Can Rangers Tank Group Level Content?

[Gwence]

Rangers are the hot new topic??

Is that a joke?

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

Rangers are the hot new topic??

Is that a joke?

Is this rhetorical?

[Gwence]

Is your face rhetorical?

[Cujoy]

here's the basic, rangers make great tanks up to level 50 properly geared in old world gear, it gets better with planer. Some argue they made great tanks up to 55, again that's more gear dependent than to 50. The problem is the ranger defensive caps start to show after 50 so at that point its up to the healer/group make up whether they're a good tank.

That's my humble opinion

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

Is your face rhetorical?

Is that a joke?

[gprater]

I posted this as a reply to a thread long ago. If you want to search psots from me Im sure you can find it. But, rangers can tank very well here. Ive had the privledge of playing with a regualr group for more than a year. There are 5 of us(im the cleric) and a ranger tanks for us. On occasion we pick up a 6th (WAR or sometimes SK) on many occasions(but not everyone) the ranger was easier to heal(less CH's overall) than the the true tanks. I realize that there are several factors that can affect this but he has tanked from the mid teens through currrently 55. IN all the dungeons up to and including karnor's. We found out that ranger tanking isnt feasible in Seb....at least for us.

[Bockscar]

the ranger was easier to heal

That'll have been because your ranger friend was better geared or higher level. There's no mechanic that makes rangers easier to heal than plate tanks. Normally it'd be the opposite, but obviously this can be changed by gear. Rangers will tank worse than all plate classes and possibly monks (though monks can have a hard time holding aggro) and anecdotal evidence like the above is pretty useless. Of course a ranger doesn't tank better than a warrior by default.

[Duie]

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

I posted this as a reply to a thread long ago. If you want to search psots from me Im sure you can find it. But, rangers can tank very well here. Ive had the privledge of playing with a regualr group for more than a year. There are 5 of us(im the cleric) and a ranger tanks for us. On occasion we pick up a 6th (WAR or sometimes SK) on many occasions(but not everyone) the ranger was easier to heal(less CH's overall) than the the true tanks. I realize that there are several factors that can affect this but he has tanked from the mid teens through currrently 55. IN all the dungeons up to and including karnor's. We found out that ranger tanking isnt feasible in Seb....at least for us.

Add a shaman in that mix and cold resist gear, he will do fine in upper seb... ills and lower umm no, Even im not that crazy

[Snaggles]

Fact is good groups make all the difference.

On live I've been in groups with warrior tanks who couldn't get their crap together. Been in ones with Ranger, Monk, and Bard tanks. Not as much with knight hybrids (sadly). I've even rogue tanked with a Willsapper just fine.

Grind groups aren't that tough unless you're doing HARD hitting mobs. Efficient mana use is the art.

[Xanthias]

Tanked in hole last night rather easily.