Spells: Ranger Spells 52+

[YendorLootmonkey]

This was originally posted by Mecoes but in the wrong bug forum, so I wanted to make sure it got looked at in the right place:

Originally Posted by mecoes [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

On green servers, for the Kunark launch there are a couple of ranger spells that list 255 as level that appear to have been allowed in classic back in the day. Couple of examples...but without them, ranger dont really have any new spells at all.

Firestrike (52)
Storm strength (53)
Chloroplast (55)

Here is a screen capture of the ROK Prima Strategy Guide showing the spell levels.

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The only exception is Jolt ... that was not in on Kunark Release. There was a period of time where rangers were getting chewed up due to a combination of using low delay weapons, having chain-class mitigation, Kunark mobs hitting harder than Classic mobs, and warriors not being able to taunt higher level mobs. This is when rangers became "the laughing stock of EQ" due to lack of survivability and eventually the Jolt spell was the bone that the developers threw us in a later patch.

We need Jolt

"Jolt was not added until several months into Kunark, and was a level 55 spell. It had absolutely nothing to do with Ranger aggro in classic. As has been already pointed out, Ranger's were perfectly valid tanks in classic to the point that warriors (Furor of FoH) in particular screamed to have them nerfed since Ranger's tanked as well as warriors, plus has utility."

I believe Jolt was added with this patch:

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June 6, 2000 8:00 am
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*Patch Day*

Greetings! The live servers have been updated to reflect the newest
data on the Test Server:

*General*

- Some new spells are available for the hybrid classes. Check your
Kunark spell vendors.