Guild Wars 2

…What what pets do you avoid?

I am currently back and forth between Drake Hound/Polar Bear/Owl/Snow Leapard. They are all fun to use, but I find myself always switching between pets.

I can’t stand the Fern Hound, Wolf, and generally all the dogs other than the drake hound. All the F2’s seem to be inconsistent at casting when I command them to.

Ways rangers can contribute.

1. Easily flips sentry’s/camp’s solo.
2. Looking for mesmers that are setting up a portal bomb and knocking them back/CC.
3. Bursting high priority targets.
4. Taking out enemy siege with guard.
5. Group AOE heal, conditional removal, and a water combo field.
6. Generally annoying the other zerg with a pet bear chomping on someone’s ankle.

and there is quite a few more points I can add. Do rangers need some changes? Yes! Do rangers need to be able to run without a pet? Absolutely!

To make a thread stating rangers contribute absolutely nothing in WvW is asinine.

So I’m currently using the Snow Leopard, like it better than the owl for damage/CC, but am looking for a dog for backup.

I used the wold…didn’t like it. Drake hound wasn’t bad, Arctic wolf was mediocre.

My question on the hyena, does the ally do all the same attacks/knockbacks as the “master” hyena, and do they share cooldowns?

Yarrr, can’t wait for tomorrow night. It be a pleasure SoR, but it be time ffor ya ’ta move ’ta greener pastures.

I hope we be playin FA Friday, so I can be harvestin ‘da loot o’ plenty once more.

Me thinks ’dat we be seein ’da QQ from FA by Monday.

Nabrok.9023:

Proumbro.1376:

Nay of the Ether.8913:

Don’t worry about it, I’m actually ashamed my server couldn’t kill you before you got back to the spot, so shame on us lol. Had I been there it would be a different story ;-)
Now that ranger you guys have that was exploiting some bug I’ve never seen (getting multiple cannon shots to the face and instantly refilling hp when no one else was around as well as sending his pet up the wall)….well, ’nuf said about that.

GG though haha

The refilling HP may be because he was at long range and technically “out of combat”. I know that if I’m hit by long range siege and no enemy is around to continue the assault, I refill HP as if I’m out of combat. Also, the ranger pet trick is well known and is a skill that allows the ranger to target an area and the pet will basically defend that area, even if that means jumping up on a wall. Whether or not it was meant to do that, I have no idea, but it does do that.

The pet trick, I don’t think is intended. I do use that skill, but I made a decision to only use it on areas that I could get to if I wanted to. For example defending a keep/tower I’ll send my pet down from the wall rather than have it stand uselessly beside me but I won’t send it up to the top of the wall if I’m attacking.

On the other hand, you could make an argument that the flying pets should be able to do this.

Yarrr! I be doin ‘dis with me cat, ’cause ’da cats be climbin’ trees ‘n such! I have ’ta say, the amount o’ SoR I’ve killed when they be on siege by using Guard>Barrage>Quickening Zephyr>Troll Ungent has been hilarious.

Yarrr!

FA! Me can’t ’ta be beatin ’da FA crew again.

Yarrrr!

I be gettin tons ’o booty last night from ’da lads from SoR, and if ye provide me ’wit a wench, maybe me not be takin all yer booty. Arg, arg, arg, arg!

O, and ‘ta any mesmers ’dat be tryin any o’ ’da funny business, I be making ye walk ’da plank!

FiFo as it should be.

I like entangle, it’s not bad, just a bit situational for me personally, but I will mess with it a little more.

Not sure about traps, as I tend to hear a lot of bad things about them in WvW, but I’ll give it a go and see how I like it.

I typically have been finding myself using TU, I really like it, but the conditions just seem to get to me. It’s a pain going against a necro sometimes. I may try the purity sigil on my SB, since that will help me cure condis fast.

And I thought my hp was ok, not great, but I use food buffs to get it to 17k.

Overall my goal has been good damage with a little bit of survivability. My guy can take a Thief BS hit and still have a chunk of health left over.

I tried this out last night Jsvkkie, it wasn’t bad, it’s been a while since I’ve used my SB, so that took some getting used to. I feel like I have a lot less maneuverability now though.

Am I one of the only few rangers this won’t affect?

I only use pets with a 20-30 sec. cooldown in WvW. I’ve come to learn the drake hound is much more effective than the wolf.

I’m sure I’ll be seeing less wolfs in WvW.

So, my Ranger…

My armor is knights armor, running berserker LB and GS. My accessories are Soldiers Spineguard with Ruby, 2 Ruby earrings, 1 Beryl Amulet, 1 ruby and 1 beryl ring.

Runes: 2 Superior Melandru, 4 Superior Altruism
Sigil: Perception on GS, Fire on the bow.

