Are rangers worthless?

Romeon · #1 01-10-2013, 01:26 AM

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Heavydrop · #2 01-10-2013, 01:30 AM

Romeon · #3 01-10-2013, 01:31 AM

What do they do in a group?

Raden · #4 01-10-2013, 01:32 AM

Not the death touch tank we deserve, but not the one we need right now.

Heavydrop · #5 01-10-2013, 01:37 AM

A Ranger is not typically an ideal tank but that doesn't mean they
can't serve as one.
They DPS, snare, root, harmony, buff, heal, and track.
On raids they are usually offered up as the sacrifice to eat the Death Touch
and while that sucks for the Ranger it does open it up for everyone else to get
the raid mob.
Everyone and every class has a role and a job.
People are critical of Rangers and all that but I like Rangers just fine myself.
In my experience its the player not the class that makes things work or not

utenan · #6 01-10-2013, 06:50 AM

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

In my experience its the player not the class that makes things work or not

fohkure · #7 01-10-2013, 07:06 AM

I also like how the question "are rangers fun to play" is completely ignored here. I played a ranger as an alt on live and it was the most fun toon I have ever played. Granted that was post PoP and I had AAs and gear that made a ranger much more formidable, but I believe there is still some truth in it. I thoroughly enjoy playing a ranger as an alt, even here on P99. They are fun to gear since they can wear such a wide range of gear. They are expensive to twink; I would definitely not create one as a main.

Who cares if they are the worst character in the game? If you have fun playing one, then play one.

If you manage to get one up to 60, then you are set. The odds of their being 2 rangers in a single raid aren't too good usually!

Just one guys $.02

Chris

hdawg06 · #8 01-10-2013, 01:44 AM

Only good ranger is a dead one.

Galaa · #9 01-10-2013, 02:24 AM

if there are no rangers, it'll be hard to determine which class is gonna take the death touch.

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Ephirith · #10 01-10-2013, 03:56 AM

If you use the search function you'll find this topic has been discussed to death in the past.

I'll summarize my perspective for you:

A monk does almost everything better than a ranger. A monk also does almost everything better than a paladin or SK, but rangers get singled out for some reason.

Rangers generally do no more dps than warriors or monks, with some exceptions.

A ranger has the ability to hold agro like paladin or sk, while generally doing dps roughly similar to a warrior or slightly lower than a monk (generally, not accounting for outstanding players on both sides). At the same time they bring the ability to root park adds and snare, which is of situational usefulness. A ranger's defensive skillcaps are significantly lower than tanking classes, monks, and even a rogue, so they take a lot more damage. They are still more than capable of tanking a slowed mob 45+ without running the healer oom.

Harmony is invaluable for outdoor pulling, making Mistmoore, City of Mist, Karnor, etc your playground. I've been complimented on my pulling in these zones numerous times.

Rangers have many bells and whistles, but if you have a solid group with an enchanter, shaman, and cleric that's looking for dps, they have no reason not to just take a rogue, monk, or any other superior dps. If they are looking for a tank, they have no reason not to take a warrior or monk.

Does that make rangers bad? I don't think so. That opinion isn't universal.