Guild Wars 2

There are a million threads with this purpose. some of them are stickied…right above you…yep…up there!…see?

I couldnt agree more…i mean how flippin booty is it that the only way we get stability is from an Elite…i mean hell. the other classes get it as Minor traits and crap. that is my one big point of contention with the ranger! i dont want to lose my entangle!

NSP beat us Once after we pounded them for a few weeks. The week they beat us we were tag teamed all week..and they still almost lost. Also it was the first week of summer and Darkhaven is mostly an “adult” server so NSP and ISLE both had a huge influx of players during the bankers shift with tons of kiddies hopped up on jolly Ranchers and Tang.

as a side note, I killed a Necro from Yaks this morning and as i was spiking i was swarmed by a sea of Red…you guys really pee’d on my cheerios. lol

Jaxx of GRIM

Salutations Anvil Rockers! we at darkhaven have noticed your plight and it breaks our hearts to see such a spvp/wvw focused server such as yourselves fall victim to transfers and the ever looming Drama Llama.

So having said that, Darkhaven opens its arms to you. Bring us your tired, your Hungry and your Rage quitters! and together we shall storm the tiers vindicating loses and kicking in teeth along the way!

Darkhaven has truly grown in regards to its wvw Action. we have always had the heart but now we have the hammer. its fairly drama free and we are all looking forward to brighter days!

for anyone looking to move to Darkhaven on a permanent basis for wvw purposes please feel free to guest over and pm me ( My ranger is Whoajaxx) and I would be happy to give you the grand tour!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

So…if you just turn off your auto attack and learn to play….

Lol….i saw that above and just had to jump on it! I feel you guys its a big pain in the kitten . even spiking someone can be an issue. but ive found that double clicking F to finish em makes it work 99% of the time. In regards to the animation lock. i just turned off my auto attack , then set a macro to my naga so when i hold down the button as opposed to pressing it , it runs through the attack steps like auto. so you have the best of both worlds and no animation lag or lock up.

They need to offer a pet that would match the “no pet” option people want. Maybe a ferret that sits on your shoulder and offers buffs rather then attacks.

that way they dont have to add a “no pet” mechanic they can just do this and have abilities like

1- Hunters agility-50% on dodge roll to apply 4 seconds of stability
2- Face Rake- 5% on hit to cause 2 second Blind. (15 second cool down)

something to this effect – Keep in mind , this pet cannot attack at all. But can still be used for guard,protect me, but shouts like Sik em! could affect the Ranger instead.

just an off the cuff answer to a new pet and the people who want no pet.

Jaxx.

id like to see them too. when pets are a main part of damage its not right that their f2 ability misses atleast 75% of the time. and they cant hit a moving target.

ItIsFinished.9462:

hyjaxxx.1584:

ItIsFinished.9462:

Healing Spring has a base Heal amount and a passive Regen heal amount. The base Heal affects the Ranger and his pet only. The Spring itself if anyone is standing in it receives a Regen boon that lasts 3.5 seconds. If you stand in the Spring for the whole duration(15 seconds) you will receive 6 Regen stacks total at 2.5 second ticks.

Ahh so for an ally got get the 6,700 they have to stand in it for the whole duration? so if they just get one batch of it (4 seconds with my boon duration) how much do they get of the 6700?

At 6700, one tick should get them around 319 Hp per tick for 3.5 seconds, so around 1117HP or so.

ok its making more sense now, so with mine being 4 seconds it should be around 1300hp? over 4 ..then you can run through it again for another pop of it.

im really happy to get this figured out. and it still seems more viable then TU for a group/support build like mine.

a huge thank you to the community for the rapid replies to get the answers needed!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

ItIsFinished.9462:

Healing Spring has a base Heal amount and a passive Regen heal amount. The base Heal affects the Ranger and his pet only. The Spring itself if anyone is standing in it receives a Regen boon that lasts 3.5 seconds. If you stand in the Spring for the whole duration(15 seconds) you will receive 6 Regen stacks total at 2.5 second ticks.

