Forage/Tracking, some questions

[stefblac]

Okay I have a bard already but I want a good tracker/forager. Do bards get forage as a class skill or only as a wood elf? Was wondering if anyone can provide some info on the skill differences between a bard/ranger/druid. Once sufficiently leveled, how much of a practical difference is there between using forage or track with these classes?

[fuji]

Rangers are the best at both.

[YendorLootmonkey]

I hear there's a real lack of endgame raid foragers in the top tier guilds right now.

[stefblac]

yeah, I figured rangers to be the best at both but is there a huge difference between the skill of a ranger and that of a druid/bard? I mean, would you notice it?

[YendorLootmonkey]

Rangers get all the nifty track sorting/filter tools.

[fuji]

yeah, I figured rangers to be the best at both but is there a huge difference between the skill of a ranger and that of a druid/bard? I mean, would you notice it?

Small zones probably not, but I like how rangers could track Inny if you were raiding in fear.

[stefblac]

And how about forage? Need it for baking more than anything

[RKromwell]

Forage is awesome, you will never have to buy food. Never. You will give it away by the stack and every now and then you get stuff that sells for cash. Not a lot mind you but it is better than a stick in the eye.

[Lazortag]

I play a Bard. Tracking caps at 100. It's useful as hell but I wish it was better. You will enjoy either class I'm sure, but to answer your question there is definitely a significant difference between the tracking skills of a Ranger and those of a Bard.

[Starwynd]

Would just like to add that as the expansions come along, foraging certain ingredients can earn some good cash. On Live, I used to forage Morning Dew and anyone who's played a ranger from scratch knows how hard it is to make money. For a low level ranger to be able to earn 75-100pp off a morning dew sale helps you earn some start up money and even when selling in mass, great profits later on. I already have a few for when morning dew becomes more regularly usable!

[YendorLootmonkey]

could track Inny if you were raiding in fear.

That would be a neat trick.

[stefblac]

okay thanks for all the good responses guys. leaning towards ranger at this point. that said, the druid offers a lot of utility so I'm gonna give it some thought. btw does anyone have any definite figures showing what the two skills cap at for each of the classes?

[XeldiablosX]

I believe an correct me if im wrong, rangers have the MUCH better tracking skill than any other class but but with forage its either druids have better or ranger / dru cap at same skill that i cannot remember offhand.

[stefblac]

bump, anyone know caps? or anyone have some info relating to foraging?

[corradojeff]

Bards cap at 100 Tracking, Druids 125, Rangers can max. Druids and rangers both forage to max.

[MiRo2]

Wood elves start with 50 in foraging, which is higher than bards currently cap at, which I think is 35.

[tinidas]

I hear there's a real lack of endgame raid foragers in the top tier guilds right now.

Thanks Yendor, needed that laugh :D

[guineapig]

Okay I have a bard already but I want a good tracker/forager. Do bards get forage as a class skill or only as a wood elf?

Half-elf bards also get to forage.

[Toomuch]

My half elf bard, Relent, is stuck at 55 forage. I believe that's the cap.