Pretty content with my stats:
Attack: 3205
Crit: 39%
Crit Dmg: 64%
Armor: 2534 (1470 toughness)
Health: 16,642

Current traits: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMEQJATRjEVB2VWSWs2Bg1D9CsvmCOlkp4QGB

For pets I have been using Drakehound and Owl.

I feel like I could get a little bit more…damage out of my build while have survivabilty. I like to roam, and have ok, but I feel gimped by healing springs, and want to quit using it, but can’t really see a way out of it.

I feel like my pets are ok, but it seems like the F2 of the drake always misses, same with the wolf.

Any comments, tips, or help you may have are appreciated.

Can’t we all…

be friends?

Even with the node going from rich to a regular vein, 4 of my characters will still farm it daily.

Why? Because when I play, I usually only have 2-3 hours and prefer to play it in WvW. I can quickly log on to all 4 characters, mine the node, and choose one of my 5 characters to WvW with. Quick and easy money, in addition to what I get from WvW.

Listen to Tallis.

If you want to WvW, yet have a blast, come to TC.

We have:
1. Cookies, cake, and pie for everyone!
2. Wenches and ale!
3. Pirates! Lots o’ Pirates!
4. Dolyak parades!
5. Plunder! Lots and lots o’ plunder!

Seriously, if you want to transfer and are serious about WvW and having fun, hit me up. TSL is always looking for recruits.

Agadar.4931:

iCryptik.1496:

While this is a small step in the right direction, this is an extremely small step.

With as much fine tuning as all the classes, with rangers and engies seemingly in the worst boat, the devs need to bring back on a few more class designers to help rework and fix the majority of the bugs. There is a huge laundry list of things that need to get done, and at their teams current rate, it might be a year before we see any good, quality changes.

A year? A little birdie told me that some things in the original Guild Wars which require fixing are yet to be fixed, and that game is seven years old.

Can’t a guy have high hopes?

While this is a small step in the right direction, this is an extremely small step.

With as much fine tuning as all the classes, with rangers and engies seemingly in the worst boat, the devs need to bring back on a few more class designers to help rework and fix the majority of the bugs. There is a huge laundry list of things that need to get done, and at their teams current rate, it might be a year before we see any good, quality changes.

Yarr! Last night be o’ great ‘bout o’ fun we be havin.

We be runnin’ ’r own Pirate Train in ’da SoR BL.

It be funny ’ta see that when ’da position be reversed and SoR be not havin ’da numbers, ’da lads be runnin scared.

Also, we took ’yer plunder from ye NE and NW keeps. Such be ’da pirate way.

Thank ye ’ta those that be join ’n us alond ’da way. I hope ye lubbers had as much fun as we did.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRG!

Edit: Plenty o’ ye lads need ‘ta go outside and take o’ break. Go find ye a nice norn wench and show her yer plunder if ye know what me means.

Usagi.4835:

It does. I’m a little embarrassed. It makes us look like FA. Oops, did I just say that?

Hahahahahaha!

+1

I hope we get FA next week. I can’t wait for all their tin foil hat theories they come up with when they’re losing.

Sorry, don’t agree.

I love my hammer trains.

Obsidian.1328:

LieutenantGoogle.7326:

Obsidian.1328:

Today, about 1pm central US time, an arrow cart hack was used while TC was assaulting Ogrewatch Tower in EB. I didn’t see what guild(as I was inside) nor did I even see the ac.

Basically I was getting hit dead center with an ac while well behind the tower gate. Apparently it’s some zoom hack or something similar, I don’t know. Anyway, thought whatever TC commander that was there would like to know.

![IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/9stbog.jpg[/IMG]!

That’s no hack, play wvw enough and you’ll know AC don’t need a line of sight.
TC probably set up a AC near the gate and used the hole above the gate as a viewing point.
PS: I’m from SoR

Wierd, I tried to set this up on my own as an experiment but couldn’t duplicate it. :/ I see from the responses it’s normal gameplay, sorry ‘bout that, I hadn’t seen a post about this particular thing.

If you build an AC next to the door you can look over the door and target them.

You are too far away.

Have a small guild? Make a hammer train!

4 warriors, 2 guards, 2 mesmers, 2 thieves.

Have your group together? Now run at a zerg!

Warriors gain adrenaline, one mesmer mass invis., 1 guard empowers, 1 guard grabs people with the sword and yanks people into the love circle, hammer bash them, daggerstorm, fear/stomp, and lol as a zerg runs away towards the nearest keep.

RockonHarder.7235:

I love how dragonbrand always get’s forgotten about.

{Pulls out a long list}
Dragonbrand…dragonbrand…who were you guys again?
{Puts list away and walks off singing “Yo, ho, yo, ho a pirates life ’fer me”}

Burl.9567:

iCryptik.1496:

If TC was spongebob and SoR was plankton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIIbswah7Ko

What did I just watch….I couldn’t turn away….