Ahh so for an ally got get the 6,700 they have to stand in it for the whole duration? so if they just get one batch of it (4 seconds with my boon duration) how much do they get of the 6700?

The range in which you can send in your pets was most certainly reduced. at the same distances i used to send my pet onto an NPC in wvw i am now getting the pet out of range warning. it seems that people now have to be fairly close to send them in.

yes when you apply regen to a target it uses your healing . ive tested this by putting my regen on a wounded party member and watching the ticks.

In regards to the Regen on the healing spring. to my knowledge its the same as conditions and the way the devs have explained them. ie. if you have x cond damage while you cast a 4 sec burn and Y cond damage while you cast a 8 second burn it only shows 1 burn on the target but the Numbers will change on the burn ticks through out its duration. Im under the assumption that boons would work the same way.

and besides that why would it say Regen (4 seconds) 6,654 if thats not the case? If it is indeed not the case then they need to change it asap. I know during my testing ive gotten super low on HP and cast healing spring on my self, waited for the regen to hit then got out of it and it healed for exactly what it said ( the base plus the regen)

if someone can clarify that would be great.

Chopps.5047:

I’d say troll unguent for solo roaming; healing spring for the zerg. happy hunting

yeah ive tried it , looking for the pros and cons but for this build i feel the cons out weigh the pros.

Pros of using Troll Unguent:

-long term Regen with High Overall healing
- When mixed with Dwaynas you get a secondary regen (re-port331 doesnt use dwayna)
- The fairly low cool down allows for an “Around the clock” HPM

Cons of Using Troll Unguent:

-Deprives us of our most important field (and a large amount of support0
-Unable to Bring us back from heavy damage when Engaged/under constant damage
-No condition removal makes Empathic Bond+signet a must
-Most of the healing received is “over healing” and is wasted.

Cons of Healing Spring-
-A slightly longer cool down then TU

Pros Of Healing Spring
- Offers our best water field allowing for a plethora of group support, blast finishers ect.
-Offers condition removal allowing us to take either the empathic bond or the signet out of our skill/trait line up
-The Large Initial heal is Enough to bring us back from the nastiest of Burst
-The Regen that comes with the heal , hits everyone for 7k over 4 seconds (offering great secondary heal for us and support for group)
-with the long duration its able to offer condition removal/regen for a large portion of engagement.

This is All from the Re-Port331 (331R and DD331) perspective. and as always “IMHO”

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

yeah, this match up has been insane. The best fighting Since ive been wvw’n

My skirmish team and I ran into the Yaks Guardian with the speed hack a couple times lastnight. the First time we saw him leaving demense and he stopped by the spiders, I started to fight him once he got to 1/3 health he went invisible and reappeared across the river by the veteran warg…in about 2 seconds.

The next time we saw him leaving a camp and it was like a slide show in fast forward with about 1000 yards inbetween each one.

Its amazing that Anet can jump all over people with iffy character names but people botting and hacking takes months to ban.

Anyhow.. love the match up..love the folks! Keep it up!

My Sweet Lily.1952:

I’m eager to test this build out, but I’m still waiting to see the DD Re-Port331 in it’s final form, because I have used DD builds since launch (and I don’t want to use most of my gold on the condition gear just yet).

The testing for the DD Re-Port331 is still on going. I dont feel that the direct damage version is ready for the “finished” stamp just yet. ill keep working on it and figure something out!

ill Spend the evening doing some more testing of the DD and try to get her finished

thanks!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

to answer about the Roaming Condition version of the build. Its the same build but with Rune of the Grove and Pet selection ( for roaming its either cave spider/wolf or Dog/wolf) where the group pets are Drake/wolf.

In regards to troll Unguent i dont care for it because you have to cast it WAY before you need it in order for it to work properly, secondly you lose the water field from healing spring. and lastly when fighting you can cast healing spring.. fight a bit then use sword 2 to jump back into it for another big regen before leaping back into battle.

as far as the points into BM go. you can still use faux’s bm build or my Condi-GenBM build which is also on the boards. but for this build. i would stay away from going deep into BM.

thanks!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

Manekk.6981:

btw what is the dd version? I really was wonder in that other post I just made jokes about it to look less stupid :P

Well ive broken it down so people could find a Re-Port to suit their needs.

