What's the point of playing Ranger?

[Philistine]

Rangers are a great all around class to play. They can fill the dps, tank, or pull role in most xp groups; do ok dps on raids; have valuable raid buffs; cheap raid loot cus not many play them; and can do sweet raid bumping glory.

A ranger with all the toys has 90% self-haste, 50% slow, regen, sow, harmony, solid melee dps, some tankiness, great ATK buffs, and ok "shoot we don't have a druid" buffs.

[Gugg]

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

Rangers are a great all around class to play. They can fill the dps, tank, or pull role in most xp groups; do ok dps on raids; have valuable raid buffs; cheap raid loot cus not many play them; and can do sweet raid bumping glory.

A ranger with all the toys has 90% self-haste, 50% slow, regen, sow, harmony, solid melee dps, some tankiness, great ATK buffs, and ok "shoot we don't have a druid" buffs.

That's best case scenario though.

I picked Ranger because I didn't want to play a girly class. Druid is woman's work.

Things have got a bit easier now that I have a 100 point heal and proc buff. That last heal was a joke. I've got whips too and a 70's porno look.

I think Rangers should have got regen much earlier, in stages.

I think I'll save up for a Frostbite.

What's a raid speed bump?

[Philistine]

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

That's best case scenario though.

I picked Ranger because I didn't want to play a girly class. Druid is woman's work.

Things have got a bit easier now that I have a 100 point heal and proc buff. That last heal was a joke. I've got whips too and a 70's porno look.

I think Rangers should have got regen much earlier, in stages.

I think I'll save up for a Frostbite.

What's a raid speed bump?

Ah yes, for most (including me) the "with all the toys" comes at high level, if not 60. If we're talking leveling I think Rangers are even better as their dps doesn't really fall off too badly compared to pure dps classes until 55-60.

Bumping on a raid is when the Main Tank dies and someone other than another tank intentionally grabs agro and holds it for as long as they can survive without heals while another tank works on getting agro and the CH chain works on swapping to that tank. This requires the ability to pull agro quickly and to survive for a meaningful period of time without heals, meaning a useful disc is likely needed (most raid mobs will 1 -2 round pretty much anyone).

Rangers are great at it because they have strong agro spells (flame lick and snare) to pull agro and a long duration disc (Weaponshield) to hold agro without getting wrecked while the chain swaps and the next tank builds agro.

A good bump can save several (sometimes lots) of other dps from getting murdered or a tank from grabbing agro before the chain is solidly landing on them and getting wrecked, resulting in yet more bumps being needed and/or dps dying.

A good bump can make or break a raid, sometimes.

[Gugg]

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

Ah yes, for most (including me) the "with all the toys" comes at high level, if not 60. If we're talking leveling I think Rangers are even better as their dps doesn't really fall off too badly compared to pure dps classes until 55-60.

Bumping on a raid is when the Main Tank dies and someone other than another tank intentionally grabs agro and holds it for as long as they can survive without heals while another tank works on getting agro and the CH chain works on swapping to that tank. This requires the ability to pull agro quickly and to survive for a meaningful period of time without heals, meaning a useful disc is likely needed (most raid mobs will 1 -2 round pretty much anyone).

Rangers are great at it because they have strong agro spells (flame lick and snare) to pull agro and a long duration disc (Weaponshield) to hold agro without getting wrecked while the chain swaps and the next tank builds agro.

A good bump can save several (sometimes lots) of other dps from getting murdered or a tank from grabbing agro before the chain is solidly landing on them and getting wrecked, resulting in yet more bumps being needed and/or dps dying.

A good bump can make or break a raid, sometimes.

Ah, I see. News to me but I don't raid or at least I haven't for years.

[Philistine]

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

Ah, I see. News to me but I don't raid or at least I haven't for years.

I didn't plan to raid on p99 but when I got high enough I decided to give it a go and have found it to be my favorite part of the game.

Might be worth a go!

[Andyman1022]

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

Ah, I see. News to me but I don't raid or at least I haven't for years.

What race is your ranger, Troll?

[loramin]

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

I picked Ranger because I didn't want to play a girly class. Druid is woman's work.

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[Gugg]

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I completely forgot that you prefer bi-sexual female Iksar who wear blue lipstick and have big swollen cauliflowet ears from boxing, and that you think people like me should be sent to hell for being aligned with nature which you call "misogynistic".

[Wharfrat]

Can we Sticky this thread please ?

[Snaggles]

The ranger is a very fun class to play. With quality gear or even just practice they can punch way outside their weight class. They can solo tough targets, perform in groups, and save a raid from wiping.

Their spell and gear kits are quite extensive. The more you think about these things the more plans materialize. Snare and summon arrows for example…figure it out.

As for druids, good druids (like bards, necros, and rangers) are a marvel to witness. Bad ones just afk and reinforce tropes. If you don’t care to get good or try just play a rogue. There are still good and bad rogues out there but even a keyboard drooler can meet the threshold for acceptable value.

Note: I cannot stress enough if you are a smart player you don’t need the best gear to perform. It’s why you have spell book. If you rush into battle like a warrior you will quickly realize you aren’t. Also assuming druids are “women’s work” is strange and wrong on so many levels, mainly as that isn’t a thing. SMH…