What's the point of playing Ranger?

[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!

[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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[magnetaress]

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

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Also.

Pretend wizard
Pretend rogue

Halfling rangers should definitely be a thing.

[loramin]

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

Halfling rangers should definitely be a thing.

The Halflings have Druids, and they have Warriors ...

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[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…

[Cen]

Rangers do a lot more sustained damage then a druid by a mile. That's the main advantage. They also come with tons of utility along with that damage, a lot shared with druids.

If I were balancing old EQ I might have given them 4-5 self port spells to key areas and better bow mechanics for support but rangers are a fine class that does respectable damage.

[Ennewi]

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

If I were balancing old EQ I might have given them 4-5 self port spells to key areas and better bow mechanics for support but rangers are a fine class that does respectable damage.

Could have had a different, unused port location clicky for each of the 3 quested Velious breastplates, maybe a 4th with the 1 from PoH. IMO Tolan's clicky should've sent the ranger to the ruins outside in front of the Mistmoore zonline, or the rings right by Kelethin, instead of the Gfay zoneline even though the wizard spires being right nearby is pretty convenient.

[Toxigen]

Rangers are garbage and everyone knows it.

You're welcome.

[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?

[Encroaching Death]

I will always die on this controversial hill:

Rangers are better pullers than Monks*

*in outdoor zones