I thought players were supposed to play what they wanted to play...

[murcielago200]

I go out of my way to bash rangers. I enjoy grouping with them as much as any other class but its fun to trash rangers/paladins/SKs. I do it more to get a rise out of the classes then anything.

[Thiefboy777]

Let's talk about how much warriors suck, at least Rangers can hold agro and only have a 35% more xp pen then that Ogre Warrior who is actually only tanking about 50% of the time.

Bonus for healers: let the Ranger tank, you only have to heal one person instead of six.

[applesauce25r624]

i cite roleplaying reasons so i don't sound like an ass when i reject them

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[Jereel]

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

...not what is statistically the best.

I have a Level 15 Ranger right now. It's a class I enjoy, I like having access to Dual Wield, Double Attack and Kick all in one without the weight or armor limitations of being a Monk. I like having Archery as an option. And I like having the utility of a few small spells without them being my staple.

But I see Rangers (and Paladins) get so much disdain in EC OOC and in popular leveling areas. 80% of the time when I see one asking for a group, myself included, I see some wiseass saying something along the lines of "lol ranger sucks" or "you'll never get a group with that trash class."

What the hell? Why all the hate for hybrids? I thought MMOs were about having fun. Yeah some classes might be a bit better than others, but so what. Having fun means playing what you want to play, not being forced to settle for a class you DON'T want to play because it's statistically better than one you do want...

...I just don't get it.

In this state of perma-Kunark, we are past the days where people could make it work with any class. In the old days, rangers weren't a favored class, but with decent equipment, they could perform the task of DPSing, or sometimes tanking (at lower levels) just fine. But we're in an age where a significant % of players have high end gear, and this shines light on classes that sadly.... come up short. Balance wasn't in Sony's vocabulary at the time. And here we have a semi-classic experience. Classic world setup with a very-unclassic amount of gear floating around.

[FindCorpse]

Rangers are a fun class to play, they develop slowly but at level 60 you can do anything you want. I feel naked running around without track now, I see everything!

[Whirled]

Just stopped by to browse...
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~Stop the hybrid hate 2014~

[Daldaen]

Hybrid hate is pretty bad.

My bard is hated on in OT because I can't fathom why!
My paladin is hated on because he prefers to group or duo as opposed to a boring 6man conventional group.

But hybrids generally can solo pretty well or duo/trio well in most situations. You don't need full groups. Usually they are just boring and unnecessary.

A ranger with harmony makes breaking unrest, Mistmoore, and CoM rooms trivial, which greatly decreases danger. Best duo I had with paladin thus far has been druid or ranger. Harmony, so baller.

[webrunner5]

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

A ranger with harmony makes breaking unrest, Mistmoore, and CoM rooms trivial, which greatly decreases danger. Best duo I had with paladin thus far has been druid or ranger. Harmony, so baller.

Add KC in there also as well as any other Outdoor Zone. Yeah Harmony and Ensnare are great spells for a Ranger and Druid. Rangers make great pullers in outdoor zones. I think better than a Monk and a SK. They can break mobs faster put it that way. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] But FD with the Monk, SK can save the whole groups ass compared to something going wrong with the Ranger pull. Although FD has been nerfed so it is not always going to work also. Nobody ever said pulling in high level dungeons was easy lol.

[baalzy]

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

Hybrid hate is pretty bad.

My bard is hated on in OT because I can't fathom why!
My paladin is hated on because he prefers to group or duo as opposed to a boring 6man conventional group.

But hybrids generally can solo pretty well or duo/trio well in most situations. You don't need full groups. Usually they are just boring and unnecessary.

A ranger with harmony makes breaking unrest, Mistmoore, and CoM rooms trivial, which greatly decreases danger. Best duo I had with paladin thus far has been druid or ranger. Harmony, so baller.

Sneak pulling from 200+ range is so OP you don't even need harmony. Casters are the only problem because they'll break your sneak and agro everything around them but if arrow flight time ever got implemented that problem would be easily solved too. With sufficient skill though, root makes up for it anyways.

[Erati]

just get a Rain Caller for your ranger and everyone will love you