Like many have said longbow to be effective probably have 0 survivability, very glass cannon, at least i die fast with conditions and such (even tho i have the signet and 30 WS trait).
i don’t think is OP, i mean the skill is now good, fast but is also easier to dodge because the skill is so fast 1 dodge is enough to avoid like 90% of the dmg. I finally am having fun with my longbow and well i still dying to conditions fast so is not like we are gods. Mesmer seem to be also better or maybe the mesmer i found was rly good lol.
God I love the b2p model.
I’m still slightly disappointed about the amount of content being pushed out by ANet – but I feel that is partly my bias as not only a consumer but also another working citizen. Knowing that if I did my job at such a slow rate, I would get fired…and yet ANet’s worked slower than I would have ever thought convenient for almost a year now.
But yeah, b2p is awesome. I have a hard time enjoying WoW because I like to go out with friends, drink, watch movies, go on vacation during the summer and overall when all is said and done I’m maybe only playing 15 hours per month which makes that $15/month subscription utterly ridiculous. I don’t know enough about Archeage – but any game that sets me back behind a p2w wall or a subscription fee is a bad game in my book.
GW2 model is great, the game is amazing, graphics, well its almost perfect. Only problem i have with GW2 is lack of content, end game and things, you know. You talked about Archeage and even tho the game is good, sadly is P2W, i tried the beta and was really disappointing. I wish GW2 release some expansion or something else new that we can play so i don’t have to be looking for other games (kind bored of GW2 currently)
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i guess now we will see a lot more of those: LFG, NO RANGER
i got one word for you, Archeage, that is all. 2 years and you still keeping your hopes up with anet, lol. Same as always, they give us 1 buff and 2 nerf and the class still in the bottom of the food chain.
The boss blitz makes me really sad. We have to pay to get nothing back? This was an event that I loved and put many hours into last time, and now I see no point in even playing at all, just to get a few crappy achievement points. It really feels like Anet has decided they don’t care about they’re loyal player base, which makes me think it may be time to move onto another MMO.
i have been looking for a substitute, i love GW2 and all but is getting old and with all this fail updates there really isn’t much to do. At this rate GW2 wont reach another year, they better have some news for E3 or something because what they are currently doing is not working. Sadly the other good MMOs are subscription based, or at least the ones that look decent like FF14, Wildstar (ESO sucks), makes me thing if F2P model is really viable because it seems in the end we don’t get much content, just the same old recycled and worse than before lol.
yea i haven’t play much but seem a little better. I bet 100/1 is probably a bug and will be fixed soon lol bcause lets be honest, they never do anything positive for lamegers.
I havent played since Dark Souls 2 came out, with the new patch i logged in to try it. First i did the pavillion thinking it was good like last time LOL, killed the 6 bosses and all i got for all that waste of time was 2 champ bags and a green LMAO, i get better loot in the mist zerg running. Seriously anet once again going backwards, the game gets worse with every patch, i haven’t log back in and have no intention to participate in this, ill log in maybe later to finish the monthly and that’s it.
that is nice, GW2 is awesome it just need more incentive to play it, more cool stuff. Maybe they should make a new wvw super map, NA vs EU vs Asia, they would obviously win all the time (china) but it would be fun i suppose.
i love the concept of EOTM, loved it at first that is until a month or so ago where we encounter a zerg defending there keep and someone shout they have been defending there keep all day, is useless, we are wasting time by not farming karma,exp and bags and everyone retreated, everytime they encounter a zerg they didnt fight just karma farming. That made me sad kinda, like wow tought it was all about PvP, they also said if you want PvP go to eternal battlegrounds. I think the concept of EOTM was good but people are abusing it and messing it up sadly, wvw is a joke now most of the time.
Sadly you’re wrong.