Yes…

feel your soul feel with happy feelings…

yes…

Odaman.8359:

Twystyd.8453:

That’s comparing apples to oranges. Remember Mag fought a decimated IoJ who is in last place on T5 instead of CD. Most of the board warriors in threads like this have never seen T1/T2 where a lot of guilds on K have. It is impossible to know exactly how high K will go but to anyone who has spent time in T1/T2 it’s fairly obvious T3 would be a speed bump at best.

You know CD is just as dead as IoJ right? I wish FA would be there to meet kaineng in t3… but it looks like we’ll be having our grudge match with the TC roleplayers.

Ahoy laddie, we be waitin’ ’fer ye.

Me bags ‘r still filled with plenty o’ plunder from our last match up, and I be lookin ’ta line me pockets up again!

Arg, arg, arg, arg!

If TC was spongebob and SoR was plankton.

Solori.6025:

So….I want to test this theory..

I like dolyak pie…

Thats right…i ate your dolyaks…come at me bro >:O

Sunspots.9861:

Still, in order for to SoR to get out of this tier as soon as possible, they really do need to dominate the score board. Its what most of you wanted last week, well, this is it.

Why would you make a pie with dolyak?

Ahoy mateys and landlubbers, fear not fellow Coaster’s for in all ’da things, this week shall soon be past.

We be not a downtrodden crew, but take heart! Be sturdy and steadfast as ‘da dolyak, and for in ’da darkest o’ times, we will complete our mission, we be takin back o’ keeps, and we be singin’ o’ ‘da glory o’ ‘da martyrs and all ’dat be dyin’ for ’da cause!

For ‘da SoR on SBI and SoR BL last night, it be a fun night we be havin’ ‘wit ye. Since ’dis be o’ by week for many o’ our members, last night be ‘da first taste o’ ‘da TSL Hammer Train. Watch out lubbers, ’da hammer train be o commin’.

Braxxus.2904:

iCryptik.1496:

After TC, I would recommend Yak’s Bend any day of the week.

Oh no, yak’s bend is full. The queue times are redonkulous and everyone is there only to get the jumping puzzle done anyways.

Mags is definitely the place to be.

Haven’t played Mag, but on the servers I have played against/been on I would rank favor-ability as:

1. TC (Tarnished Coast is BEST COAST!)
2. Yak’s Bend (Great small scale fighters, top notch)
3. CD (Another set of great guys.)

Least favorite servers:
1. JQ (Great PvE, horrible WvW que’s and a lot of people with bad attitudes when I was there.)
2. FA (Some good guilds, but some tin-foil hat forum warriors that tend to kill some of the fun.)
3. BG (Seems like guilds are always coming and going on the server, didn’t like the WvW atmosphere.)

Yarr, it be okay matey, soon things will be evenin’ out.

Eventually, ‘da server that be receivin ’da influx o’ new players will become mighty o’ tear ’da server apart horribly.

After TC, I would recommend Yak’s Bend any day of the week.

Topic is in the title.

Going by a lot of forum posts, I am running Raven/Polar Bear at the moment.

Raven for great damage, Bear for AoE chill and decent damage+long life.

/signed

I think this should be done.

Ahoy me fellow Coaster’s!

I urge ye ‘ta not get discouraged in ’da face o’ a hard fought battle!

We will continue ‘ta fight strong in ’da face o’ great odds ‘dat be o’ ’gainst us.

We will never give up, and we be not surrenderin’ ’ta ever last man be dead.

SoR, ‘da Garrison keep lord and I be drinkin plenty o’ mighty fine ale while singin on ‘da walls o’ Garrison Keep and laughing while ye be pound on ’r gates.

Come on in, we have plenty o’ pirates that be waitin ’ta shove ye off a plank.

Yarrrrrrrrrr!

83 views and not a single nugget of advice?

So, I’m about to ding 80 on my ranger and I was wondering about current ranger builds in WvW.

What armor/accessories should I be going for?

What build(s) should I be using?

What pets do you recommend?

No matta’ who be transferin’ ’ta ’dis server or ’dat server, it be not matter.

Even in ‘da face of ever increase o’ ‘da odds that be o’ ’gainst us.

We o’ TC be ready now more ’dan eva ’ta fight ’r battles.

Ye be needin’ ’ta watch yer wenches and ye booty, for I be comin for ’dem both.

/spit

Walks away singing “Yo ho, Yo ho, a pirate’s life ’fer me…”

I would love to ride a moa into battle.

If ye be considerin’ our server, we be a bunch o’ fun lads that love ‘ta talk like a pirate and wonder ’da shores of WvW in hopes o’ glory ’n plunder!

If ye be knew to ‘da server, and be lookin’ ‘ta WvW, I suggest ye be lookin ’ta join TSL, PiNK, MF, DIS, TCC, TTC, or any other o’ our fine WvW guilds!

