Does a Ranger out dps a Warrior?

[Aaramis]

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

I am going to have to ask for prof on that one.

Yeah, at this point in Kunark, I'd have to agree - the Warrior will most likely be on par, or slightly ahead, of the Ranger, provided that both are afforded dps roles and aren't tanking (and therefore subject to higher evades, parries, ripostes, etc.). The Warrior has slightly higher skill caps, plus triple attack. And neither class will have a dex so high that procs become very commonplace.

Come Velious, the Ranger should pull ahead ever so slightly on regular fights (mostly due to Call of Fire procs, which do add up!), and noticeably so on burns due to Trueshot.

And in Luclin and onwards, the Ranger noticeably pulls ahead for a while until later expansions when archery mastery isn't as godlike as it is when first obtained.