What's the purpose of a Ranger?

[Aadill]

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

A good ranger is better than a bad rogue.

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I can remember a ton of hybrids who perfected their game and did though.

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That said, if rangers as a whole suck like many of them did back on live I can see the problem.

Autoattack, kick, dot, nuke, aggro, "HEAL MEE!!!"....die.

This. All of this. Sure rangers aren't good at really anything but what makes them fun is the OPTIONS you have to still be a viable solution to a problem. There are other games that play on this freeform style of gaming and it's actually very rewarding because you pick and choose exactly how you want to play. As has been said, some rangers simply DPS and still keep up decently with most classes. On higher level mobs rangers do fail because of a lack of offense but that changes in Velious. Others CC more effectively than CC classes in some situations or constantly pull better than pulling classes in certain zones. It's all situational but it requires a larger understanding of multiple skillsets and knowing when to use each. The Ranger Codex isn't a one page manual that says, "Take the DT," and a lot of people don't realize it.

Most classes have a very distinct role. No one cares what rangers do, so we do what we want. It's fun and generally still contributes to a group. It's sad that the majority of the hate comes from old tired jokes or hatred for the XP penalty. Unless you're a bard interaction is the number one concept of this game, something a lot of people forget.

[Buffet]

Theyre a shit load of fun to play.

They only really suffer in that their role is mirrored arguabely better by another class.

They still meat grind mobs pretty well when I buff em up, so they can hang with my fat ass ogre any day

[Trelaboon]

I'm leveling my 40 Shaman at the moment, but one day i'm totally rolling a Ranger, and hope my friend roles a healer and we can level together, and he's not mad. rofl. I think they look like tons of fun to play, I just know i'll regret it later. haha

[superapan]

Rangers just got a whole lot more useful.

[Obliterator]

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

Unless you're a necromancer interaction is the number one concept of this game, something a lot of people forget.