The traditional(Condition) Group build is the Re-Port331
The traditional(Condition) Roaming/solo is the Re-Port331R

The Direct Damage (Clerics) version is the DD Re-Port331R

as it Sits right now the Condition group and Solo/Roaming builds are complete.

The DD (clerics) version still has quite a bit of testing to do before i put my Finished stamp on it.

now when im talking about rotation and you see the funny looking (code) its the weapon+the number rather then the name of the attack. which makes it easier for new players so for example rather then saying use throw torch then bonfire i just say T4+T5.

hope this cleared it up hehe.

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

kRiza krimos.1637:

Its been almost a year since last 100b complaint thread, are you time traveler by any chance?

this made me spit my red bull all over my monitor! hahah!

and to the OP. being frustrated after you get worked like a rib is a dangerous thing..all kinds of feelings going through your mind! How did that happen? Omg, Hes Haxors!, My build Sucks!, Ive been Nerfed! and the list goes on.

If youre looking for a viable build try out my Re-port331 its alot of fun and i havent died in a 1 on 1 in a very long time.

Btw. If you do get rooted and the warrior gets off his 100b just use evades until its done. If i get locked down like that . i cast bon fire on myself and guard on top of me. then I use all my evades and things always end up in my favor!

If you need help please dont hesitate to come over to DH and ill walk you through it!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

For sure! yeah i diddnt mean to sound like an kitten in that post. i was just talking about the viable usage of Regen+signet. I think your build is really cool. for folks wanting a bow build its certainly something to try!

and im sure people who love messing with their pets will go bonkers for it! this is what we need to keep the community moving forward rather then rocking ourselves to sleep in a puddle of our tears.

So lets keep it up!

Manekk.6981:

hyjaxxx.1584:

yeah the regen plus the signet together will give around 200..which isnt enough to off set the condition damage coming in. The Re-port331 HPS is just under 500 . Also the spirit of the Re-port is kinda going to the wayside. the idea is to be able to Regen and support your group to keep momentum flowing during skirmish fights. The rational I used for the HPS for this build is that for it to be viable you need to be able to heal over Bleeds,cripples,chills + damage attached . Until your empathic bond can clean the conditions.

Your build is interesting though, for people with their hearts set on running the bow it could be just the thing for them!

I wasn’t making it to duel/counter your spec or arguing that it would outheal your conditions it’s just what I attempted to try with the new trait because I was already running 25 in nature magic so it was a short step to make, what I was arguing however is that running regen is very strong even without healing power 130h/s is alot for almost no investment that’s what I am saying because no regen will outheal serious incoming damage not yours not anybodies it is to mitigate incoming damage and give staying power while dodging and evading the big hits and so on.

But for the people that loves running bow the one I posted is a good alternative everyone trying it should know it’s not intended as the ultimate duel spec or anything it’s intended to have very strong survival for roaming etc. but the key is nuking people with your boonstacked pet and it works cats do alot more damage now than before the patch atleast with this setup.

did some more testing with the clerics setup for the DD Re-port331R…and i have to say that after alot of testing….something is missing from the direct damage version…ive had people guest over to tell me how much they love the clerics version …but it just feels hollow to me.

I know there are lots of people who want to run my build but want the DD version. so ill keep working at it and find a solution for the community!

also as a tid bit of information, the DD version really sucks for flipping camps. the Condi is far superior in this aspect.

and yes! Norn Rangers are almost always bad lol…followed by charr and human…the asura ones ( like me!) are a flip of the coin.. and the sylvari rangers….anyone who would pick a race that ugly…has to be a decent player…..right? 8P

yeah the regen plus the signet together will give around 200..which isnt enough to off set the condition damage coming in. The Re-port331 HP/Tick is just under 500 . Also the spirit of the Re-port is kinda going to the wayside. the idea is to be able to Regen and support your group to keep momentum flowing during skirmish fights. The rational I used for the HPS for this build is that for it to be viable you need to be able to heal over Bleeds,cripples,chills + damage attached . Until your empathic bond can clean the conditions.

