stick with ranged?

[xxcaretakerxx.4813]

yes i am wondering do i have to use weapon swap cause i plan on going beastmastery or can i stick to ranged longbows for the whole game?

[Dadnir.5038]

I would say that whatever you want to play, having a melee option isn't going to hurt you.

[xxcaretakerxx.4813]

Okay thanks very much

[Project exa.3204]

You don't have to use weapon swap, but you really miss out on a lot of skills if you don't. If you have sigils that apply different effects (such as 5x stacks of vuln on swap, or might, or next 3 attacks crit) you generally want to maximize your rotations to capitalize on your skills and sigil usage. For PvE this doesn't matter as much unless you're raiding, but if you PvP it becomes more important.

 

If you blow all of your cooldowns for longbow, you're essentially stuck auto attacking until something like #2 recharges. You can swap weapons to keep up the DPS or go defensive until it's time to swap back to longbow for a big attack. If you really want to be all ranged you could make your secondary shortbow or axe / something and it would still be more effective than just LB.
 

-Eros of Ascalon

[xxcaretakerxx.4813]

im new to the game and dont plan on Pvping at all just PVE. so any help would be great. i need a Low Intenisty ranger build if anyone has a link to one please and thanks. im also leveling and dont have the end of dragon expansion 

[Zyreva.1078]

If you want to stick with pure ranged gamplay for open world PvE I'd recommend shortbow instead of longbow, especially once you reach lvl 80 and start exploring a little bit more challenging content. Pair with condi gear (ideally viper for best dmg or cele for more defense) and focus on bleeds and poison. If you can't afford those stats, rabid or dire are cheap alternatives for the start (replace the trait Sharpened Edges with Trapper's Expertise if you choose dire or anything else without precision).

Something along the lines of those builds for example:

Core: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?POwAUd/lZw+YWsJ2JWaP3r/SE/bA-zRJYmRN/YEvC6kA+GA-e

Soulbeast: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?POwAUd/lZw+YSsJ2JWaP3P/S+WcA-zRJYmRN/YEvC6kA+GA-e

Feel free to replace traps with defensive skills if needed.

Edited April 26, 2022 by UmbraNoctis.1907

[xxcaretakerxx.4813]

27 minutes ago, UmbraNoctis.1907 said:

If you want to stick with pure ranged gamplay for open world PvE I'd recommend shortbow instead of longbow, especially once you reach lvl 80 and start exploring a little bit more challenging content. Pair with condi gear (ideally viper for best dmg or cele for more defense) and focus on bleeds and poison. If you can't afford those stats, rabid or dire are cheap alternatives for the start (replace the trait Sharpened Edges with Trapper's Expertise if you choose dire or anything else without precision).

Something along the lines of those builds for example:

Core: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?POwAUd/lZw+YWsJ2JWaP3r/SE/bA-zRJYmRN/YEvC6kA+GA-e

Soulbeast: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?POwAUd/lZw+YSsJ2JWaP3P/S+WcA-zRJYmRN/YEvC6kA+GA-e

Feel free to replace traps with defensive skills if needed.

Thanks very much..This will help out very much so. Thanks again

[Gotejjeken.1267]

You should also use two bears, both because they are the tankiest pets and you'll be helping preserve culture.  

[SouthPaw.9705]

I recommend shortbow and an axe/dagger setup. 

You can use the Viper set up to deal more damage faster but it's not cheap.

or use the Dire equipment if you want to hang back and build your damage up through conditions. I find this is an easier way to play though its only effective with bosses and enemies that hang around for a while.