Rangers

[webrunner5]

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

There aren't really any redeeming mechanics for rangers. It's possible for a ranger in BiS gear played by an excellent player to do better than a rogue in mediocre gear played by a lazy player. Doesn't prove anything. All else being equal, ranger is in the wrong half of the class hierarchy for every possible role - DPS, nuking, tanking, healing, buffing - of all the classes that can do those things at all. You have to be able to enjoy the fact that you can do all of them to some degree, because rangers certainly aren't specialists. The facilities simply don't exist for them to be able to do top DPS, and that's the only role that they aren't decidedly awful at. It really is a total crap class but it's possible to have a succesful group/raid with a ranger in it just as it's possible to do with someone who's five levels under everyone else. It's just not efficient in any way.

You are talking crazy stuff. A low to mid Warrior can't DPS worth a crap or hold agro worth a crap. A Paladin, unless against un dead is no DPS champ either. A SK is no real DPS champ either. Better than a Pally but not much. No Tank just knocks the crap out of anything. A Monk is probably at the top DPS wise but you will probably be using it to pull also. So the Cleric has to heal him as a tank and then he is about dead when he comes back from a pull. Not very mana efficent.

I am not saying a Ranger is Gods gift to this game but they are sure as heck not as bad as you make them out to be. Nobody is going to out damage a Rogue DPS wise but there is about 15 of them on line at any time. So big deal.

[Danyelle]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You are talking crazy stuff. A low to mid Warrior can't DPS worth a crap or hold agro worth a crap. A Paladin, unless against un dead is no DPS champ either. A SK is no real DPS champ either. Better than a Pally but not much. No Tank just knocks the crap out of anything. A Monk is probably at the top DPS wise but you will probably be using it to pull also. So the Cleric has to heal him as a tank and then he is about dead when he comes back from a pull. Not very mana efficent.

I am not saying a Ranger is Gods gift to this game but they are sure as heck not as bad as you make them out to be. Nobody is going to out damage a Rogue DPS wise but there is about 15 of them on line at any time. So big deal.

Making fun of Rangers is about as common place as gnomes in Everquest. Many people likely fall back on the joke, thinking it's true, when in reality they know next to nothing about the class. For example, the "rangers die/suck/don't dps/worthless etc" joke is still very prevalent on Live, and yet, now, they are one of the best dps classes in the game (with a bow. Still meh with melee but not bad) and are semi-decent tanks in a pinch.

Not saying that's the case with the guy you quoted, just saying... lol