Guild Wars 2

Kilger.5490:

I put in a immob/chill/cripple cure suggestion on lightning reflexes, think that ones pretty universally wanted (and warranted!).

Yup, I forgot it in my post and edited it in. I figure the more they see that suggestion the more likely it is to happen.

Let the flood gates open!

Specific Game Mode: PvE
Proposal Overview: Improve Ranger utilities and traits.
Goal of Proposal: To improve the Quality of Life of the Ranger.
Associated Risks: Proposed changes might be too low-hanging of fruit to have a significant impact on the class.

Proposal Functionality:

• Hornet Sting (Sword): Quicken the animation so the evade can be accessed faster
• Kick (Sword): Allow it to hit up to 3 targets and reduce the Cripple duration to 1 second to compensate
• Evasive Strike (Spear): Allow movement while casting this skill
• Signet of the Hunt: Active also applies Stealth for 3 seconds for you and your pet
• Guard: Remove the cast time to match other Shouts
• Search and Rescue: Add 400 Toughness to the pet while this skill is active
• Lightning Reflexes: Removes chilled, crippled, immobilize
• Eagle Eye: Have it apply to both Longbow and Shortbow
• Fortifying Bond: Replace Vigor with Stability
• Vigorous Spirits: Add an increased effect radius by 20% (1200 range when traited)
• Move Instinctual Bond to be a minor Master Trait and Loud Whistle to be a minor Adept Trait
• Master’s Bond changed to reset only when the player is downed or defeated
• Speed Training increased cooldown reduction to 20% (up from 10%)
• Rending Attacks applies to all pets
• Stability Training applies to all pets
• Intimidation Training applies to all pets
• Aqua Surge (Water Spirit): Also removes 2 conditions
• Spirit default chance to apply effect increased to 40% (up from 35%)
• “Attack My Target” merge functionality with “Guard” (toolbar command)
• “Return To Me” merge functionality with “Avoid Combat” (toolbar command)
• Increase Opening Strike’s Vulnerability duration to 10 seconds (up from 5 seconds)
• Remorseless makes Opening Strike unblockable for you and your pet

Seriously… keep the ideas and suggestions as “low-hanging” of fruit as possible, and go extremely lower. Come Monday, the Ranger CDI is just going to be flooded with stuff that they won’t have the time for and things that will never see the light of day (like renaming moves – why even bother).

Wouldn’t mind having it this way.

Only to be covered up or clipped with a kit…

Congrats on the blades though.

Congrats!

/15char

There, there. Feel better after that wall of rant? Here, have a cookie. Oh, wait. You’re a Ranger, you don’t get one. Here’s something else.

With that math and what I was doing at the time during that screenshot, 8.7k average bomb x 3.5 for 30.45k vs the 37k rifle burst. Math aside, test it out yourself, with Rifle Mods its worth bursting on Rifle.

Still waiting on a Dolphin. But who knows, maybe one day they will do something with pets that matter. So, while we wait 5 years, cheers to more Aquaman updates.

For the love of kittens…

Have a Legendary… must… camp it… GAH!! Warriors showing off their eternity/sunrise/twilight 24/7 – Woo! While I see most Rangers with a legendary camp Kudzu or The Dreamer… ugh. We not any better >_>

Just a different skin. Go figure from ANET.

Start here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/GUIDE-The-Meta-rific-Dungeoneer/first

From there do your own tweaks and so forth based on team and personal taste.

Xyonon.3987:

Pistol + Shield >>> Rifle, since for damage Bomb 1 hits as much as Rifle 3 or 5.

True, but only if you don’t take Rifle Mods trait (+10% Rifle Damage), otherwise, bursting on those will be roughly the same as Bomb 1 spam and not worth it.

Think “Low-Hanging Fruit” and then go even lower. Any suggestion for animation changes are a no-no, they don’t have/want to put in the time for it. Whatever changes for pet functionality or handling pet functionality (F1-4) scratch those ideas as well – that fruit is just too kitten high for them.

I do like some of your suggestions though such as Hunter’s Shot functioning like Mercy Shot. As for some other suggestions, I believe there were some threads about how Rangers would like to see Warhorn 4 inflict blindness and Maul become a Blast Finisher. I personally don’t like the knockdown suggestions for them except Throw from Greatsword counter, a knockdown from that seems right (matches Nightmare Court enemies that do the same).

As for your Axe suggestion on making it like sword (melee), I wanted something like this, too. Could be done if the sword attack animations were to be changed to the regular sword chain and the current sword animations to be moved on Axe, but then that opens up another can of worms for those that like how Axe 1 functions currently.

As for not being satisfied with the current state of Rangers, I’ve focused on using other classes when playing the game and use my Ranger to complete the daily. Love the class and don’t care for it all at the same time.

Think what bothers me the most is when using pistol/shield is that my shield hand looks like its holding another pistol, causing the trigger finger to clip through some shields that I like. Bothers me for some reason >_>

Nope, it blasts out of combat as well.