Your build is interesting though, for people with their hearts set on running the bow it could be just the thing for them!

SweDreams.6984:

Hjaxx,

(And I’m hesitant to post this since I already posted a thread asking for help)

But is this build at all applicable to a shortbow/longbow set up? Or maybe even a half build load out with something else as secondary? The build interests me but I really enjoy bows.

Well if you wanted to you could run a Shoort Bow instead of the A/T …but you would be losing the plethora of conditions, fire field and more. to be honest the Bows are a joke, Unless you just really like the way they look and are willing to lose effectiveness then i would roll the A/T S/D that the build calls for.

Like ive said before to folks with bows…try this build …you wont go back!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

Chopps.5047:

Well…hyjaxx…for the record, most people who play ranger have no clue what they’re doing. I remember one day I had 25 stacks life all night long and I looked and realized I forgot to set my traits! That OP 0/0/0/0/0 build man! Watch out! Lol Pretty sure I killed 20 rangers that night hehe

Yeah i feel you there bud….when i see a bow ranger i dont even bother dodging on the way in anymore. i just charge em and as i get close i can almost feel them rolling their faces on the keyboard…but im hoping with some knowledge and patients we can fix what ails us as a class..

Running just settlers/apothecary trinkets wouldnt even get close to what you need for this build to be viable. and i wouldnt worry too much about your crit rate/ %

I promise you you can take whatever crit build youre currently running and the Re-Port331r will outshine it in every facet.

when i first started playing the Ranger and people were like "hey try healing " i rolled my eyes but once you run this build or a Condi-genBM you will never turn back.

Since ive been wvw’n with my ranger in this configuration i have destroyed every ranger ive fought in under 12 seconds and ive fought atleast 30-40 of them heads up.

Just give it a go, i promise youll be happier then a pig in poop!

feel free to guest over to DH this evening and ill romp through some Cursed Shore mobs for you to get a taste and answer any questions you might have.

My toons name is Whoajaxx, and thank you for your interest!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

just be careful putting to much thought process into flanking and side popping because at 900 yards an A/T equipped Ranger will work you like a rib.

I think there needs to be passive abilities that works as follows

Skirmishers Prowl: (passive) for Every 5 seconds the ranger is moving without stopping they apply a +5% damage buff (stackable 3 times) on their target once 3 stacks are accumulated each shot has a 25% chance to apply a 1/4 sec cripple to target.

Marksmans Grit (Passive) every 3 seconds the ranger stands still (in combat) they recieve a 5% crit chance and 5% crit damage buff (stackable 5 times) Once stacks are accumulated Ranger has a 25% chance to knock down targets for 1 second.

I think a mechanic like this would give the rangers something of their own and add some much needed CC/buffs to the Bow skills.

Splifferton.9874:

so no guilds from BP or DH want to run a GvG?? 10v10 or 15v15??

I think something like this would be alot of fun, Ill ask around in GRIM and see if folks are down for a lil late night action 8P.

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

OMG ! LMAO in the high rez version you can see poop tracks behind the kid like 25 feet… that bird clearly ate too much Rare Veggie Pizza!

OK So ive gotten into some testing of the DD version of the Re-Port331R ( ive done the testing on the 331R because i dont feel the DD version is viable in the group based Re-Port331)

So im running the same build trait wise, All clerics gear and weapons. with GS + S/A
Sigil wise im running a Hydro on the GS an Energy on the sword and the Power stack on the Axe.

The first thing i noticed with the Direct Damage as opposed to the Condi version on the build is that you need to stay in their face quite a bit more as you dont have the Conditions doing the work for you while youre evading ect. this can lead to being focus fired a bit more.