It’s – "ping zerker gear or kick " from now on. No longer does the current dps of a party afford to carry slackers.
sadly he is right lol, i use a ranger and rolled with Knights armor for a little protection (rest of gear zerker) and to be honest people praised me and liked to do dungeons with me, invited me back (that is hard already been a ranger) i am not the best but i manage and people didnt even notice i was using non zerker gear. Now i would probably need to change my armor (ascended) to full zerker because people will probably notice the lack of damage and more damage will be needed to compensate the lost via ferocity
so IMO this encourage people to use zerker gear even more lol
I think a 30 0 10 30 0 power build will be pretty solid.
yea i saw around that someone make a post with a build like that, seem also like it will work. In the end the purpose is to be able and remove conditions in wvw and do good damage so that could also work and honestly seem like a better option.
poison gm trait is bad, really bad……….
yea so i heard lol that is why i keep up the empathetic bond option open
What do you guys thing of a build like this with the upcoming April 15 patch (of what we know so far)
problem with this is you cant test damage and such before you get the full gear and try yourself so i want opinions. The build i suppose will use the new poison GM train in wilderness survival and obviously the new GM trait in nature magic to remove conditions. Also with the double sigil on 2 handed weapons i think on crit bleed and AOE torment might be good, specially that AOE for bag farming in wvw lol.
- Maybe the poison GM trait can be change for emphatic bond for more condi removal.
What you guys think, might it be viable, maybe with other gear, maybe we should wait until the patch is live and see all changes and stuff. I think most of its use will be wvw since for dungeons i have my zerker gear and i dont think the meta is changing that much
you are new, you do now the ranger class is garbage, you know they always seem to nerf rangers more than any other class (tho they are the worse), the new GM traits the ranger go the worse of them. You know most dungeon groups dont want ranger or kick them out right? If you know all that and want to proceed well choosing a race is all about looks, check all the cultural armors and see which one you like better for example. The norn medium armor (cultural) is nice, human also it all depends on looks and what you like.
i havent play GW2 in a while and with this coming ranger changes (so far) i dont seem to be playing for even longer, Rangers are just bad deal with it. Dark Souls is coming, that is all im looking forward in april
When i saw tha new traits, and how cool they looked i was so excited for the ranger trait… and then i read it and…… lolwut? seriously?
But guys, there is still hope. They only shared 1 new gm trait per class so far, and EVERY trait line will get a new gm trait so we still have some chance to get something cool!
i wish that was true but the trend with anet, we all know it. Its been 2 years now and the first GM trait they release compare to others is laughable so don’t keep your hopes up.
anyway i dont play GW2 anymore and to be honest i just will connect this month to do the monthly which i havent finish, no other reason to log in. On april if things dont get better, read the wind LOL is a joke, seem like the trend will continue. Dark Souls 2 arrive on april anyway which i am a big fan of so they better offer something amazing to make me log back in,
i just read the post by anet now and got me exited, new skills, new traits and new stuff seem cool. That been said when you look at all the grandmaster other classes are getting and compare it to the Ranger LOL, you know this is going to be bad. Once again, for what it seems Ranger got the worse. If read the wind dont offer dmg increase or something else other than arrow speed while other classes get interrupts, survival and many other things. Not that i was expecting much from anet on rangers anyway
In my honest opinion…the ranger doesn’t need any buffs at all, in general it’s pve player that complains about the ranger… but that’s only due to tunnelvision. in pvp/wvw the ranger is a very good class, and has some if not one the best condi removal traits in game and is quite capable of soloing any class. It might not be a toptier pve class…but it’s up to par with the so called toptier classes in pvp/wvw….imo stop the crying and play a little better
Not sure if this is a troll or not…
Seriously the existence of this thread alone is a predictor of how bad this class is. You will hardly find anyone that shares your opinion.
ooooh boy, i needed a good laugh lol obvious troll but funny non the less. I am playing ESO beta currently and even there tho the gameplay and characters are weird, archery feel so much better than GW2. How to fix rangers and ranged weapons i dont know but i do hope the devs can pull it out because i really love this game.
As much as i hate the current state of the pet and its uselessness i think is an integral part of the class and is what make it unique, if you want a petless character roll a warrior (they are better at everything anyway), i think anet should find the way to make pets work. That been said, like someone said in a previous post, if the price of been competitive and fixing the class is removing the pet, stowing them or whatever i am up for it.
i don’t have idea of where to even start to fix rangers but one thing like many have said are pets. I am no MMO expert but i remember back when i played WoW hunter pets were an annoyance and sometimes people even killed the pet because it was a problem, in GW2 everyone ignores them because lets be honest they don’t do much and don’t hit lol. Back in wow the implemented AoE damage reduction which helped pets a lot, probably would work nicely in WvW.
