Guild Wars 2

If they really want us to sustain damage, increase ROF already!!

In grammar is obvious and true; It’s RANGEr.
But in this scenario the ranger means travel-range, size of territorry, not ranged weapons.
“Rangers” known by excellent marksmans everywhere, even if its a cowboy in texas or the marines.
What matters here is the original D&D role.

Wyrden.4713 your Trolling is Legit.
No armor, god knows how mutch dmg boost on ranger…

1. When do we have the favot of people buffing us? Hah never, just by mistake of AOE when they can’t control it.
2. Legit dmg, okay. Dude must have no survivality, so hes a 1-2 shot loot too. GlassCannon, but still not as Cannon as Glass.

> My FULL TANK warriro hits 3k every second.
> My balanced but CRIT ranger (w/Asc) shoots 3k every 2.5 seconds.
+ The speed of arrow is like throwing a baseball to your son in the back garden.
You think this is acceptable? – No, it isn’kittens a gall…
You write that we should max-out any line? – No, here disappears build diversity…
You say we’re not forced to use it? – Yes, we’re not forced to be effective at all…

If they want us to sustain damage, then increase the ROF already…
One thing isn’t sustainable, is the range itself.
I’m not speaking about PvE where your pet can keep enemies in place.
I’m speaking about Dungeons where its CQB and WWW where even warriors are so agile to reach you with a single button push… They don’t have to sacrifice anything for this mobility, they just have it.
In lack of real burst we can only go for survivality traits/skills/stats, so then we’ll lack dmg completely and we end up marching to battle just to survive without any kill…
Like if you do nothing but running with a riot shield around any COD map screaming…

And finally, tell me why the NPC Archers are ALL WARRIORS…

The best would be if they seperate every chunk of Tyria with subfolders;

1. Ascalon: Ambient, Night
2. Orr: Ambient, Night
3. Shiverpeaks: Ambient, Night
4. Divinity’s Reach
5. Lion’s Arch

Because these are all different style of areas that deserves different shades of soundtracks. It’s really bad when the depressive night sounds of Orr gets played at Gendarran’s Field for example. Or when the refugee camp on this LA battle had the usual happy-traders background sounds…

A udio is very important to bring places to live.
A proper storm effect makes everything better, now we still lack these.
A nd we’re not spoke about thevisual effects, mappings, features yet.
+
??!

So saving some Pet name is a challange, but I can store hundreds of contacts in my friend list? Really?

Basicly we shouldn’t even use GM traits for balanced builds…
Its for those who want to be really good ad something – in sacrifice of else.

Variety yes, that should be here already… IMO most of medium armor looks completely idiotic. Where are the D&D ones we LOVE?

I’ve been patient and collected full ascended trinkets over the time…
Now they will make it a waste, we’ll be really low at dmg now.
Even others, but when we face a Bunker build now, they’ll just laugh in our face and T-bag our corpses…

For start, for the designated archer, needs to be buffed to be better at this amongst all other classes. The best to start with would be higher ROF (even without dmg stat increase) and a little +range.

And all of this is made for our good, and will make things working…
HellNo!

+1, why not… I’m sick of Medium Armor designs here…
Finally I could look like a real ranger with Heavy/Light, lol.

Baby Ranger deserves Baby Pets…
It’s their philosophy…

Frozen Soil and umm a similar Necro skill was awesome help in GW1.
In WWW, this would ROCK. Even if its just “Not able to Rally within 1000 radious”.
Meanwhile we insta-die in the zerg
For Bunker supporters (Druidddssss) it would be ok.

Well I am running WWW in mostly Zerker Gear…
My key is to not being hit at all (really hard with all these longrange immobilises and leaps/teleports in my face…), so the “Risky but Rewardable” gamestyle is okay.
Problem is, if I lower my DMG, I will have even less chance to defeat a random joe crossing my way… Since even if the autoaim manages to hit (miss miss evade miss evade out of range (10 meter??)), I won’t be able to pressure anyone. They just outheal.
Burst? Rapid Fire takes ages, it usually worse than AutoAttack in longer time measure.
Not to mention it fails to hit a lot, since a single dodge bug-evads ~5 of 10.