The rotation ive found to be useful with the DD is opening up with A4 , Entangle, s3,A5, GS Swap to gs5,gs2 and gs3 to finish..( this is with a lightning breath mixed in and/or a wolf KD if needed, but NO FEARING)

im going to do another night of testing on this , but did want people to know that it is a viable choice for the Re-Port331R. So stay tuned for much more info this evening. and as always if you have questions please feel free to pm or guest to DH and talk to me directly.

thanks a ton!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-

Durzlla.6295:

Chopps.5047:

Plot Twist: it’s a young ranger trying to train his raven

You’ll get to level 80 someday!

YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH BADGES TO CONTROL ME!!!

I’d find it funny if they actually made a new pet skill called “Carpet Bomb” on the birds and got rid of the swiftness boost on birds xD.

lol yeah! when they do that swirly bird thing they could fling the poops! it could work similar to slick shoes on the engie! ….my Employment at Arena net is all but certain after this! Mwhahahaha

lol..did you click on it? the kid is getting carpet bombed with poop!

Im loving the Fight! Ive been itching to face borlis again…but Yaks was sure a supprise. Anyhow , some great fights. The Even Number skirmishes seem to be fairly equal .

I will say this is a week to put away the alts and Rock your mains because everyone is out for blood.

Jaxx

With everyone in agreement that a new blast finisher needs to be added to the Ranger Roster Arena Net immediately started Beta Testing new potential moves!

nah Chopps! youre a Ranger regular, its an honor to have you on my threads! I appreciate you watching my build!

Just checked it out, Its nice to see the Ranger being noticed on the battlefield. Ive had a ton of people guest over to darkhaven to talk to me the past few days and its been amazing to listen to their excitement and answer their questions.

As far as my current Condition based Re-Port331 and 331R goes i feel those are set up to the best of their abilities. which is truly amazing. So lastnight i switched out to a Direct Damage Version of the Re-Port331R to do some extensive testing for those folks who love the build, but condition damage isnt up their alley.

Ill post the Re-Port331R DD set up this evening after i fine tune it a little more. I can say that with me just diving into it with GS +S/A i saw some definite potential.

A thief rolled up on me and my Roots Bound him I then used A5 which took him down to 1/3hp, he tried to tele out and i used A4 which pulled him back to me, Wolf Knocked down, I switched to GS for gs2,gs5 and to finish him off a gs3 as his tried to run away… So it seems the Re-port is great no matter the damage source. but none the less, i want to get the testing in!

talk to yall soon!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Dark Haven-

Hmmm i wonder if it was me. yesterday i Fought an XOXO mesmer while in a camp with guards on me for 15 min, the battle pushed out of range of the guards and we kept at it. and Just as i killed him another guy came from behind and downed me, I was almost able to get back up but got spiked hehe.

But yeah if that was the mesmer..it was a hell of a fight. Where can i read the post on it?

Coarr.3286:

i tried your build and im impressed. only think i have changed is the rune setup. 4x altruism ( for the shared might 3 and 15% boon duration ) and 2x monk for another 15% boon duration. fury is buffed by our warrior perma so i have 8 out of 10 seconds protection up for me and my pet.

Yeah I tested that also just to try it out, ill tell ya what. for my 331R ive been running Rune of the Grove and its really nice, it gives us huge protection uptime and the 50% root is awesome!

Also ive been doing some Huge testing on a direct damage version of my Re-Port331/331R so stay tuned for some awesome info!

and a Shout out to the folks that have been guesting over to talk to me! I never knew this would have such an impact on the Ranger Community. so, lets keep it up!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Dark Haven-

Undean.9704:

The hyena pet currently only has 824 power at 0 BM, while all other dogs have 1718 power at 0 BM.

they probably do that because you get 2 of them with the f2 ability…and god forbid something actually be effective… hehe

well something to remember, that once the battle starts your traits will keep regen tickin. so you really only need to use guard when youre wanting a blast finisher in your fire or water fields or for a reposition on a runner ect.

in regards to Regen Numbers , with this build regardless if its Re-Port331 or 331R the total HPT is over 500 so its like a mini troll ungent going around the clock.

im not a big fan of ground casting either. but you can always do the option in the menu for fast cast.it works well.

