Samina
BdW-Veteran
http://www.massively.com/2010/06/10/warriors-traits-and-combat-chatter-massivelys-interview-with/The warrior's ability to use ranged weapons such as longbows and rifles seems to indicate a ranger/warrior combination. Can we expect a separate ranger-like class, or is this an intentional consolidation?
I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of a ranger profession in Guild Wars 2 at this time (nice try). I can say a few things about warriors and ranged weapons. We want every weapon that a profession can equip to be a valid choice for that profession. That means that if I choose to, I could make a warrior that does nothing but stand back and rain fiery arrows or rifle shot upon my enemies. It would take an unusual build of traits, attributes, and skills to maximize the effectiveness of such a tactic but is definitely possible (Longbow warriors are very popular in the office PvP meta game at the moment).