Why rangers don't suck

[Hamahakki]

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

Does not compute. If "cleric mana isn't an issue", then you're not constantly pulling.

This isn't necessarily true. At high levels, the bottleneck for kill rate is often DPS, not healer mana. A ranger tank can potentially allow the group to kill mobs faster than a knight (because the ranger does more damage) or a warrior (because the rest of the group can unload earlier without taking agro.)

Also, a good ranger is going to preserve the cleric's mana better than a bad warrior. You'd rather be in a group where a ranger is taking say 50 CH's an hour than one where the warrior is taking 40 CH's an hour but the rest of the group needs spot heals because mobs aren't sticking to the tank.