Rangers in Velious?

[ArumTP]

Originally Posted by Malone88 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Being the "worst of" is pretty much the same story for all hybrids (ranger/paladin/SK/bard) isn't it? Isn't that what's called utility? Let's consider
that most pure melee (Warrior/Monk/Rogue) have like 0 in most of those areas,
so maybe rangers aren't "the worst". I think playing a pure melee would bore
me to tears, so please give me the 'most underpowered in the history of MMORPGs' class...

Was nice that griefers like you had to eat some serious crow when PoP + Archery AAs came out. Rangers became THE BEST class to play and one of the MOST powerful!

I salute any Ranger on 'live' who stuck it out that long and got richly rewarded for years of grief...

Stop being emotionally involved by "your" class. Rangers never get good in the era of this server, PoP and archery AAs aren't even relevant to this discussion.

Paladins/Shadow-knight are non-ideal tanks, but fulfill the tank role in everything but raid content. They get a pass in groups because we will deal with the penalty due to a lack of tanks at times. Without the tank there just can't be a group.

Bards get a pass because they can iffy fulfill the slot of an enchanter. They are also a good 5th-6th slot due to the many things they can bring to a group. They are highly desirable on raids.

RANGERS DON'T GET A PASS
They are just DPS. Monk>Rogue>Warrior>RANGER. For every 1 ranger I can find maybe 3-4 monks, 3-4 warriors, and 2-3 rogues on any given day. There is no reason to shoulder the burden of a poorly designed class when better replacements can be found in abundance.