What am I going to do now? Sacrifice damage and an armor piece to get Read to Wind?
In this exchange, I’ll swap an armor piece to +Vitality, because that or Thougness is what I can sacrifice, but those traits are so kitten essential to have a little chance to survive at all..
I don’t think I will do that, but will give it a try to see is how a bow should work by BASIC

Really hope they will change their minds and correct this gall…
If not… let’s help those incomes drop even deeper I guess?
I can keep playing and still struggle the same way as a year before, or just end it all.
Is it really what They want? To force us leave their game?

P.s.: I have $200 in a box. Its saved to spend on awesome GemStore Skins & GW2 Expansion… They did not yet happen… money stays….

“Not worth to use” and “Why is it a trait at all, and even GM?!?!” is different.
Giving us a bag of nothing isn’t a kind act. Its called Trolling…

I’m annoyed of this range bug too, really awkward. Usualy I can’t take any advantage of it, just the keep wall disadvantages. Even if I clearly see the target being hit, or just shooting under it for gods knows why…

I think we should select 2+2 pet and use those everywhere. As one build both for PVE and WWW. It works for me, except the fact its underpowered compared to nearly anything. Only reason I don’t just die like “Casual Bob” is the way I can handle my char.
And in a fact, proper working and adjustable pet stats are more important…

So the lack of pet name save isn’t even on my problem list, we have WAY MORE SERIOUS ISSUES here.

With +5 or 10 trait points we could work lol. Whats up guys, gave up the fight?!?!

So Switching to my GS won’t remove Bloodlust I hope… That would be extremely llame.
I have a couple of sigils to do, but due I don’t really proccing well (sometimes 80% crit chance goes 8 of 10 arrow noncrit… for a whole minute), I’ll use Sigil of Force on my land weapons. Cond Removal and Buff Removal on Water.

The choice is OURS! We will not bow to became supporters/sustainers/bunkers ar AN wants us to be… NO. NO. Just NO. We will not accept it!

It’s a HUGE GALL to admit ranger projectiles are bad (amongst with pets), then release a GM trait to fix it… Acceptable buisness methood? Not at all.

It’s like they were manufacturing a car that tips up in the corners and instead of giving it a lowcenter weight free to keep it working, they give it in exchange of 1 of the 4 wheels, keeping the car instabile…
If AN wants all of us to play Warrior or pinpointed 3 class only, then let it be, let our rangers become Warrior (as all the NPC archers are!!)- so we’ll get all the sweet sweet care and we’ll always have a half arm free to fap on how PRO we are…

We’re definietly sure about none mains a Ranger over there, and even if there is one, that one runs something OP or Acceptable. I don’t want to write down how this industry works, but when it is very clear that the Customers do not like the way of changes applied, then do not force it. Move with the time. Listen to what we need and give that under control (for every class).

AN has my respect, but in the exact time they need to bring something that keeps us playing GW2 instead of anything that comes now, it is very not a good call to go against whatever we seek. - in a moderated volume.

So here is my opinion about these…things.

1. Marksmanship – Read the Wind : Should be basic fix!! Okay, maybe max the new 3th fix trait (15th now, 3th at new)… but not a selectable trait at all!!!
2. Skirmishing – Strider’s Defense : For a GM Trait… eh… its like the above one.
3. Wilderness Survival – Poison Master : Nice, this one worth the GM tier!
4. Nature Magic – Survival of the Fittest : Uh okay… condition removal anyway??
5. Beast Magic – Invigorating Bond : Okay again… but still its LOW for being a GM until it doesn’t heals real mutch (another question how mutch chance that pet will have to do anything LOL… /cry)

And anyway… AN does not decided for rangers to auto-gain pet’s aoe buffs, what the 5 gods and kormir?! Will be nice to heal none in solo/allRanged.

