Rangers and cultural armor

SirAlvarex · #1 05-10-2013, 07:23 PM

I will say this, if you have a higher level character, the Ivy Etched armor (exception boots) are really simple to solo. Most of the mobs are out in the open and never killed since their only purpose is making Ivy Etched armor. I knocked the Legs/Tunic out in a few hours one evening just for fun.

But honestly he'll do fine in just banded armor for a long time. Most group settings that'll be more than enough to get by. Just get him the Swiftblade and Woodsman's Staff like Ephirith said and he'll be more than fine. Oh, and the usual + hp/ac gear that goes on most twinks (rings, earrings, etc).

webrunner5 · #2 05-10-2013, 07:54 PM

Just save yourself a lot of time and talk him or her out of making a Ranger. Pretty simple.[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ephirith · #3 05-10-2013, 08:00 PM

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Just save yourself a lot of time and talk him or her out of making a Ranger. Pretty simple.[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's a fun class and it can be effective if you aren't retarded. You can really surprise people if you actually use your abilities and gear properly.

Yep, rogues/monks are better in just about every way but they are also laughably easy to play and, in my opinion, boring as shit.

Tasslehofp99 · #4 05-10-2013, 08:55 PM

Rangers are underrated imo, they are pretty badass situationally. As for gear, I'd honestly suggest just getting the cheapest shittiest shit you can survive with at lower levels because honestly who even knows if your friend is going to want to struggle through 60 levels of not getting invited to groups, having to die a lot, and dealing with that shitty exp penalty.

webrunner5 · #5 05-11-2013, 04:31 AM

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It's a fun class and it can be effective if you aren't retarded. You can really surprise people if you actually use your abilities and gear properly.

Yep, rogues/monks are better in just about every way but they are also laughably easy to play and, in my opinion, boring as shit.

Its not a fun class unless you have a Fungi and a CoF. Even then they still suck. It was not till they came out with AA's that they got better. And I had a epic Ranger on live in like 2002, 2003. I have tried them on here and they just blow ass. Fungi or not.

Sony screwed up big time with all the Hybrids. I think that is the main reason they EVER came out with AA's was to shore them up. The only one they sort of got right was SK's. There is a reason a Ranger and a Pally are the least played toons on here by a mile.

Visual · #6 05-11-2013, 05:16 AM

I guess that's why people beg me to group wherever I go on Numero

duneadx · #7 05-11-2013, 06:26 PM

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Its not a fun class unless you have a Fungi and a CoF.

I usually agree with you webrunner but this one I don't, and mine has neither of those things [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I recently made a ranger because at this point I have played just about everything to a substantial level on here and my ranger is by FAR the most interesting to play. No, it doesn't dps as well as monk or rogue and yes, it's spells aren't the best for the level by the time you attain them, but you have to look at the utility of the class. It's already been said a million times on here but just consider it a challenge if ranger is what you truly want to play. It makes it that much more rewarding to take it to a decent level!

webrunner5 · #8 05-11-2013, 09:22 PM

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I usually agree with you webrunner but this one I don't, and mine has neither of those things [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I recently made a ranger because at this point I have played just about everything to a substantial level on here and my ranger is by FAR the most interesting to play. No, it doesn't dps as well as monk or rogue and yes, it's spells aren't the best for the level by the time you attain them, but you have to look at the utility of the class. It's already been said a million times on here but just consider it a challenge if ranger is what you truly want to play. It makes it that much more rewarding to take it to a decent level!

I Love Rangers. Really. I have one on every MMO I play. They get a ton of cool spells and can DPS about as good as a Warrior. But I play it about a week with killer gear and get pissed off that they are gimped on here and go back my Warrior or Monk for fun beating on stuff.

When Velious comes out they will get Fear Animal and that is sweet. And they will be great for tracking the big zones in Velious. BUT they will be even more squishy the way the mobs hit there. On paper they ought to be the best class in EQ, but they end up being the worse in reality. I have grouped with a few in like MM or KC that were killer at pulling. But like I said there are very few Rangers on here for a reason. And they are pretty damn cheap to equip. They just should have made them even more killer with a bow like they are now on live.