I do hope that finally Rangers get the love they deserve, its been almost 2 years. Also Anet unique pets (like wow for example to mention something) would be nice, GW2 need more stuff, maybe rare pets you need to hunt in certain places and stuff but that is subject for another day, get your minds rolling :P
i never played GW1 tho i was interested in the game. This skills look great, lot more interesting than the current ranger ones lol.
meeh i dont want to get another shortbow, love the skin of mine and all. So i was thinking if a build like this would work with axe/dagger or torch whatever, i suppose axe is alright condition weapon plus is the only one with aoe so for zergs i suppose it will be good.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMMQJAVRjAV11BWWWo2BgVBBbP00SMZPMkxFP5Xp6F-j0BBYfBisAIHqIasl1FRjVXDT5aIqaXwA-w what you guys think, will a build like this work? Is like half zerker, half condition. I made to get the most use out of my ascended rings and items so i just have to change armor lol. With the interrupts in both weapons i guess confusion can be a thing, not sure.
Interesting 3rd build you posted without techno. power/crit chance/crit damage and condition. I have no idea how or where to get celestial armor…the regular stuff if available. I know I can buy ascended trinkets but having a tough time pulling the trigger since I change builds so often
i change build often too, with rangers i just dont feel confortable with one like other classes. That is i dont want to change trinkets and such and make them useful for another build. Ill just getting the set from hotw with condition damage, in fact i had that set a month ago and destroyed it, now i want it back lol. Yea i am like that :|
What´s with the mystic shortbow?
http://argos-soft.net/GW2/WeaponGallery/index.php?weapon=3&skinID=10108e5&lang=en
This one, is it ingame or just datamining? One of the IG links has got a sigil ingame. It could be a personal story reward or something like this, but i don´t know.
the link give me all shortbow skins but if you are refering to mystic shortbow that is made in the mystic forge, i think the cost must be around 15-20 gold, cheap this days i suppose. I like the skin, one of the only few i do like lol
You can also get the same mystic SB skin with CoE dungeon badges, only difference is mystic SB have a blue lightning kind of effect and the dungeon one is red. You can probably get the dungeon one cheaper with just a few runs and earn some gold in the process
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMMQJAVRjAV11BWWWo2BgVBBbP00SMZPMkxFP5Xp6F-j0BBYfBisAIHqIasl1FRjVXDT5aIqaXwA-w what you guys think, will a build like this work? Is like half zerker, half condition. I made to get the most use out of my ascended rings and items so i just have to change armor lol. With the interrupts in both weapons i guess confusion can be a thing, not sure.
i recently started using thief, conditions with perplexity runes and said hey this can work probably better on ranger with shortbow interrupt and GS. I made some kind of build, will post later lol, probably not the best but
i do hope that shortbow get some love or ranger weapons get more AOE damage. Shortbow is my favorite ranger weapon even with all the nerfs i still use it, probably not the best one but well.
In DCUO i played a character with staff and was lot of fun, the staff there was used as melee so maybe they can do that with the ranger or maybe for a future class.
The were some good changes to ranger like sword root problem and other stuff, that is reason enought to know the patch notes are fake because lets be real, Rangers have been ignored for one and a half year now so obviously fake.
Ebonhawk shortbow is also great, like that one and have a good size, the shortbow.
The aether skins shortbow seem nice but i dont know, i haven’t get them. Longbow is good too. Is sad that this game dont have many skin variations and the few only good ones are bought with gems. One of the things i loved about games like DCUO was that is easy to change skins and stuff and i like customization and such, GW2 need many more skins in game and other stuff :P
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I love the shortbow but skins sucks, the only one i like is mystic skin or CoE skin which is the same just red lightning on it. The legendary tho it have ponies, well is nice skin and have a decent size (doesnt look small), the best shortbow IMO is probably rox skin and that is the one i am using. For my thief which i am currently using lately i think im going to get the dreamer because my ranger have rox bow and i love that skin, dont want to lose it, plus shortbow is better on thief anyway.
Yea i think GS gameplay was hit, it was already meeeh to be honest. Only use for GS is probably in wvw for the fast traveling anyway. Another thing i didnt notice was the change to Guard, i dont use that trait or spec for it but no one used that utility for its ability, was all for the swiftness and healing which require 30 points in a tree, that sucks. Guard should read like give swiftness and healing since that is all its used for lol. Overall i see some good changes if true
Also the change to sword auto attack is good hopefully, well see.
i read the full patch notes in the links, seem like some good changes, i really love the LR buff since i love that skill, is always in my bar, the only skill i like of rangers.
