?
/signed (not colorblind myself, but havin a friend who is… )
Hi Robert and a heartfelt thank you is in order, I guess…
Here some thoughts from me about the pet and maybe even the ranger.
Ilove to play a pet class – always did in any MMO if possible.
I think the reason why people want a perma stow for the pet is, that its really not worth it at the moment.
We are the only class where the “Special (F2)” can die (and does too easily) because of clunky AI and not well thought out mechanics… many of the pets F2 functions just take too long to trigger … the much discussed “dodge” from AEs I wont mention any more because I think we are on a good way here in this thread.
I think that when the pets work better (they have to stay close to me and not be 15 meters away from me when I stop etc) the “we need a perma stow” cries will thin out.
At the moment – in my opinion – our class of flavour is built around a half functioning liability called pet (which not even remembers its own name).
Thanks again for hanging in there with us – I for one will continue to treat you respectful – because thats what my mother learned me when she raised me… ;-)
Darn…. I wanted my 2 handed Axe for my Warrior and Ranger… ;-)
Hello Robert!
Nice to have someone from the team with us!
Agadar has it right…
nothing to add
Cant interrupt him – no protection bubble whatsoever (if the bubble was meant to be there at all)
But I read somewhere that you should be able to interrupt his cave in special move.
… and no, the patch yesterday did not fix it.
Borked even after “the fix”
loved the new Kohler but then there was the thing with Colossus Rumblus….
At least you could warn a brother that the path is fubar….
and fix Rangers….
Everytime I read one of those “Rangers are great – learn to play” replys I am fairly sure that person never has played anything else…
My main is/was a Ranger – I play it well…. yes I can do good (for a Ranger) but then I made a Warrior (and also a Guardian and an Elementalist) to level 80….. oh man… what a difference…
So please – dont say “Rangers are super….” they simply are not – not if you try another class…
So many things are borked with the Ranger its not even funny any more…
wow… a slap in the face… again… well I really expected something like that…
well done…
shelfing my Ranger for good now…
maybe even shelfing the game for a bit…
will see
Also still very disappointed… my main is (or was) a Ranger.. but I dont play him anymore…
(absurdly the only thing I use him is in the new weekly the underwater combat things – Aquaman ftw)
Wolverine, Badger; Honeybadger
well … any kind of mustelid
(Marten/Weasel/Ferret as minipets?)
so anyone…
was that the magical ranger patch everyone expected?
Just asking…
yeah its boring…
great idea grandmooch… knockback: let a boar charge out and knock the enemy back… things like that….
Seeing is believing… I dont get my hopes up prematurely ever again… ^^
hehehe… way to fix bugs… not the ones that really “bug” us… just fix other things…
but yeah
that bug is fixed – grats
Guys… there will be no Ranger miracle patch… it never happened in any mmo before and it never will happen… little tweaks here and there… thats it…
So a few buffs here a few nerfs there…
If you are not happy with the ranger now – make another character or stop playing…
The miracle Ranger patch… it is not coming…
Badger or Wolverine… something small but badkitten…
and it is somehow winterrelated…
Really wish we could get a reply from Jon at at least one of the topics…
what do you think he will write? Sorry? I dont think so.
He will write… “Stuff need time to be fixed…” GS and LB are good as it is (he already wrote that) and thats that…
After this fiasco he wont tell any dates for fixes or things like that….
“poof … he will not post here any more” thats my guess…
Oh man… why do I always pick the ranged and/or petclass in a mmo… I know that no mmo can do them right… but there is always the hope!
+1 here…
but then… “Weaponskills are not the problem longbow is good as it is…”
I dont have any faith in the changes to come, truth to be told….
I think it would be easier if we all just roll warriors and thiefs…
nah just joking… keep the warrior buffs coming…. I have a level 80 warrior so I am happy
(okay okay my main is a ranger – so I got shafted (again) ) But I take it with good humor… reading the forums (ranger) is a blast right now!
roll a warrior.. or if you are into pvp a thief or mesmer….
I see a lot of talk about ranger weapons, but I don’t think that is the real problem. I think sword and longbow are both good weapons, which is why the changes take longer.
Jon
You really think that longbow is good as it is? Ever seen a Warrior with Rifle?
Thats how a proper weapon is … I dont care about the greatsword cause I play the Ranger because of the ranged weapon and the pet – both more then subpar (one not working properly at all the other mediocre at best…)
Most of our “special” abilities F2 are not working (remove conditions – brown bear – 6 seconds after I pressed F2? really? I mean… c´mon… )
Well Warrior it is then….
Can´t say I am surprised… well maybe a little bit
That was poorly handled.
I am happy that I have a lvl 80 warrior as my “second” main character… he is by far the better “ranger” …
I am disappointed – thats for sure…
/signed
Good idea from Bob/Humfrid
I´d love to have the weasel family as pets.. Badgers, Wolverines (Honeybadgers? ^^ )
They could make the smaller ones (martens, weasels, ferrets, minks etc) into minipets
I think it would be awesome to see a raging “little” wolverine fly into action