Is there a Ranger within us all?

So I'm just at ToA helping a friend fight across that whole area and an open-channel debate catches my eye...
Someone was looking to join a Trapper team and the trappers were not too comfortable with the idea . . Coz he was a E/R . .

Now that got me thinking . . Trappers and UW go together like Peanut Butter & Jam, while a regular support Nuker . . like Peanut Butter and something other than jam . .

So can I as a primary Ele with my useless armor and immense energy pool become a trapper?
I'd be limited in the sense that my traps would be at WS 12 not 16 . .
But I would have pretty much no limitation in terms of energy, so I could maybe throw in an extra pair or something . .
Also, I can use AoE skills from a distance to snare/damage the buggers that manage to survive traps, right?

There's 4 basic traps that are needed for a trapper (LINK) and even at WS 12, they're doing okay damage, right?

So why not?
(thats not rhetorical, I know there are gonna be a lot of good reasons for this, so shoot..)

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Heh, as I was looking over the ranger build(s) on wiki, I also decided to look into the ever popular B/P and I found a variant of that I'd like to see on an E/R as well!

Barrage {e}
Conjure Flame
MoR
Troll Unguent
Charm Animal
Comfort Animal
Rez
~Optional~

So except the limitation of Marksmanship being maxed at 12 and the crappy Ele armor . .
Whats so very wrong with this build?
(also not rhetoric)

Being a expert trapper, I'll tell ya the sole reason why:

People want R/Mo's. Rebirth is standard for when pulls get f***ed up. Plus most trappers run 16 marks or else the Ataxes barely survive and wreak havoc amongst the group.

Because with Energizing Winds and expertise, rangers get there traps down below 10 energy while still having 16 ws..

Wow, that was quick!

But see, I'm not saying an Ele can Trap better than a Ranger...
I'm just saying is it still somewhat possible to go with that sorta build and be useful as a Trapper?
I'm much too lzay to begin an R/? and much too broke to pwr-lvl it right away!

So I just wanna know if it's do'able?

And as for Rebirth, have one of the other backline trappers have it on him!


And an Ele can definately help finish off an Ataxe or two . .

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Again though, its not a question of which is the better profession for UW Trapping . . Just if the E/R is possible or not?

sunspear res sig?
thats like rebirth, but non reuseable :/

Ive tried an ele trapper...
I preffer just soloing UW even though its slower. You dont need to worry about other members. When trapping I went water and wilderness, mistform can be kept up, so you can trapp right under the guys without getting hit. It was ok, but really didnt need mistform because by then they are dead. Ive also tried B/P ele, got rejected from everything i tried. I guess eles should stick to ele-ing and rangers should stick to ranger-ing.

I went on a succesful trapping expedition with a W/R. Sure.

*edit* I was the W/R, that's why it was effective.

i believe your build wont work because you'd look absolutely ridiculous...

whats a guy with a huge brain and no dexterity doing anything thats even remotely related to the "wilderness" or "survival" xD

How about the expertise bonus? Does it even have any effect with EW active?

I have trapped in the UW many times as an E/R, bring Meteor Shower (i know, i know, its awful but it saves lives here!) When the other rangers start to pull start casting a Meteor Shower... They get KD'd from multiple sources and stay inside the traps for longer. i usually have enough energy (sometimes it does get low though...) and the other rangers in the party say its even slightly faster and less likely for everyone to die...

anyways, its possible!