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Originally Posted by Snaggles
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Context is important, I’ve never seen anyone say this about rangers.
It’s interesting but it won’t change how people gear or play the class. It won’t change how a raid operates and picks trash tanks. Concerning yourself with AC over other priorities as you put it: “depending on your playstyle it can be far from inconsequential.”
The only reason a ranger might favor one piece of armor over another with an AC benefit is if the item also had a ton of hps on it. No ranger is looting a Cloak of Thorns and think about tanking stuff like a boss. Except Salary Man with his collection of Druid shields.
It’s a time locked server. Accounts are free. The ranger is by far my favorite class here but if the job calls for a tank I’m the first one to swap. I’m not trying to hold back science, just offer a pragmatic voice.
My quote was in reference to AC making a bigger impact on high level stuff over low level stuff. It just pains me to think about spending hours CH chaining a ranger on gate guards outside Freeport.
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If you're already raiding you probably maxed or will max all relevant stats with all the good buffs to lean on and a bunch of warriors on tap that are geared to the gills anyway. Good for you that must be nice (no sarcasm).
Your average EC gear ranger on a budget will be grouping in velks with 3 rogues, a mage and a druid. Might have to tank more often than he'd like to and he can't afford to max more than one thing really. If that ranger wants to be versatile, wether the cap is 100AC or 300AC will matter to him. Basically, if you have limited ressources you'll have choices to make and knowing those things helps being more effective.