Right now i am using a thief, lot better with shortbow for farming but i hope good changes come to ranger to see if i come back to it.
Concerned about Captain's airship passes.
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i was hoping LA stayed destroy forever or at least some times but now with all this pass things. I hope is ready back up at least for the patch after march 4
I did mostly all the first day and havent got back, i entered today for some minutes but meeeh. not a fan
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this game instead of progressing is going backwards, now we lost features. Well we get them only if we pay. Very sad, i am a free to play model believer but sometimes i wonder if is really viable? I prefer to pay monthly and everyone be equal than just some rich ones that pay get goodies, services and such. With so many MMOs coming anet better step there game up
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I don’t like the direction this game is going to be honest and i don’t know about you guys but no one should support or be happy about it. All new armor and weapon skins are obtainable trough gem store ( i can understand some of that) and now they are taking features and making them only obtainable to those that pay, now that is really bad.
What is next? you will only travel to certain places via airship (with thicket) or make full areas/wvw only able to enter via a pass bought with gems? This is bad, love the game and all but i think the devs are killing it
1500 citizen rescue tier, how is it possible?
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Sanctum of Rall did 1800 on the first day, i think it was the 2 or 1 try. I think it was SoR, i am from SoR but entered a gate, then i went back in overflow and then a gate again and appear on my main server i think? and we made it to 1700 so yea is possible.
We almost made it to 2k
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Sanctum of Rall did 1700 on the first day, i think it was the 2 or 1 try. I think it was SoR, i am from SoR but entered a gate, then i went back in overflow and then a gate again and appear on my main server i think? and we made it to 1700 so yea is possible.
move to the US, problem solve
ooooh well i didn’t knew that, maybe is just a coincidence :P
I think at this time they would probably just wait for server restart. If the patch is not release by that time then i think is in trouble of not releasing today.
i was reading some lore and stuff the other day and dont know where but i read something like Taimi means time in other language and yea i thought that was weird. I dont know but i suspect she will have a bigger role in the coming patches.
and you are a warrior, tanky. Imagine those non tanky geared and specially rangers lol. When an necro or engineer apply all conditions to me which is like 1 skill anyway, they do so fast, is game over most of the time. I have to run and try to get those conditions from me anyhow (which rangers already lack how to) my HP goes down like 10% to 15% per stack, probably more.
So i have been playing Tera, i like the archer there, anyway. In GW2 weapons like the longbow (for rangers obviously) do less damage if the target is closer to you, unlike Tera for example which is the contrary. Why instead of doing less damage while closer to the target we do more damage instead, maybe not a big buff but some percent. Maybe this will help in PvE to make bows more viable in dungeons so people with bows get closer to the group and get buffs or give to the party instead of sniping from far away.
Shortbow especially since is a more close range weapon would be a nice implementation, we get a little buff on damage for PvP/ WvW and probably not OP at all. Maybe something like this would make range weapons more desirable, don’t know.
I don’t know if anyone have suggested anything like this or if it will work in GW2 but seem like it would be cool.
That is the one thing I love about Asia’s mmo combat is that it’s all stupidly over the top. Everyone moves crazy fast or has absurd attack animations and equipment. It makes it all a lot more fantastical and enjoyable. It’s one of the things GW2 lacks (unless you play thief) and it becomes dreadfully obvious when you use the same weapon sets for 1000+ hours.
Oh man, you want over the top?
I see Aridia’s BLESS Ranger, and raise you a Black Desert Ranger
http://youtu.be/TmhFBTHrt8E?t=2m11sDarned Western Market and it’s love for crappy tab targeting. I can’t tell you how much I wanted Longbow to play more like this when I first heard about GW2.
that game looks good, i learned about it some days ago and definitely will keep it on watch. That archer play kind of like Tera, i like the archer in tera and enjoy it. Like you said i wish longbow play more like this but even tho ranger is my main i just dont enjoy it as much as in tera for example, it needs more.
i hope they finally really look at the ranger and its issues, is my main and all but i just dont enjoy it. Bad signets, bad skills overall, pet just so many thing. Shortbow and greatsword are my 2 favorite guns, shortbow been the first due to speed so i hope they give something more to the shortbow, more damage for power builds or i dont know. Lets hope this time is not just like the aquaman patch lol