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Originally Posted by uygi
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Their tanking is pretty bad but still less squishy than a caster.
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What's your reasoning? Most people seem to think Rangers are fine tanks in classic, at least pre-planar Comparing War/SK/PAL/RNG:
Aggro:
All have taunt. Ranger has best snap spell aggro, SK close behind. Warrior is terrible at aggro
Avoidance (pre 50 skill caps):
Dodge: Knights 125, Ranger 137, War 140
Parry: Knights 175, Ranger 185, War 200
Riposte: 175, Ranger 150, War 200
Mitigation (Gear):
All classes pretty much go Banded -> Rubicite -> Planar in classic.
HP:
Rangers get less HP per stamina (4.2) than SHD/PAL(5.2) which is less than WAR (6)
But Stamina is pretty sparse in classic. Rangers are a little less efficient to complete heal.
Utility: Rangers have harmony, root, sow, hide, sneak, track, invis, levitate.... While not related to tanking, all of these things are often useful in a group, and it is unlikely your group already has all of that.
As far as EXP penalty goes, Since most would plan to play SK/PAL/RNG in a group, I expect they will level ~7-10% slower than a warrior (and potentially in many situations cause my group to be more succesful and exp faster than a warrior would, negating some of the penalty)