What's the point of playing Ranger?

[Gugg]

Let's face it, Verant had a bias against good races and classes and that's why Rangers are so gimped when it comes to ranged attacks.

AA's gave players the opportunity to help Rangers become Rangers.

AA's also gave players an escape from the monopoly that Iksar have on the Necro class due to their OP racial regen.

TIL classic means permanently broken.

[Gugg]

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

Plenty of warriors historically were archers. Eq lore is they are masters of all weapon types.

Class icon doesn’t mean main dps option either.

Are we really arguing warrior should dps through bash and paladins through headbutt?

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The plate helm with angelic wings and holy book would indicate a righteous knight.

The sword and shield would indicate a gladiator.

The dagger would indicate backstabber.

The bow, arrow and quiver graphic would indicate what? In Jimjam's world, a ballerina.

The Ranger text on the character creation screen talks about deadly ranged attacks and how the Ranger's bow is a welcome addition to a group adding a good deal of damage. It also mentions how Rangers can hunt solo.

[Jimjam]

Gladiators used comical combos of weapons like fishing spear and net because it was entertaining.

Rangers hunt? They manage to get bunnies perfectly fine with their bows.

[Snaggles]

Still stuck on the animated class icons? Wow.

I dont know if we should keep posting to entertain you or just tape a laser pointer to a spring.

[Gugg]

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

tape a laser pointer to a spring.

You just described EQ. How many 60's do you have?

[Gugg]

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

Gladiators used comical combos of weapons like fishing spear and net because it was entertaining.

Rangers hunt? They manage to get bunnies perfectly fine with their bows.

In your crazy chaotic world anything is possible Jimjam. But more importantly, all the bad things are possible.

Protip: if you create a universe with chaos, and then go live in it, you run the risk of somebody beneath you forcing you to eat shit in your own universe.

[Jimjam]

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

In your crazy chaotic world anything is possible Jimjam. But more importantly, all the bad things are possible.

Protip: if you create a universe with chaos, and then go live in it, you run the risk of somebody beneath you forcing you to eat shit in your own universe.

What are you doubting? The existence of the fisherman themed Retarius Gladiator that fought with trident and net, or that ranger characters are able to 1 shot snow bunnies in game?

Pretty sure I wouldn't be the one on a faecal diet if I was the one on top. Regardless, I don't view people as beneath me. I don't really care about status. You are sharing some vulgar fantasies though.

[magnetaress]

When u bow hunt smol game u use Blunt arrows and less powerful bows. Works great.

Also it's clear gugg never played classic vanilla ranjur. Even player made bows and arrows would bring down HGs.

[mycoolrausch]

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

So on P99, Rangers are permanently bugged. They can't and never will be able to use a bow properly. On P99, they will always be incomplete and broken.

Being bugged/broken is classic?

Yes. Rangers are not unique in this regard. Wizards in luclin get a higher effective casting level so their nukes actually land, efficient nukes that aren't target based banes, spell crits, reduced threat, and other assorted massive buffs that turn them into an actual real class. Druids get actual heals. Etc.

P99 is the era of monks/chanters/shamans/necros.

The broken and unbalanced classes makes the game interesting. You can swap between mowing down content on a walking god (a geared velious monk) and turning basic encounters into an interesting and fun challenge on something sub optimal (druid).

[Encroaching Death]

Is there a way to implement the good stuff from Luclin and remove the bad?

Like on another server?