Will I be able to be grouped with a ranger?

[Insaiyan]

Hi OP,

Casual here. A lot of others like me, I'm sure. We probably won't even see the end game and if we do it will be a long ways off. Will have no problem grouping with X amount of hybrids. Personally playing for the journey, not a rush to end game. If you love the class play it! Cheers

[kaluppo]

I can tell you from playing a ranger on blue that they are VERY welcomed in groups. More so than my paladin. People only invite my paladin to a group if they need a tank. One spot per group.

Ranger on the other hand will be invited to groups for three reasons. One, if they need a tank and can't find a pally, sk or warrior. Two, if they need a puller because harmony and bows make the ranger a pulling class. Three, if they just need more dps because you are considered a melee dps class of which most groups like to have two or three at least.

[Fammaden]

If you know the game, know how to pull, know the zones, can keep a steady flow of single mobs (and root control your doubles) then you will be well loved and invited to groups repeatedly due to your good reputation and valuable contribution to the group.

Disclaimer: this is only true for outdoor zones, indoors you lose your pulling toolkit mostly. This also requires a bit of a learning curve, depending on how well you know P99 mechanics and zone maps already, but on green there will be a lot of returning and brand new players at the lower levels so you might get some extra slack from people in their expectations in the beginning.

For tanking you will often be taken if there's no one else to do it, and if you can simply cast flame lick so the dps can assist, manage your mana, and know what and when to snare, you will get repeat invites. Snap aggro from flame lick is second to none (yes better than DC, I also have a 52 SK, its better), and can build it even higher if you have mana to use snare for extra aggro.

Can also do some light CC with root while tanking or pulling, and sometimes both pull and tank at the same time but that's less efficient than having another player dedicated to one role.

If you're the kind of ranger however who really only knows how to join a group and start swinging at mobs like a run of the mill DPS....people will remember that after a while too and maybe think twice about inviting you instead of some other type of dps class.

Overall the ranger is hands down the best xp group pulling class in the game....outdoors, but many popular xp spots are outdoors, moreso in Kunark but in early classic there are still plenty. I've never had so much fun leveling a character as I have on ranger and I exclusively did it pulling outdoor dungeon xp for groups from about 24 through level 59. But that was all post velious on gear inflated blue with no xp penalty, so your mileage may vary.

[Wulfrache]

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

I'm planning to start with a ranger on green, do you think people will still group me despite not being the best grouping class and the xp penalty?

Didn't you hear? They are removing the Ranger class on GREEN server and R replacing with a towel. At least you will always be able to find a group tho.. Everybody knows you always need to bring a towel!

[Arcticflava]

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

Didn't you hear? They are removing the Ranger class on GREEN server and R replacing with a towel. At least you will always be able to find a group tho.. Everybody knows you always need to bring a towel!

You're a towel!!?!

[Wulfrache]

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

You're a towel!!?!

No. You're a towel![You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[roks1]

All this nonsense bs talk and no one brought up rangers having 2 of the strongest items in the game pre-kunark for their arsenal? plane of sky clicky haste cloak and mistwalker (early version, dual wielded, procced wolves pre-nerf stayed alive until killed by damage or the monster died and they doubled for like 105 And could buffed!)

So rangers sit atop of king shit mountain if they have the luck required to get an early mistwalker and if he got 2 he's obviously running a loot council guild for himself.

monks dps wasn't exactly where you think it is in the modern perspective because flying kick hadnt been given a min damage number and until sky and 14/28 treant fists they are using what?

Rogues aren't even rogues for months to a year -- if sneak / hide is properly reverted to classic it's not exceptional and there's no evade for 6months to a year so unless you have a knight tank or warrior with dual yaks your dps is gonna be on ice in a normal group for fear of aggro.

[solleks]

if you run in to a group that doesnt want you dont take it personally and get upset.

[Deathrydar]

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

if you run in to a group that doesnt want you dont take it personally and get upset.

^^This.

But, do make sure to note their names and when you get invisibility, follow them around until they are by themselves in a remote location, preferably a dungeon, and then train them when they are low on HP.

[Wulfrache]

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

if you run in to a group that doesn't want you dont take it personally and get upset.

Nah dont take it personally... it's like getting picked last for the dodge ball team. Its not that they don't want YOU per se. It's just they want to win/not die and they feel that you will intrinsically be in conflict with that goal. Hence they just want a person that isn't you but it's not ''personal'' at all. That would be just silly to think that. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]