Baby ranger - fun hunting ideas?

[Infectious]

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

That’s why you have root and a bow.

And watch the monk solo 3 mobs and bandage to 75% between each kill, while you bow kite a mob down for 5 minutes.

[Snaggles]

People can have fun in dungeons at 60. Or try solo kills. Or help others. It doesn’t have to be raiding. Also if you are grouping up the whole solo beast class thing doesn’t matter at all…monk or whatever.

Im about to hit 60 for the 7th time. My only point is level 53 doesn’t mean anything (it’s not hard). Also any ranger with moderately good EC gear isn’t even slowing down at that point. HK nobles are dark blue as are bards…

[Toxigen]

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

People can have fun in dungeons at 60.

This is true. We did a drunken 6 man of 60s mostly BiS King group years back. Camped out by the archway area where some juggs spawn and pulled King from the back side. We had a couple juggs, some spores, and a fungi king in camp at one point and I thought that was going to be the end of us.

Good times.

[Gozuk]

At the end of the day Rangers are still a really fun class even with all of their weaknesses. They have good fashionquest and a lot of extra utility.

I had a lot of fun leveling mine up and since hitting 60 I've mainly used to him to farm random items or vendor trash for extra plat. He's at his best when killing green mobs and that's Ok because he's the most fun to do it on.

[Troxx]

Well I’m nearing 54 now and to be honest do not feel weak or underpowered. Certainly it doesn’t feel “too powerful” like the monk did. The total toolkit is good for getting the job done efficiently and without much actual difficulty. What the Ranger lacks in sturdiness it makes up for in the ability to break off direct combat and either heal up or kill by alternate means.

Tankiness: B- to C+
DPS: B
Utility: A-
Buffs: B
Gameplay fun: A+

[Crede]

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

Well I’m nearing 54 now and to be honest do not feel weak or underpowered. Certainly it doesn’t feel “too powerful” like the monk did. The total toolkit is good for getting the job done efficiently and without much actual difficulty. What the Ranger lacks in sturdiness it makes up for in the ability to break off direct combat and either heal up or kill by alternate means.

Tankiness: B- to C+
DPS: B
Utility: A-
Buffs: B
Gameplay fun: A+

I made a post a few years ago about the most fun class at 60 when evaluating All aspects of the game. Interestingly ranger had the most votes followed by bards.

[sammoHung]

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

Well I’m nearing 54 now and to be honest do not feel weak or underpowered. Certainly it doesn’t feel “too powerful” like the monk did. The total toolkit is good for getting the job done efficiently and without much actual difficulty. What the Ranger lacks in sturdiness it makes up for in the ability to break off direct combat and either heal up or kill by alternate means.

Tankiness: B- to C+
DPS: B
Utility: A-
Buffs: B
Gameplay fun: A+

Agreed with this, also playing ranger, also level 54. There's a cool overlap between monk and ranger with gameplay fun, as both are incredibly fun -- and then theres places where the monk shines and the ranger lacks, and vice versa.

Where have you been hunting at? I've been planted in KC pretty much since level 52, log in for an hour or two for a short group. pretty decent exp this way, and fun to pull KC

[Troxx]

I’ve been in the same area. I scored a Tolan’s bracer a while back so I’ve been slumming a lot outside in Dreadlands. A decent group in KC is faster xp but sometimes I enjoy being antisocial and playing a more relaxed pace.

Call me crazy but I actually do enjoy bowing things down … even though it can be slow. It’s a nice change of pace from all the other classes I’ve played.

After this toon hits 60 I’ll have played em all to level cap other than enchanter, wiz, rogue and sk.

They’ve all been fun in their own way. If I’m brutally honest, I think I may have actually enjoyed monk least of all of them so far. This isn’t to say the monk class isn’t really damn powerful, mind you … I just honestly have enjoyed it the least.

[Snaggles]

It’s not the fastest but it’s not slow as you pointed out. I definitely found if reliable and refreshing to be able to log on, kill half a dozen spawns, and log whenever needed. The bracer opens up a lot of options. While rotting a 4k+ hp npc isn’t quick it’s easier than meleeing one.

You have a 2h and some SCHW’s or something? Fleeting quiver?

[Troxx]

Yeah I have a seahorse belt for haste, 20/30 Bow of the Huntsman, Fleeting Quiver, tolans bracer from a bow kiting standpoint. Weapons include an Argent Protector, Swarmcaller/Natures-wrath (thanks Jimjam), Wurmslayer, 11/20 1hb and 10/20 piercer. I traded in my monk’s TStaff for an IFS and a Fungi which I gave to the ranger to use.

All in all I’d say my gear is really good for current level as long as you ignore the raid alt twinks out there.

My least favorite part of grouping is loading gamparse. It makes me sad to be doing such “meh” damage. No amount of skill or try-hard is gonna make those numbers be better.