I thought players were supposed to play what they wanted to play...

[IanelarAzure]

Ranger here, love him, honestly haven't had any issues grouping and am 46 now. Just get your DPS up and groups like you just fine, and 1/2 the time I slum it as a crappy tank.

[Magnar]

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

...not what is statistically the best.

I have a Level 15 Ranger right now. It's a class I enjoy, I like having access to Dual Wield, Double Attack and Kick all in one without the weight or armor limitations of being a Monk. I like having Archery as an option. And I like having the utility of a few small spells without them being my staple.

But I see Rangers (and Paladins) get so much disdain in EC OOC and in popular leveling areas. 80% of the time when I see one asking for a group, myself included, I see some wiseass saying something along the lines of "lol ranger sucks" or "you'll never get a group with that trash class."

What the hell? Why all the hate for hybrids? I thought MMOs were about having fun. Yeah some classes might be a bit better than others, but so what. Having fun means playing what you want to play, not being forced to settle for a class you DON'T want to play because it's statistically better than one you do want...

...I just don't get it.

Fun for me is not dealing with someone's 40% EXP penalty when i could take a rogue of the same level who has their epic and does 10x the damage.

[Aviann]

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

Fun for me is not dealing with someone's 40% EXP penalty when i could take a rogue of the same level who has their epic and does 10x the damage.

Maybe you should read up on the math behind experience modifiers while grouped.

[Whirled]

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

New players join red: "Get camped shithead PRAS LOL XDDD"

New players join blue: "We have three people, we're full." "Where the fucks your ragebringer?" "lol i dont group with rangers they take my exp" (actual quote)

wipeitclean

And wizards too... they like us when they need a port or need a few Ice comets than it's exactly what u said up there^... "Wat? no epic?"
WOrst case just tellthem...(see pic below)

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[Loadsamoney]

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

Fun for me is not dealing with someone's 40% EXP penalty when i could take a rogue of the same level who has their epic and does 10x the damage.

Is this kind of hate still going to exist for Rangers in Velious when EXP penalties are gone?

[webrunner5]

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

Is this kind of hate still going to exist for Rangers in Velious when EXP penalties are gone?

When I play a Healer class, Cleric, Shaman I HATE Rangers. They always have agro on them and it is hard to get it off them. So they end up being a damn mana drain to healers as they are a paper tank compared to a Warrior.

And in Velious the fights last a LOT longer so it is even worse. I hope that me, as a healer, in a group, see them running around fearing animals and stay far away from me. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] THey will still be a Solo class in Velious trust me.

[Daldaen]

Rangers who gear towards tanking, as opposed to full STR for DPS, can be decent tanks.

Hell of a lot better than warriors since their aggro is superb. Especially pre-60.

Ranger is one of the best group tank classes since they can harmony outdoors like Unrest, Mistmoore, CoM, and KC (very typical level up path). Making them great pullers as well.

[utenan]

I love rangers. Before kunark opened on P1999 I use to duo with a ranger on my shaman all the time from 30-50 - we once held down windows and most of royals in solb - I had a great time with him.
Granted a lot has changed since kunark opened, but just know there are people who don't care about such things; hell look at my old p1999 screenshots in my sig, im in a solb b group with nothing but hybrids and guess what? I don't remember having moderately slower exp ( we killed really fast anyways ), I remember having fun with some cool people.

[Clark]

I don't group with hybrids they sap too much xp.

They also think they're better than everybody!

[Loadsamoney]

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

I don't group with hybrids they sap too much xp.

They also think they're better than everybody!

I don't think I'm better than anyone. But I'm also not going to deny someone a group spot simply because of the class they chose. That sort of attitude is toxic to the community.