Jaxx of GRIM
-Dark Haven-

can someone explain this new matching system to me purty please. how is whats going on different then before the change? I know there is some random element.but other then that im a bit stumped.

as a side note. Anvil Rock and Borlis have always been my 2 favorite servers to fight. But for the love of god…what happened to Anvil Rock? did someone Dry Dock the Toilet in AR Lions Arch? because your joint has cleared out 8(

jaxx of GRIM

lol when i heard the state of the game and they had said they Nerfed the SB because LB was an unattractive weapon i almost spit my energy drink on my monitor….this idea had been said as a joke for a week leading up to the SotG so to hear a dev say it out loud…..

you know when he got back in the office he got a huge ration of Hell for spillin the beans on their “Development thought process” lol

SubAce.9863:

Thanks for the suggestion on Rune of Grove. I use that now and switched Signet of Hunt to Protect Me. After the switch I realize that the advantage to Protect me is way better even if it means running from camp to camp takes a little longer. The added root on Grove is very nice.

Q: Thoughts on Signet of Stone for this build?

Hi SubAce , A couple things on your comment. Firstly the idea behind having guard is multifaceted. Having guard allows the Re-Port331 and 331R to take advantage of the Pet4 abilities which adds a huge amount of support and viability to our setup with our only noted blast finisher. Secondly the traited guard is the only reliable way to keep 100 uptime on swiftness and Regeneration for yourself and party members. Also with very little in BM the protection given is what keeps our pets viable in skirmish and Roaming situations.

now about using Protect me , ive thought about doing some testing but decided it was against the nature of the build , as using this during a fight would take your pet out of action for 1min. and thats dangerous.

You asked about signet of stone, our Build here has plenty of Toughness and i dont know if i could find a situation where this ability would warrant a 7,8,9 slot. Especially when youre losing your Regen Signet for it.

I hope ive addressed your questions and please feel free to keep the advice,questions and criticism going..its what makes our builds better and minds fresh to change!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Dark Haven-

Cufufalating.8479:

I enjoy reading this thread but I really cant take it seriously because the name on your build is just too weird :P

If I ever want to go back to a BM build I’ll be sure to try this though.

Hehe….because names like “dirty dirty505” are much easier to take serious? Lol….having catchy names on builds is what makes them stick in people’s minds..and it’s fun!

I’ll post my evenings tests in the morning…I’m beat

thanks for adding it bud! and so you know. its not so much a work in progress. I have my Re-Port331 w/altruism thats focused towards small man skirmish. Then the Re-Port331R for Roamers

The 331R is where ive been doin the testing to find the optimum gear/runes/sigils/weps ect to give people the same awesome feeling from the group based build over to the Roaming version. and by the time im done with testing . im hoping that people would be able to carry a second set of armor ect and when they decided they want to roam as opposed to small group skirmish they can just swap out the Armor/Rune setup and go for broke!

I truly feel the Re-Port331 and 331R can be the Rangers go to build for experienced WvW rangers everywhere.

Still lots more testing to come! so stay tuned!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Dark Haven-

ive noticed a trend , If its rangers or eles ect. Older people/people with motor skill issues,handicakitten ues. tend to have bigger problems with the classes then most especially because they have to use them in a manner that they can be competent with. This problem is brought to the foreground even more so when a class is already buggy/deficient in some way.

Especially in guild wars2 , where standing in one place and pressing one button isnt a viable option (unless your a thief 2,2,2,2,2)

I think adding a AI toggle for the pets is an amazing idea so less skilled players can use the auto mode while the veteran players have an option to fine tune their pets actions to create greater synergy between ranger and pet.

But after hearing this last SotG its blatantly clear that they only care about Spvp thinking its going to rake in all kinds of money from Esports.

