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08-22-2011, 02:48 PM
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Track bots! And paper tanks , plus anyone who plays a ranger supplies comic relief
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08-22-2011, 02:58 PM
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Give me the option and I'd roll an Iksar Ranger right now! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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08-29-2011, 01:59 PM
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08-22-2011, 03:04 PM
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Honest answer - Rangers are filler. They don't do anything really well except for track.
They CAN snare, pull incredibly well outdoors (harmo) do decent dps (have a pure melee offense skill cap) and be an offtank. Not a bad class but doesn't fill any role incredibly well except for random utility. | ||
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08-22-2011, 03:58 PM
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08-22-2011, 04:47 PM
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I played a ranger for 10 years on live, and for some reason i have a ranger main here that i play casually.
Here is what rangers do, if your not lazy: If no monk or bard...pull, if no Chanter and multiple mobs get pulled ..CC with root, if your in a zone with some good drops ...constantly check track for pops. Archery is pointless except for shooting at mobs your trying to pull (which is just a small time saver) till trueshot/AM/EQ and all the various bow AAs youll not see here. Bow kiting? Only if your a boob. Oh and in the event there is not a SK/Pally in your group, and you have even a slightly decent weapon set up...Your gonna tank since warrior hate in this era is shit. Lets not forget forage. | ||
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08-22-2011, 05:05 PM
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It isnt just one thing that makes the ranger class shine and if you wanna be able to do all the above at the cost of not specalizing in anythign.... well you really only have once choice. | |||
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08-22-2011, 05:12 PM
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Fine, I'll take the bait.
Most of it has been said already, but I think Bubbles put it best in a different thread (and also mentioned by stormlord above) when he said that if you're filling out your group with 5-6 people, you're probably going to want the "specialists". If you've only got a duo or trio, grab a ranger since they are so versatile that they can fill multiple roles as needed. One of the clutch roles stormlord neglected was that we can also slow mobs with a Swarmcaller proc (and later, one of our epics). It's not reliable, but it sure helps the healer conserve mana over time. My view is... for the person playing the ranger, the versatility makes the class fun and interesting. The problem is the people looking for people to fill out their 5- or 6-man groups don't give a rat's ass about your versatility. In raid scenarios, I tend to play crowd control first (snare/kite shit until your chanters get it under control, peel a mob off a chanter after a failed resist, etc) because I like having that situational awareness, then revert to DPS once everything is under control, but that's just my personal playstyle. It's a rough road to take. There is a reason there's not many active 55+ rangers on the server. It's not for everyone. You either love the class and all the crap that comes with it, or you don't and it makes you want to /wrist during your 7th hour LFG.
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