Who the hell uses GM traits here tho? Just asking…
And those who say yes, just tell why you fail out of your fault :o

Since I won’t have GM trait equipped at all, this “update” is meaningless for me within the game. Just if they mess with the ones I’m using right now – and I have a fear that the crit dmg will ruin our already low dps…

So only hope remains if they boost all stats/skills, then these GM traits are VERY sharp.
So it basicly means boost the ROF of LB AutoAttack first, lower casting times, etc.
AND remooooove that CDs on weapons already…

Together with the current Piercing Arrows it seems to be reasonable in IRL logic.
Goes faster, so it have more FPS, which includes force in physics, so it penetrates.
I would LOVE this change… if it has any chance to happen… I can’t do other than Believe…

@ speaking of the Builds… No class should require to max out any line to get things stable working. For example, I’m 20/25/10/15/0 and works out well for me.
This is a Balanced build with my gear (ascendeds…), and this is how most of ranger’s trait lines should look like, not to go 30/30/10/0/0 for make one-two weapon work at all.
When someone decides to go for a GM trait, let that be the jewell of the crown…
I mean, the GM traits should make the final adjustment, like Moment of Clarity or Rending Attack (+others), which isn’t a GM trait right now. – but you get my point.

I don’t really want to speak about thieves here but their basilysc venom is the most OP thing ever made. You can’t do anyhting except watch yourself taking 17k in the face, then rapid 2-4ks if you have health left at all…

Please discuss about the possibilities how this LB buff would not be a grandmaster trait.
Be happy, here is my PET!

Durzlla.6295:

Please tell me how Elementalists, Thieves, Guardians, Warriors, Necromancers, and Mesmers even stay competitive in WvW if you NEED 1500 range, because last i checked only Nade engis and LB ranger even got that luxury.

1. Zergs are on perma swiftness, their waving drives you close enough to get AOE or Immobilises in your face. Or even worse.
2. Most of classes are unreasonably agile, have rush skills like teleporting, roaming, etc. This current 1200 range disappears within a blink of an eye.
3. This would solve the major hit errors comming from bad distance calculation of the engine itself.
   But okay, I’m not in the NEED for this +300 range, just would make a decent difference between other ranged weapon users, so they may like us a bit more even in WWW.

Durzlla.6295:

And you can’t “Out heal it” we don’t have HEALERS, not to mention we are the kings of sustained damage, it’s not like you dodge our burst and then heal up the paper cuts you sustain until the next one comes.

- We have healers. They’re called Water Eles. Now AN will support them. Holy Trinity is unbrakeable, it is the way the world works, can’t hack that. GW2’s bless is the chance to heal up yourself ~good.

Durzlla.6295:

Also, how does someone outdamage us when we are at LEAST 300 units outside their range? And that’s assuming they even have the luxury of a 1200 range weapon, and that you’re not just side stepping their slow moving projectiles.

- As said above, 300++ range disappears by a single click, no mutch advantage in this.
When you fight against something ranged, what you do? Do the same or appear in its face.
So I’m not sure if you’re just trolling or never played the game itself more than a couple of days…

Rym.1469:

All casts on bows twice as fast? That would make our passive “power” even greater. Simply autoattack…over…and over..
Ranger needs an overhaul and something extra to poor mechanic.

- This is exactly why I force 12Bar Endurance/Stamina/(initiative) for RANGERS, GW1Assasin chains for Thieves and GW1Warrior Adrenalin building for Warriors.
If they really think of Revolutionary features and improving combat, then they should really go climb back on this ladder. Just imagine how awesome would it work out. Our skills would be balanced nicely even without bigger dmg changes, and thieves/warriors wouldnt be deadbrain class.

@ Piercing Arrows: Not important? Just when I knockback multiple foes (Today I just pushed down a necro and a thief off from Sunnyhill’s cliffs hahahah), or when you support your allies by making a competitive damage this case…
I wouldn’t try solo-capping Supply Camps without this trait unleast I’m not a bunker, which I will never be. I like to play double or nothing where my playing skills matters, and not to abuse design flaws of the balance as rest of players does. One more reason for me not to show up in spvp at all.

I’m playing on 20 or 25 point on Marksmanship, so my fear will be I lost any of the build that keeps my “devil may cry-like” skirmishing playstyle. Sorry but I need some HP and Regen too, but can’t sacrifice a zerker gear with divinity runes without losing dmg, which is just on edge of being competitive in WWW. Guess the only reason my character can work is the way/velocity I handle it.