Ok another night of testing in the books. and alot was learned!

lastnight was spent messing with Pet AI and getting timing down and here is what i figured out ..some of it is truly awesome! ( this is using Drake/Wolf set)

- with drake spam f2 as its running towards mob and he will cast breath at max distance During this time drop Bon Fire/Guard on top of your enemy and the drake will run right over and blast finisher immediately (this method also works for water field and a huge AoE heal)

- while fighting you can cast guard on top of an enemy, mid cast you can swap pets to wolf and he will fire his KD immediately ,then pop fear right after for a huge chunk of CC

Also, while running my Re-Port331 you may have noticed that thieves are no longer a huge threat regardless of build..but a good thief will cause a fight to go on forever. So if you are being grieved by a thief switch from your drake to the Immob spider. All the poison/6-7 seconds of immob really knocks the wind out of the thief , rushing them into running or making a mistake so you can go in for the kill.

For the People who dont care for the group oriented Altruism Rune , my Official stamp goes on Rune of the Grove for the small group/roaming Re-Port331’ers

It gives great uptime on Protection and the Root it offers really pressures people into blowing cooldowns..all in all i would have to say..its definitely sexy time!

still doing some more testing on a couple different food/nourishment combos and some gem/jewel swaps in trinkets for an idea i have. As always stay tuned for more exciting news!

please keep the advice and criticism coming !

Jaxx of GRIM
-Dark Haven-

Heya folks, Sitting here listening to this SotG and how it relates to Rangers. In all honestly, we were talked about almost none at all and the majority of the talk is under the premise of Spvp which isnt the best news for wvw and pve’rs

PROS-

-First off, the devs seem aware of the SB issue and stated they might be adding a grandmaster trait to make SB 1200 yards again.

-In the same statement they said that ( in not so many words) that long bow would be getting some more love.

-Dev stated that rangers need an active form of Condition removal as having only passive removal takes away an entire aspect of the game.

-Spirits will be getting a huge change to ensure their viability in wvw/pvp ect

CONS- things we heard noting about.

-Nothing about Pet AI/damage
-Nothing about build diversity
-Nothing about Broken traits/weak lines

So sadly , not much clarity into where they want to see the ranger class go.

what were your thoughts of the state of the game ? lets hear it!

Jaxx of GRIM
-Dark Haven-

I think guard is pretty useful, although i think a couple things added would really make it neat.

1-as someone said. have the pet shadowstep to the guard area (it might be a lil OP but given the cast time that about how long the pet would take to run to most places anyways , especially with the shorter leash.

2-when traited , guard should share protection with the ranger (not the group, thats too powerful) even if it was on a 10 second internal cool down it would still be amazing to have a reliable way to apply protection.

Heya jubskie, I moved the build link to the first post of my Re-Port331 build thread,was there anything else you needed before you linked it on this thread?

Ok guys another change to try for the guys that run more solo roaming , I’ve been testing rune of the grove still,and I like it much better then rune of earth, and you still get the protection uptime.

Also,I’m going to do some research on obtaining the settlers gear for you guys because it’s worlds better then apothecary for our purposes.

Lots more test results coming tonight so stay tuned!

Jaxx of Grim
-dark haven-

i can tell you that by “seat of the pants” i can feel the difference between 1800 and 2100 toughness…in a major way.

and yes. you cant base a builds viability on 1v1 fights when thats very rarely the case. Although you should be able to hold your own until support arrives or your foe makes a mistake. and I think my Re-port331 does a great job at that.

This morning 2 guys were fighting and at about 3/4 hp each. i was able to rush in, Entangle,Bon Fire,tail swipe, Ltn Breath and both guys were down. I then set my wolf on the one while i spiked the other, which revived the guy my wolf was on…the wolf knocked down and i finished him off . the flexibility of this build is what makes it so amazing for rangers everywhere!

and again, lots of testing tonight so be sure and stay tuned! and if you have questions feel free to guest to DH and hit me up, my Rangers name is Whoajaxx.

keep the advice and criticism coming !

Jaxx of GRIM
-Darkhaven-