DPS difference between Ranger and Warrior?

[Ciroco]

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

Anyone who says ranger doesn't know what they are talking about. Triple attack with a 2h is better than 2.5 second nukes any day. The real competition for rangers is between monks.

The cast time isn't actually 2.5 seconds.

[paulgiamatti]

Yeah, wiki data is way off for ranger/druid spells. Call of Flame for instance is half a second, it's practically 0 impediment to melee damage with an 18-second cooldown. I kinda look at it like ranger's version of Flying Kick.

In any case, what Naethyn is suggesting is that warriors consistently out DPS monks, which definitely doesn't align with my playing experience. I mean, I'm taking in all factors here - monk epic haste makes a big difference (even with a haster), ranger clicky cloak makes a big difference, the fact that Swiftwind is 40% haste and probably easier to obtain than the warrior 40% haste items makes a big difference, etc. Call of Fire damage is also pretty significant, even though some of it will be counteracted by time wasted casting jolt.

If we're pitting ranger against warrior as a group's tank with only their own resources, then ranger is going to out DPS warrior every time. And cost the cleric way more mana [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]