You guys know what? Passive effect of Rampage as One, that would be a nice Read of the Wind. If not an unchangeable 5 or 15 fix trait on Marksmanship, where it steals no essential traits we love and our worth depend on.

I’ve suggested a whole new mechanics, not pet buff or permastow ^^
End of Weapon CoolDowns, buffing the skills we have for Hunting & surviving.

As Chilly says so. Our BASE STATS needs to be inproved first to be useable at all, then we can speak about sharping it out.

@ Durzlla: No dude, I play it professional.

1500 Range is essential if you want to hit or catch anything in WWW.
Lot of classes just teleport or go invulnerable+swiftness, so you can not catch anyone whos not a complete idiot or beginner.
Otherwise you need to find that one rock where you can hit the targets up on walls before you go “Out of Range”. One step closer its “Obstructed” but still visibly hitting the target. Not hard to do, just very lame!
So? Essential.

Piercing Arrows: Without it, you just don’t get any loot compared to else – because of very slow ROF and arrow velocity. Without this piercing, we would just die when risens spawn in our faces… can’t outheal their attacks. Only THIS trait keeps crit LB rangers in a good position, since the DPS multiples, and we’re kind of equal for a while.
So? Can be Essential.

Don’t forget, we’re the dedicater “unparelled” archers. We need to handle these bows more than anyone else.
What is their counterplay you ask? Invulnerabilities, extra outheals, outdmg us, teleporting, STEALTH, and thief autofollow.

I would say BUFF the base ROF, Range and Velocity of LB instead of traiting it.
These “update notes” makes a new joke of us – as you see the comments and reasonably groving hatred.

It will taste SWEET when you can’t interrupt a thief at all. Hahahah so insane, read all the other class topics. Hilarious rage against AN.

+1 | Stealth is out of control right now…

So what ESSENTIAL trait we going to SACRIFICE for Read the Wind?!
Piercing Arrows or Eagle Eye? I’ts just OMFG. I have to go 30 on Marksmanship to use a basic buff….

Apart from the fact GrandMaster traits are always the “sharped out for maximum effectiveness of one action” kind, and as said above, we need 30 traits on each line to get anything work nearly as well as most class’s standards, then…

What goes good for GM trait? I don’t know now, but it should be something that doesn’t makes me a total glasscanon or something else.

ALLIE PLEASE, WE KNOW YOU’RE READING IT. DISCUSS US WHY WE HATE THE IDEA OF READ THE WIND BEING A GM TRAIT. Because right now it seems like the whole CDI was only a place to cry out ourselves and will have no positive effect on our balance at all…

Ranger: Read the Wind
Ranger: Your arrows are swift and deadly, but in some scenarios they are not as fast as they need to be and your enemies can dodge them easily. With Marksmanship’s new Read the Wind, your longbow arrows will fire at twice their base velocity, allowing for supreme accuracy at long range.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING A TRAIT ON AN ESSENTIAL THING THAT WE SHOUDL HAVE BY BASIC. FEW FIRST WORDS: VERY NICE JOKE.
SERIOUSLY ITS A KITTEN IN OUR FACE….

-.-’ Hope-o-meter dropped

So basicly we can macro a 10click/sec button as long as it just clicks (one action)?
And the minimal we can’t do is to put W and D to one button so we can run in circle?

It would be great if every race has eatch other’s hairstyle & beardstyle with the Kit.

It would be great if these have a slider to adjust lenght.

It would be great if they introduce dual-tone hair dye system.

And basic starter ones are edit-able at a Barber NPC with low cost.

Excuse me, but EVEN THE OFFICAL GW2 KEYBOARD/MICE has macro drivers…
So if I have a Keyboard and Mice that has macro options (works the same as binding U & J to sidebuttons), Isn’t a reason for bans.

Afk-macros, skill-combo macros, gathering macros and other harmful things are different.
But not opening 250 bags…

BTW, as far as I know even basic keybinding IS a single macro.

