What ranger secondary to be? - Guild Wars Forums

Varren · Apr 03, 2006, 09:30 PM // 21:30

I am very unsure of what secondary profession to choose for my ranger. I will mainly be looking for the profession combo that will offer the most enjoyable overall PvE experience. I have tinkered with all other professions except for elementalist and am thinking about trying that out for my secondary. R/E? Or something else?

quickmonty · Apr 03, 2006, 09:32 PM // 21:32

While in pre-searing you can try out all the secondaries. Choose the one you think you will have the most fun with. Much later in the game you can change your secondary if you wish to.

doskir · Apr 03, 2006, 09:36 PM // 21:36

ranger/ele get a fiery bow string and buy conjure flame maximum damage output ftw

Varren · Apr 03, 2006, 09:37 PM // 21:37

Well the thing I'm worried about is, at first I may like the skills that I try out in the presearing, but throughout the game, the skills I get may not be that useful. So I'm thinking in the long run which one you all would recommend.

TheMosesPHD · Apr 03, 2006, 09:53 PM // 21:53

Well in PvE your secondary for ranger doesn't matter too much at all I don't think, unless you've already got something random in mind. I usually have 1 to 0 skills from my secondary on my skillbar when I ranger in PvE. Anything specific PvE build for a ranger is pretty easy to pull off if you eventually unlock the other secondaries. You'll usually just have to buy like one skill at ember light camp or something, but that's til later. Basically if you can't decide, flip a coin, it's not gonna affect your gameplay that much. Now if you've got some other characters, or are planning on making other characters, try and choose your ranger secondary depending on whatever your other characters aren't gonna be. That way you can unlock as many skills as you can through PvE quests. So like if you wanted to make a monk or an ele later on, don't choose secondary monk or ele.

Varren · Apr 03, 2006, 10:00 PM // 22:00

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Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD

Well in PvE your secondary for ranger doesn't matter too much at all I don't think, unless you've already got something random in mind. I usually have 1 to 0 skills from my secondary on my skillbar when I ranger in PvE. Anything specific PvE build for a ranger is pretty easy to pull off if you eventually unlock the other secondaries. You'll usually just have to buy like one skill at ember light camp or something, but that's til later. Basically if you can't decide, flip a coin, it's not gonna affect your gameplay that much. Now if you've got some other characters, or are planning on making other characters, try and choose your ranger secondary depending on whatever your other characters aren't gonna be. That way you can unlock as many skills as you can through PvE quests. So like if you wanted to make a monk or an ele later on, don't choose secondary monk or ele.

In that case I think I'm leaning towards ele because it's the one profession I haven't tried out yet as either a main or secondary (Also that Fiery Bow String/Conjure Flame combo looks nice :P). Unless someone has a really good reason to go with a secondary profession other than elementalist, I think that's what I'm going to pick

Valerius · Apr 03, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14

yeah... as a Ranger... you really won't be using your secondary that much imo... but i find out of all the builds i've used in the past that i go R/Me a lot

Varren · Apr 03, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19

Well right now I have a N/Me and a Mo/Me so I'm a getting a little mesmer'd out. I guess if enough people recommend it, I'll go with it.

Str0b0 · Apr 03, 2006, 10:20 PM // 22:20

I like my Ranger Mesmer. Very flexible. I can go full out trapper or I can swap to a barrage interrupt or my personal favorite the epidemic ranger.

Shattered Self · Apr 03, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

I recommend R/Mo, it makes getting around a lot easier early on. R/Me is nice for interrupts later on, and R/E combos well with the Conjure <element> spells (though not much else). You can make a surprisingly good tank with an R/W thanks to the many defensive stances rangers have. I've never had much luck with R/N.

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Apr 03, 2006, 09:30 PM // 21:30	#1
Varren Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Warlords Of Earth	What ranger secondary to be? I am very unsure of what secondary profession to choose for my ranger. I will mainly be looking for the profession combo that will offer the most enjoyable overall PvE experience. I have tinkered with all other professions except for elementalist and am thinking about trying that out for my secondary. R/E? Or something else?

Apr 03, 2006, 09:32 PM // 21:32	#2
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	While in pre-searing you can try out all the secondaries. Choose the one you think you will have the most fun with. Much later in the game you can change your secondary if you wish to.

Apr 03, 2006, 09:36 PM // 21:36	#3
doskir Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2006	ranger/ele get a fiery bow string and buy conjure flame maximum damage output ftw

Apr 03, 2006, 09:37 PM // 21:37	#4
Varren Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Warlords Of Earth	Well the thing I'm worried about is, at first I may like the skills that I try out in the presearing, but throughout the game, the skills I get may not be that useful. So I'm thinking in the long run which one you all would recommend.

Apr 03, 2006, 09:53 PM // 21:53	#5
TheMosesPHD Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oregon Guild: Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo] Profession: R/	Well in PvE your secondary for ranger doesn't matter too much at all I don't think, unless you've already got something random in mind. I usually have 1 to 0 skills from my secondary on my skillbar when I ranger in PvE. Anything specific PvE build for a ranger is pretty easy to pull off if you eventually unlock the other secondaries. You'll usually just have to buy like one skill at ember light camp or something, but that's til later. Basically if you can't decide, flip a coin, it's not gonna affect your gameplay that much. Now if you've got some other characters, or are planning on making other characters, try and choose your ranger secondary depending on whatever your other characters aren't gonna be. That way you can unlock as many skills as you can through PvE quests. So like if you wanted to make a monk or an ele later on, don't choose secondary monk or ele.

Apr 03, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14	#7
Valerius Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Profession: R/	yeah... as a Ranger... you really won't be using your secondary that much imo... but i find out of all the builds i've used in the past that i go R/Me a lot

Apr 03, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19	#8
Varren Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Warlords Of Earth	Well right now I have a N/Me and a Mo/Me so I'm a getting a little mesmer'd out. I guess if enough people recommend it, I'll go with it.

Apr 03, 2006, 10:20 PM // 22:20	#9
Str0b0 Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Profession: N/Me	I like my Ranger Mesmer. Very flexible. I can go full out trapper or I can swap to a barrage interrupt or my personal favorite the epidemic ranger.

Apr 03, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18	#10
Shattered Self Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: PvE Profession: N/	I recommend R/Mo, it makes getting around a lot easier early on. R/Me is nice for interrupts later on, and R/E combos well with the Conjure <element> spells (though not much else). You can make a surprisingly good tank with an R/W thanks to the many defensive stances rangers have. I've never had much luck with R/N.