If ye be wantin’ ‘ta make yer own guild and WvW, we still be acceptin’ o’ ya no matter what ya choose! TC be composed o’ many smaller guilds workin’ together for ‘da greater good o’ ‘da server, and if ye be using mumble, speak ’ta one o’ ’da commanders for more info on how to join TC WvW mumble.

We look forward ‘ta havin’ ye join ’da crew.

Parsee Komeiji.2049:

Never mind donating—I’ve bought full sets of exotic armor for two players.

One of them I had never spoken to previously, but they mentioned how they were trying to save up for a certain armor set in Lion’s Arch map chat, and I had spare gold, so I bought it for them. The other was an in-game friend.

I only have 3g 14s 80c at the moment, and I still need two more exotic weapons to have a full exotic set of gear. (My more generous purchases were from before I was level 80, so I didn’t need my money to buy gear at the time.)

I don’t normally buy siege, but I do often buy upgrades for keeps and towers, and I use my drop-acquired siege liberally.

Now, I’m not saying everyone should be expected to donate their siege to their server’s cause, but your “you wouldn’t donate exotic armor!” argument falls pretty far short, at least for me.

This is basically how I be feelin lad.

That being said, send me a tell in game of what weapons ye be needin and ‘da stats, and I’ll see if I can help ye out.

Yarr, SoR ye be a bunch o’ persistant lades!

Fear and SPQR, hat’s off to ye, ye be a strong force ’ta be fightin against.

I’d just like ‘ta give a shoutout as well ’ta our other WvW commanders, Madember, Phantom of the Aspect, Ezkeal, and others who be doin a great job o’ leadin our mighty fine crew.

It be a great weekend, and I be lookin forward ’ta see what ’da rest of the week has for ’da Coast.

Good fighting tonight Feat on TC BL, ye be a tough crew ’at crack.

I personally run at all hours of the day, that being said.

As I originally said, your actions speak about your willingness to help out and participate with the community. Instead of throwing down siege for free and allowing people to spend money upgrading keeps/camps, that money is instead being used to by the siege you are supplying. Either way, TC is full of people that have positive attitudes and a willingness to help out, even if we have to run dry on funds every one in a while. If you really feel like you no longer belong on TC by all means, go. We have no shortage of people trying to get in.

Engels.8537:

If you came to Jade Quarry advertising siege people would just lol at you, I don’t think anybody even conceive the idea of selling/buying siege.
Some commander says “taking siege donations at X waypoint” and people gather around them dropping blueprints.

I hope that TC realizes that they are doing it wrong.

Basically this.

Although I have to say, I’ve never seen this guy, even though he claims to organize and “do a lot for the server”.

As it stands, if this was seen in mapchat of WvW, especially during peak, he would be hammered continually by the majority of the community on at that time, since we all give what we can for the good of the server, not just to line our pockets.

He’s free to do what he wants, but his actions will have repercussions, and I would think that would be the exact same way on most servers.

Kerithlan.1659:

Coldviper.6794:

Whats that TC? You’re going to golem rush our garrison when we only have 10 people on? Oh… how cute, you gotta get some combat skills before you think you can just seige your way to victory silly guys.

You know nothing about our server — Golem God be praised!

Aye, ’da Golem God be a cruel one, but good ’ta boot on occasion.

Jayne.9251:

I love doing this!

Yes ye be wench, yes ye be…

All I be havin ‘ta say ’ta da PvE players ’dat be comin in ’ta WvW ’ta sell yer siege and not helpin ’da team by offer’n fer free is that ’da lovely PvE bonus ye be gettin come from ’da war effort.

Helping ‘da server by giving siege ’ta commanders or large guilds be helpin ye ’ta make more money in ’da end when we be winnin’.

’TA each their own but it still be mighty selfish of ye.

Ye should be helpin ‘da coast. O’ corse ye be gettin flack over ’dis.

There be many o’ us putting tons o’ time and money ’ta help da coast.

Ye are rather selfish ’ta be lookin fer money ye should be doin fer free.

If ye be not plannin ’ta be a team player keep ya filthy siege.

Yarrrrr!

I be havin ’ta thank SBI and SoR as well for ’da fight in ’da garrison last night.

While ye made me run back a few times, it be worth it fer all ’da plunder I be lootin.

A pirate never be leavin his booty behind!

Ubi.4136:

I’m not worried about forum posts, I’m wondering where they all went this week in WvW. This week I have seen fewer players on average everywhere, but especially in BL’s.
There are a ton of names that I see everyday, but probably 2x that I used to see regularly in T3, that this week are missing.

I’m hoping it’s just vacation or flu and not a sign that people have given up hope for the Toast.

We be in ‘da process o’ formin ’da TCA ’ta strengthin our numbers and resolve matey.