Opening stacks are mouse killers… What we should ask is why there is no “Open ALL” option on these…

What should I do against thieves who goes for a “Freefrag ranger hahahaha”?
They doublepush Skill#2 and I’m dead with 19-22k HP within 3 sec.
+ they go invisible, so they return with full HP 2 times between my heals.

I’ve tried moving smart, etc, but it just not working when they doublekick kill me.
Problem is that auto-jumping they have, and the 10k “autoattacks”

Wanze, thats a 400+400 Gem at AP10k
Single expander is 800. We’re speaking about consant and worty account upgrades.

I’ll leave a concept here;

• 1K: Account Wallet
• 3K: Account Dyes
• 5K: Title, +1 Bank or Bag slot
• 10K+: Titles, Chose between Account upgrades every +5k
  Between these, the boosts we have, and the gear they offer should have some kind of alternative too… or just adjusted to armor tiers.

As AN sees, they need to inspire us even in gathering more and more AP.
Right now I’M ~10,600 AP and I don’t really see anything that I need from the loot table,
apart from the minor boosts. Laurels and gold rewards are way underrewarding compared to the effort to gather more and more AP in good time.

This is AN’s fault.
IMO EVERY non-race unique face & haircut should be spread. For example, at the worth of hair/makeover kit, why not allowing humans to have a norn cut and vica versa?
They’re the same species. And humans don’t have any speciality. Not even tattoos or scars.

Even Asurans could have Charr haircut. Its just Hair. Soft Fur.

Only real unique remains the Sylvary, and thats good. They’re the new shiney race of GW2, so go ahead.

Uhhh
I would support the REAL rewards within the AP chests, like bank slot upgrade, + character slot, etc. Anything that supports the entire account somehow.

Right now I’m forced to chose between ugly and even more ugly skins.
I do not want them…

Guess you’ve become an undercover chinese beta tester. LMAO ^^

I’m eating Bunker Rangers.

<- Crit Ranger LB/GS

Why not? Yes, AN has mutch more things to fix & redo in their priority list, but I’m +1 at this one.

As a Ranger, I don’t know how exactly would I benefit of this tho.

• Lightning Reflexes? Best if it stays as long as possible, still not worth kitten against facesticking thieves.
• Swoop? I don’t see the point to swoop less in distance…

The only thing that would come good is our heal skills are very quick casted with lesser load & cd on a quick tap, and stay pushing activates it fully. Maybe even more powerful in a non-linear curve design. I mean;

1. quicktap: 3k heal, 10s cd
2. longtap: 3-15k heal, 10-kitten cd

What I do expect is more stylish animations for dodges/slides.

& That awesome reward In The End….

Me? Some items are not bad, just way candy-look, which I don’t like to use.
Sooo maybe some non-curvish bulby shiney latex pijama medium armor comes in the future…

You would may not survive if the delivery cames in a Black Lion form…
No one would dare to sell a stack of meat

Yes it does, but when you have armor/weapons in bags that you change to, its problematic.

1. Make Invisible/some bags not appearing at the forge (to prevent your armor set being melted)
2. OR give the forge ~5×4 slot so you can massforge faster.

My only problem with the current methood is that I need to “OK” down every forged item, even if its the same junk I put in.

Shoulders are always oversized… Its ridicoulos in Medium ones…
But compare the starter hood on Sylvary and Human male.
Yours looks 100000x better. =(

To be honest, TORMENT is one if not the best “Hunter condition” available.
If it not stops/slows down the target, it bleeds him out. So LB/GS shall have it.

What about moving all the pet-shouts to the Pet Control Bar?
Is it really reasonable to put them into the ultility slots? I don’t think so.
I’ts like I can’t start the car engine in the morning because I’ve already used

1. Wake Up!
2. Flush-da-Poop
3. Boilin’ Coffee
   and then the only elite remain
4. [MONDAY]

I would like to know how some gets 100k+ gold on TP without harming the economy.
There is a chinese imigrant guy I know in the city, he explained me how the goldfarmer network works (mafia). Last time I saw he had 100197 Gold.

No it won’t break My bank, but it seems like a straight ripoff