Can get 21 if you really wanna go for it – Healing Turret + Rifle Turret +Thumper Turret > Fire Bomb > Big Ol’ Bomb > Overcharge Thumper > Detonate all turrets > Rumble > Shield blast. A bit overkill but it’s doable.

1. Ranger
2. Elementalist
3. Necromancer

Keeping it focused and simple.

1. Fortifying Bond

• Stability instead of Vigor – that’s all I want.

2. Sword auto-chain Kick

• I want it to cleave. Devs aren’t going to change the animation, so at least have it cleave.

3. Spirits

• Storm Spirit Swiftness replaced with 3-seconds of Blind instead and keep the 10 second ICD – there are other means of getting swiftness and Storm Spirit can be a more viable group utility in all modes.
• Water Spirit ICD lessened to 2-seconds and active cleanses 2 conditions – make it useful for kittens sake.

Done.

20k HP is nothing, nerf the bears instead.

I’d be happy if Opening Strike’s vulnerability duration was increased and Remorseless also made it unblockable but w/e.

Agreed. That way the pet can survive melee attacks and Rangers can die faster. Win-Win.

these threads…

Occasional 9k bombs, too. 8k even in CoF.

I see no problem if they made it an option that only the player turning it on can see.

+1

If Barrage hit the same way Frost Bow’s AOE did, then that would be nice. Dreams on

The thing is dps testing against that vet risen giant isn’t the best representation of what someone can get in a party setting. But since it’s readily available to use it’s not bad either. Go figure how this changes topics like it always does in the Ranger sub to bringing Warriors into the picture.

Edit: Nah. Warriors have nothing to be hurt about. If any class are in a good place right now it’s them. I also believe a warrior holds the 2nd fastest Lupi solo. Ranger Lupi solo on the other hand… Haha… Ugh, could almost cry thinking about practicing that fight with a sword.

urdriel.8496:

between 4k-6k is 4k?? , and you need all your utilities ?? to hit for 4k 2-3 times each 45/60 sec? 14 k if we sum your damage(axe #5(4sec cast)) and the damage of your cat—>1eviscerate,1/4 100b and you have all your utilities in cd and you think we are in a good position

You’re missing out on some obvious things about that screenshot that addressed a few things. You asked for a pic since you didn’t believe cats can hit 4-6k without points invested into Beastmastery. Image shows otherwise and this was by myself, not in a group setting as I stated in previous posts.

Of course I use my utilities because they are there to be used. Why I even need to type that out to you is beyond me but apparently utilities are cute icons so clicking on them is bad. Shame on me! Also, note the cat hit the mark after Quickening Zephyr was used and Signet of the Hunt. You say you play a Ranger so I’ll let you figure out why I would use those with a 30/25 build to kill something faster. Can’t give you all the answers, otherwise things might blow up. Safety first!

Note that on those 2 videos linked, Arah mobs have low armor, was a good 100b nonetheless. The second video of warrior killing the Giant also burned all his utilities and here’s a link with a Ranger killing the same Vet Giant in 7 seconds. One last thing, check my previous post for where I said that I think Rangers are in a good place.

Just gonna leave this here. This was without Sic ’Em and with a 30/25/0/15 build. I missed out on 45% worth of damage modifiers for my cat. QQ

Wouldn’t mind seeing Tool Kit’s auto attack reworked to be like Warrior’s Axe auto. At the moment the auto is too slow to be worth anything. Triple bashing with a wrench for fun, yeah, one can dream.

K U T M.4539:

pls yes

but knowing anet it’ll be a 20-30 point trait. In firearms.

I like this idea, too. But knowing Anet, you should know that this will never happen!

urdriel.8496:

So, your cat hit for 4-6k due to your team or to your build?? i tried and you cant hit for 4-6k , you must have 25 stack of power+ 25 stack of weakness, and i really doubt that your pet hit for more than 4k.

It’s a combination of the team composition, build, and utilities. 25 stacks of might and vulnerability on a target is easy with good groups and good compositions. Again, 4-6k cat hits are obtainable. Play with a good team and the numbers will present itself. You alone won’t be able to see those numbers in a sub-par group, the same way Warriors are not able to score high on 100b in a bad group that can’t stack buffs & debuffs to save their life.

Not enough bacon.

Fluffball.8307:

Wondrouswall.7169:

Black Bear

Black bear occasionally has its moments. Fractal bosses come to mind based on party composition. It’s not something you brag about, but it is the best bear pet.

Lies! Brown bear is GOD – no other bear is best!

Pve perspective.

