I… uh… well… this is awkward… I use GS in paids. I’ve definitely rolled some of the best with it. Your argument is invalid.
This guy again, seriously just stop. Anyway gs is important for bunkers currently the strongest tpvp ranger build. But the offensive power of the gs is lulzworthy
Entangle is a wide aoe immobilize on a 2 min cd traited. Immobilize and aoe being key words. So when your group has multiple opponents low and on the run, you secure the kills. It’s a finisher, pretty clear.
No one kills enemies as fast as I do of the people I run with..by the time I go through my timers once Its almost all over.
So youre referring to the rapid fire + qz gimmick? The most easily avoided burst combo in the game (with one dodge)? I played a full pvt/zerker lb/gs ranger for months…and I wanna have some of what youre smoking
But please, do continue. Tell us how to do it right.
Entangle is actually used as a finisher preferably after all defensive cds have been popped. Most of the time you just need those extra 2 seconds to wrap up. works on multiple opponents regardless of skill. There, you learned something today.
Traps and sb are decent but laughable in comparison to warrior, mesmer or ele dps at 1200. Indeed there are lots of ranger scrubs in wvw who are essentially free kills because they are glass cannons and have no sustain. Traps are 600 range btw so they serve minimal function in large zergs. You get smoked at 600 as glass cannon
Entangle and muddy terrain are indeed strong abilities that I love using on my condi beastmaster.
All in all I think most of you have extremely low standards and you likely havent witnessed how much pain full zerker rifle/gs warriors,necros, gs mesmers or staff eles can dish out from a much greater distance. When u see these builds in the hands of good players, being a ranger truly is embarrassing
Lots of hot air. Pvt is the worst gear you can get on the ranger, LB is a disaster and vastly outperformed by power/crit sb. I could poke holes in your fantasy, but I wont because all that matters is that youre having fun.
Ive been using the gimped gs for months. In full berserker gear it’s kinda decent in pve but in pvp it’s nothing more than a utility/mobility weapon. Either boost the base damage of 1 and 2 or add a bleed on every first attack of 1. This would make it an interesting condition hybrid weapon.
Gs is very viable in spvp bunker builds but is very limiting in wvw and pve.
Shatter mesmers do too much spammable burst damage, generate clones too quickly and have too many escapes. The build is too strong and a small mindwrack nerf should bring it in line with the rest of the game, maybe 15% or so
Huh? Never seen any power precision sb builds I take it? Ranger’s sb is mostly a utility weapon with a spammable evade cripple and stun which makes it infinitely more effective for skirmishing. Thief has to spam sb from a safe distance and brings ZERO utility for your team. Think before u speak.
I ran lynx jag with expertise training and bleed on crit in spvp and liked it a lot. Traited cat bleeds are roughly 60% of yours. Works in spvp because they land more hits on point…wvw is too open but might be worth testing
Free tourneys (3 rounds), 8v8 and hotjoin need to go. Thats key actually. Queue type isnt as important. Ratings are. But honestly I dont care if I run into a premade every once in a while
Next weapon for the ranger needs to be the spear or staff. Lb needs to be reworked to resemble a sniping weapon. Lb is the worst weapon in the game, worse than necro axe
Sooooo much sustain and consistent, high condi dps synergizes better with pets too. Im actually finding myself with so much endurance and healing that I dropped the sword/dagger for sb so I can stay relevant at long range with 1200 torch
Op I also wanted to add that you can never really have good sustain with power/prec builds and you’ll have to roll with organized groups
We are using torches. My fav combo is sb axe torch with reduced cd for survival utilities and entangle, and birds for a sick vigor tank. Also entangle + torch 5 = teh sex
Have to go with apothecary. Was just about ready to delete my ranger until I got this set. Clerics doesnt work without double ravens. And you need sustain which means both toughness and healing
Power/precision builds are laughable sorry. Compared to condi rangers and to other profs.
Ranger is good at attrition, mobility, immobilizing. Power builds on the ranger are pathetic imo. With decent lb buff this could change, and with decent spirit buff support rangers would be sick
U gotta work on your tactics. Lb rangers are usually pvt or berserker gear and have no sustain. I primary and crush lb rangers across all my characters especially my condi ranger. Lb in pvp = scrub. Not hating just experience
pretty much confirmed by J^2 that eles are getting changed and/or nerfed. im excited about it.
remember when they said they were nerfing backstab combo..
I mean..
yea…get really excited..
They will be nerfed to the ground
i dont want them to get nerfed to the ground. and d/d eles are dominating pvp exponentially more than BS thieves ever did. im expecting a sustain nerf, and a small nerf to their aoe’s. anything less is unacceptable.
Well its nice to actually see people mostly agreeing with the problems instead of the L2P responses or wvw rangers are awesome111 i win all the time with them posts.
I have to agree, I play a few 80’s and ranger is by far the weakest in wvw. So weak that I shelved the class until there is some form of response from anet… which seems to be what 4 months ago? wow.
these types of responses come from new players usually. occasionally, somebody will just pretend everything is ok, must mostly it’s from newbs.
5v5 1v1 solo/2’s/3’s rated replaces hotjoin and frees
5v5 1v1 team paid replaces current paids
Punish all ragequitters of any 5v5
8v8 needs to die in a fire because the game isnt even balancedI around 5v5 properly
Im not making a bloody team so I can play 5v5. And im not playing free tourneys because they take too long. Fix it so people can just form up automatically based on rank. Done.
Ratio of soloers to teams s like 90:10. Why dont they give something to the majority
I think as small as the pvp system is in the mists a solo que would be fine
make it:
Paids
Free Tournaments
Solo Tournaments
I think they can have these 3 modes without having to split there player base
Why not just two modes? Solo queue 5v5 and paids 5v5 both rated. Abolish 8v8 and free tourneys. If people wanna do something out of the ordinary host a custom arena to kitten around
Im juuust about ready to give up on spvp for good. Im stunned at the utter ignorance with respect to solo queue demand. HEY I DONT HAVE A TEAM. HELLO? 90% OF PLAYERS DONT HAVE A TEAM. BUELLER?
Utter disappointment as usual tbh. If anything I was looking forward to the aoe nerf this month. Nerfing wells, traps, mind wrack, d/d ele, wells, and the warrior gs spin move would literally fix the entire game.
Nobody cares about cc. It’s next to worthless. Wvw comes down to consistently applied damage and aoe burst. Zergs cant run. Besides most ranger cc is 600 or closer which will get you killed against a large organized group
The biggest blunder would be to keep 8v8 hotjoin and the stupid free tourneys. This will split up the players all over the place. Solo queue 1v1 team ranked needs to completely replace hotjoin and free tourneys. 8v8 NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY ABOLISHED
Until 1v1 solo ranked queue im simply not touching spvp. especially if glory remains meaningless
Honestly barrage pales in comparison to the damage other profs can do from 1200. Not only that but glass builds tie you down to the zerg which sucks if you wanna skirmish
synergizes better with pets too. Im actually finding myself with so much endurance and healing that I dropped the sword/dagger for sb so I can stay relevant at long range with 1200 torch