Return Of The King (ranger)

Troy · #1 09-07-2010, 07:52 PM

I'm usually the tank in groups (if there is no SK) on my 30 ranger, works just fine but I am extremely twinked. My uberness will probably decrease significantly by level 40 or so.

Sparkin · #2 09-07-2010, 08:14 PM

One thing that I don't see discussed much here is the minimalization of snare on this server due to the easy mode mob mechanics. Mobs simply don't run away on this server they way they did on live. In original EQ snare was HUGE, and since rangers were one of the few classes on live that had it that was always considered an asset they gave to a group. If you didn't snare in Guk, SolB, wherever, you were eventually going to get trained and die when something got away. Here its a non-issue since mobs flee from battle with like 1/4 the speed (i don't know exactly, but it was a big difference.)

Anyways, play your ranger, F the haters. Harmony is still a big + in certain zones anyways. Rangers don't do anything the best (aside from pulling in harmony friendly zones), but they do a number of things better than most. The lack of rangers and abundance of min / maxers here makes them more appealing imo.

RKromwell · #3 09-07-2010, 10:14 PM

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

One thing that I don't see discussed much here is the minimalization of snare on this server due to the easy mode mob mechanics. Mobs simply don't run away on this server they way they did on live.

Truth. Also root doesn't break snare the way it did on live.

Bubbles · #4 09-08-2010, 01:33 AM

To be fair: when running at ~10% health is the *only* time mobs on this server aren't sprinting at warp speed, so it evens out. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I personally have seen nothing wrong with rangers, they add good dps, bring a lil' utility, a lot of track, and are a SOW option 39+. Ranger Life is a good life.

Tallenn · #5 09-08-2010, 11:18 AM

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

One thing that I don't see discussed much here is the minimalization of snare on this server due to the easy mode mob mechanics. Mobs simply don't run away on this server they way they did on live. In original EQ snare was HUGE, and since rangers were one of the few classes on live that had it that was always considered an asset they gave to a group. If you didn't snare in Guk, SolB, wherever, you were eventually going to get trained and die when something got away. Here its a non-issue since mobs flee from battle with like 1/4 the speed (i don't know exactly, but it was a big difference.)

Anyways, play your ranger, F the haters. Harmony is still a big + in certain zones anyways. Rangers don't do anything the best (aside from pulling in harmony friendly zones), but they do a number of things better than most. The lack of rangers and abundance of min / maxers here makes them more appealing imo.

To be fair, the reason it's not an issue here is not that mobs flee very slowly- it's that they don't flee until below 10% hitpoints, and in some cases, even lower. On live, mobs that flee when low always did it as soon as they dropped below 20%; ALL of them. In other words, they either didn't flee at all, or started to run as soon as their hitpoints dropped below 20%.

Yes, this has been brought up in the bug forum.