God Tier:

• Brown Bear

Tier 1:

• Jungle Stalker, Jaguar, Lynx, River Drake, Marsh Drake, Red Moa, Shark, Armor Fish

Tier 2:

• Raven, Owl, Hawk, Eagle, Frost Drake, Reef Drake, Salamander Drake, Cave Spider, Lashtail Devourer, Carrion Devourer, Snow Leopard, Jellyfish

Tier 3:

• Pink Moa, Blue Moa, Fern Hound, Wolf, Alpine Wolf, Whiptail Devourer, Forest Spider, Jungle Spider, Krytan Hound, Arctodus, Hyena, Black Bear

Junk Tier:

• Pig, Boar, Siamoth, Warthog, Murrelow, Polar Bear, White Moa

urdriel.8496:

4-6k with a cat is easy to get with 0 in Beastmastery…
so, you are saying than your cat hit for 4-6k to lvl 80 bosses/mobs with 30%crit damage??pics pls.

Nature magic in a Damage build?

Pve with a good team and then you’ll see it. Yes, Nature Magic in a damage build (20/25/0/25) because Fortifying Bond shares boons you get with your pet (no brainer – stack Might much?) and 5% damage increase for you and your pet when you have a boon. Add in good teams that also stack vulnerability and if you want, Sic ’Em. Again, not that hard to get a cat hitting for 4-6k with 0 in Beastmastery in Pve, even on bosses.

urdriel.8496:

PD:if your pet hit for 4-6k you MUST have a BM build and YOUR damage is laughable.

4-6k with a cat is easy to get with 0 in Beastmastery…

I can see it now. The new kick-the-ranger meta: Staff-Bear!

Nah. Groups will still not prefer us, regardless of spotter or w/e trait setup we have. PUGs still like stacking warriors. 100b to win, yo.

Sword/Horn is the standard, especially when you can blast in Healing Spring for an extra party heal (groups love it when they see this). 2nd set is usually dependent on situation and who’s in your party. Usually if a LH Ele is present Torch is nice for the 2nd to provide a fire field so they can constantly blast in. Before combat you can also use Torch for Bonfire then swap it out for Warhorn to blast in for stacking might when the party is lacking fire fields. Axe for burst if extra dodges from Dagger isn’t needed or if reflection/projectile blocks are low due to party comp. Dagger for when you do need the extra dodges to keep up Steady Focus trait.

Axe main hand isn’t looked upon so highly due to its low damage. It is useful though in TA up or forward for killing blossoms when your party doesn’t have a guardian with a staff or thief with a short bow!

I still see little value in it dungeon-wise. Keeping it on Rangers, would I really want to give up a better dps Drake/Cat for one that does a chill, use a utility slot for Frost Trap, position Frost Spirit in harms way so it can proc with its activated ability, or even use Axe main-hand for Axe 3? Let alone give up sigils such as force, night, bloodlust, x-slaying for a chill one? My preference is still no on all of those. I don’t think delaying a move for a couple of seconds is worth the drop in dps from a Ranger’s perspective but to each their own on this one I guess. For the movement speed reduction, it’s something nice when needed – the cooldown reduction, not “extremely strong” by any means, especially when compared to other utilities considered strong such as Aegis and reflect.

Hammerguard.9834:

Wondrouswall.7169:

You’re thinking of a Siamoth. Variant of the same family w/e.

That thing is nasty lookin’ though. Lol

Yeah… and it’s tamable. I’d rather have the Marmox instead of the Siamoth.

Big changes are coming to the Ranger class. I can see it now!

• Tool-tip damage corrections
• Tool-tip grammar corrections
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to select and create the Ranger profession
• Added a feature that now allows Rangers to be kicked from parties without a second vote – other professions will still require a second vote to be removed from the party

thefantasticg.3984:

Taku.6352:

Posting huge walls of texts isn’t going to do anything. Devs are more likely to ignore the whole post eventhough it might have good ideas simply because they don’t have enough time to plow trough all of it.

As a reminder. https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/balance/Posting-Guidelines/first#post3476816

Exactly. I skipped it except for the 1st paragraph.

Same. Skimmed thru the rest though. The shortbow auto cast time made me cringe, the rest were just unsightly. Sword 2 cooldown increased 8 → 10 secs and Healing Spring cast time increased to 1sec are a couple that would make me delete my Ranger if any of those ever happened. I’ll take bug fixes, tool-tip corrections, and pet band-aids before I accept some of these suggestions. No offense OP, your heart is in the right place… somewhere.

You’re thinking of a Siamoth. Variant of the same family w/e.

Don’t worry, Robert has informed the item team about this a year ago. I’m sure it will come this March!

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeon-chest-runes-Soulbound/first

Yes, if ANET ever decides to increase out pet roster, the dolphin would be nice to have. Other than the dolphin, there’s 1 other creature that would be a blast to have underwater… that and the sea turtle.

The stacks should be held by the player much like sigil stacks. Ranger goes down, pets QQ, bond is broken. But seeing on how they haven’t even addressed vigor in fortifying bond, I doubt they would consider revising master’s bond.

Knockin’ 9k bombs in dungeons everyday, go zerk engineers.