AC and p99

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

To be honest my ranger does fine tanking in groups (granted I never tried to tank things like the high level DN rats with the ranger). What is given up in tanking mitigation and broken ac is compensated for by all the other things the ranger can do. Not ideal - but they totally get the job done adequately.

I felt/feel it most when soloing. The fight to fight variability can be pretty 'ick'. The bad fights are just more 'bad' with ranger than war/pal/bard/monk.

In my ideal world, it would have been:

Mitigation:
Warrior > Knight >>> ranger/bard >> monk/rogue

Avoidance:

Monk > rogue > ranger >> Bard/Warrior > Knight

Net damage intake (global tankiness excluding disc):

Warrior >> Knight >> ranger/monk > bard/rogue

... but the NATURE of the damage taken comes in differently with the plate tanks having the least incoming but coming in more steadily and predictably vs the other "not tanks".

Oh well ... opinions are simply that.

BUT - AC for rangers just seems not to work. They should tank better than they do vs group content.

I think Ranger lack of tankiness is fine. They’re glass cannons. Where they got it completely wrong is how much dps monks do. Monks should be lower than bard dps. Take that away and I think there’s more of a reason to be a ranger being a high dps class with utility.