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Originally Posted by knottyb0y
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Ranger is not a bad class, the problem is they do not specialize in much of anything. Play a Ranger if you want to play EQ on hard mode and have a sense of accomplishment when you kick ass and break the preconceptions that make rangers less desirable.
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Very true.
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Originally Posted by Fazlazen
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- ranger tracking is amazing. best to pull roaming dragons in large outdoor zones imho.
- rangers are great outdoor pullers with harmony
- ranger dps is comparable to that of a warrior, but well behind rogues and monks. (talking melee DPS)
- ranger tanking is Ok in group situation usually if you can have a shaman or an enchanter slowing.
- ranger get very good DPS for a short amount of time in velious when they get the discipline trueshot (long refresh on this discipline, so saved for boss fight)
- If the server never incorporates Luclin aspects, you will never get Endless quiver, which made rangers pretty awesome at that point, often topping melee DPS charts or if not right behind rogues.
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Accurate...
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Originally Posted by Vondra
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In the dps slot, well they're not terrible at dps but it's just bringing the group a hybrid penalty...and in exchange the group gets someone not quite as good at dps as the standard dps classes.
In the tank slot though, they have the means to keep agro with various spells, but are dealing a bit more damage than the other tanks with snap agro spells. Long as your group has competent CC and your targets are slowed, the survivability is fine.
Isn't optimum, but I think the ranger brings the group down less by subbing as the tank than subbing as dps.
In reality though, end result is you have a melee class that has problems finding groups...but without the means to solo well while LFG which is no good. Rangers CAN solo xp, but it isn't something you'll want to rely on, to be sure.
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Here is the issue... the omg 40% xp penalty... if you have a group that is constantly killing and xp is rolling it doesn't matter. Get a solid group of people and you are golden... the other thing is, if you are in a group and having fun, because I know this is scary what I'm bout to say... EQ is a GAME, and games are supposed to be fun, does that penalty matter?
Now negative, does sitting for an hour or more, with LFG on suck, yes it does. The preconception that rangers are worthless until SoL etc bites, will I play another class. Nope. Simply because for all its faults, rangers for me are the most fun to play.