Comments on: Guild Wars 2 – Ranger

By: Jexx

Jexx — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:32:24 +0000

No…

They said use another ranged profession. They did say ‘like the warrior’ but that’s the only other profession out so far with bows and guns.

They also said that there are plenty of other professions out there that use bows and guns. So you should stop worrying.

By: Yarly

Yarly — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:05:18 +0000

Why would they make the pets mandatory?! This is really disappointing. They make me choose between heavy armor and having a pet just so I can use bows? The only thing I can think of is that they are planning on making another profession for the marksman and archery fan base, but no more traps and spirits. (and yes, they basically said to use the pets or play warrior instead)

By: Roq

Roq — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:17:19 +0000

It seems a little strange to combine increased mobility with a mandatory pet. If you are able to shoot on the move and have skills to get back to range, then you don’t really need a pet to tank your enemies. In other games, this kind of mobile play style tends to require a lot of control on it’s own and having a pet to control as well would be a nuisance.

I reckon that the reason the pet is semi mandatory is that the pet bar is how Rangers get their additional >15 skills with only two weapon swaps (i.e. warriors have chains, Eles have 4 attunements). Also maybe a ranger without a pet would be too close to some other profession ANet have in mind (Rogue?).

By: Julian

Julian — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:14:28 +0000

I haven’t been feeling very incendiary lately.

By: Zubon

Zubon — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:16:41 +0000

Incendiary? How many paragraphs did anyone make it before thinking “Hunter”?

By: Zubon

Zubon — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:16:00 +0000

It will be like that time we had at least four people playing LotRO at once. All GW2, all the time, woo!

By: Gaiawolf

Gaiawolf — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:16:10 +0000

Kind of agree on this one. I was hoping to play a character like Nathaniel “Hawkeye” Bumppo with a trusty long rifle and loyal dog by my side. OK, so hawkeye didn’t have a dog, unless you count Uncas.

By: Gaiawolf

Gaiawolf — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:08:50 +0000

I wouldn’t start fretting just yet. Eric Flannum and others at Anet have repeatedly said there will be options for other classes to focus on ranged combat – classes without pets, likely.

The warrior’s Arc Shot looks pretty impressive, and I’m sure there will be even cooler ones at his disposal. The warrior page also says he can use rifles for sniping.

Concept art (and one of the shadows on the Anet profession page) seems to indicate some kind of rogue or assassin themed class will be available as well. This class may be just as agile and stealthy as a ranger with some ranged options. Personally, I can’t imagine such a character without at least a shortbow and hurled daggers for range options.

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By: yunk

yunk — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:34:17 +0000

In AD&D my favorite setup for a ranger was wielding dual small axes that he could throw as well. (I had to bend one rule for this IIRC). A dual axe wielding/throwing beastmaster type pet class would be awesome, it’s what I always wanted to play in WoW.