Tips to Improve? - Guild Wars Forums

Upside · Aug 28, 2008, 08:48 PM // 20:48

I've been playing PvP for about 2 months now, but don't find myself to be improving. To give you an idea of how bad I am, I can only consistently get to 3 wins in the RA. 5 if I have a good monk. People tell me to Obs and watch a good player, but I have no idea what to look for. I play a Ranger, and when I watch other rangers, but I never know what to look for. Any tips on what to look for while watching a ranger or other ways to improve would be greatly appreciated.

Murmel · Aug 28, 2008, 08:50 PM // 20:50

Just so you know...

RA is preety much only about builds and luck.
You need to be lucky to get in a good team with no warrior using [[email protected]] which happened to me recently... Was a fun game hehe..

Supervillain · Aug 28, 2008, 09:28 PM // 21:28

The best way to improve is to get experience. Have a play around with the other professions for a few hours and you will learn each of their strengths and weaknesses. You will then know what to look out for on your Ranger.

If you using a PvP only character you can easily save your current skill set and attributes in a template for later use when you return (you can do the same for your equipment too).

hreherhrehhe · Aug 28, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Want to be good?

Play broken shit.

Taisayacho · Aug 28, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Try out the guides in the Campfire section. There are guides stickied on most/all professions.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=17

David Wooding · Aug 28, 2008, 09:49 PM // 21:49

Don't worry about what other people are telling you to do in RA, and everyone gets WAY too worked up about it, as long as you try to find a slot for res sig in your build, it doesn't matter. People seem to forget that Random Arenas is RANDOM, Guild wars is your game, you play it how you want.

snaek · Aug 28, 2008, 10:05 PM // 22:05

learn to interupt key skills
that involves learning wut key skill r

observe players skills usage
wut skills they're using, and when they use it

honestly, rite now i'd focus on that
knowledge of wut skills ppl use and wut they do, why they're usin it

after u get good knowledge, then practice interrupting them

i mean, u can have a quick reflex
but u could be jus spamming interupts on random skills
that really dun need to be interupted

in ra...res sig shutdown is very important for a ranger
always have awareness of when someone does
aside from the obvious cues...u can also tell cuz u get a +exp trigger

also make sure to watch ur positiong
jus cuz ur recurve bow -has- spell range
doesnt mean thats how far u should always be from opponents

always try to be in a good position to be ready to 'rupt any one of their players at any given time

as well...watch out for obstructions

if both ur interupts r on cool down
or if theres a moment where u dun need to interupt
then spread poison
thats ur main source of dps as a ranger

so if u can upkeep poison on multiple-targets
thats more pressure for their monkie

these r jus some general basics for an ra/ta interupt ranger
dun wanna make this too long...so i'll stop here
if u want more specific info, jus aks

Aug 28, 2008, 08:48 PM // 20:48	#1
Upside Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2008 Profession: E/Me	Tips to Improve? I've been playing PvP for about 2 months now, but don't find myself to be improving. To give you an idea of how bad I am, I can only consistently get to 3 wins in the RA. 5 if I have a good monk. People tell me to Obs and watch a good player, but I have no idea what to look for. I play a Ranger, and when I watch other rangers, but I never know what to look for. Any tips on what to look for while watching a ranger or other ways to improve would be greatly appreciated.

Aug 28, 2008, 08:50 PM // 20:50	#2
Murmel Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of Confusion Guild: [swea] Profession: W/	Just so you know... RA is preety much only about builds and luck. You need to be lucky to get in a good team with no warrior using [[email protected]] which happened to me recently... Was a fun game hehe..

Aug 28, 2008, 09:28 PM // 21:28	#3
Supervillain Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Guild: HML Profession: W/	The best way to improve is to get experience. Have a play around with the other professions for a few hours and you will learn each of their strengths and weaknesses. You will then know what to look out for on your Ranger. If you using a PvP only character you can easily save your current skill set and attributes in a template for later use when you return (you can do the same for your equipment too).

Aug 28, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30	#4
hreherhrehhe Banned Join Date: Aug 2008	Want to be good? Play broken shit.

Aug 28, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30	#5
Taisayacho Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England (GMT) Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI] Profession: R/	Try out the guides in the Campfire section. There are guides stickied on most/all professions. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=17

Aug 28, 2008, 09:49 PM // 21:49	#6
David Wooding Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2006 Profession: W/	Don't worry about what other people are telling you to do in RA, and everyone gets WAY too worked up about it, as long as you try to find a slot for res sig in your build, it doesn't matter. People seem to forget that Random Arenas is RANDOM, Guild wars is your game, you play it how you want.

Aug 28, 2008, 10:05 PM // 22:05	#7
snaek Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: N/	learn to interupt key skills that involves learning wut key skill r observe players skills usage wut skills they're using, and when they use it honestly, rite now i'd focus on that knowledge of wut skills ppl use and wut they do, why they're usin it after u get good knowledge, then practice interrupting them i mean, u can have a quick reflex but u could be jus spamming interupts on random skills that really dun need to be interupted in ra...res sig shutdown is very important for a ranger always have awareness of when someone does aside from the obvious cues...u can also tell cuz u get a +exp trigger also make sure to watch ur positiong jus cuz ur recurve bow -has- spell range doesnt mean thats how far u should always be from opponents always try to be in a good position to be ready to 'rupt any one of their players at any given time as well...watch out for obstructions if both ur interupts r on cool down or if theres a moment where u dun need to interupt then spread poison thats ur main source of dps as a ranger so if u can upkeep poison on multiple-targets thats more pressure for their monkie these r jus some general basics for an ra/ta interupt ranger dun wanna make this too long...so i'll stop here if u want more specific info, jus aks