Ranger- Am I a glutton for punishment?

[Itching]

Serious question.

I never had the experience to play a ranger on live at all. I have been tempted to roll a ranger on this server and I have a few questions.

1. How do they stack up against other DPS?
2. I know they are aggro hogs and can die frequently but do their numbers meet the merit of pulling it so much?
3. Other than tracking/pulling in outdoor zones what does a ranger provide to a group that other classes might fill better?
4. Does life get better for a ranger when Velious hits, or does it stay about the same?

[JayN]

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

Serious question.

I never had the experience to play a ranger on live at all. I have been tempted to roll a ranger on this server and I have a few questions.

1. How do they stack up against other DPS?

2. I know they are aggro hogs and can die frequently but do their numbers meet the merit of pulling it so much?

3. Other than tracking/pulling in outdoor zones what does a ranger provide to a group that other classes might fill better?

4. Does life get better for a ranger when Velious hits, or does it stay about the same?

1. there dps sucks comparatively unless you have proc'ing dagger from VP and HS.

2. No the numbers dont merit it, only cast snare at under 30% and you should be ok on agro

3. They can sow, so basically any other calss that can sow will out benefit them in a group setting.

4. Yes life gets much better for them in Velious they get new spells including Spirit of the Eagle (sow/lev in one) Call of Earth an AC buff, Call of the predator an awesome group attack buff and they also get Jolt an agro decease spell to help with their snare/proc agros

and they lose the Hybrid exp penalty !

[Hastley]

yes

[Itching]

Le sigh.. how are they for grouping leveling up? I hate pure melee classes because they are not nearly as fun to play. I have always stuck with casters and hybrids.

I really want to play one but if they are that low on the totem pole it might not be worth it.

[JayN]

its not worth it they cant tank for dick until they are BiS kunark.

if you really have to play a hybrid and want to solo, play a bard, its not fun though!

[Itching]

I really don't prefer solo, I prefer groups even if it is less xp.

[JayN]

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

I really don't prefer solo, I prefer groups even if it is less xp.

grps would rather have a bard

[justin2090]

If the mob is shaman slowed it doesn't matter who tanks it really. XP penalty is the prime reason for no rangers in groups. And that will go away soon enough.

[JayN]

Originally Posted by justin2090 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If the mob is shaman slowed it doesn't matter who tanks it really. XP penalty is the prime reason for no rangers in groups. And that will go away soon enough.

who the hell slow in the low lvl game, stuff explodes to fast to make slows worth while.

Play whatever you think is fun, but groups would rather have songs/buffs then have a ranger in the grp

[fadetree]

When I see a 60 Ranger, I have great respect for them. When I see a 60 Knight, I am impressed. When I see a 60 of any other class, I don't notice.

Ranger is a class that you have to actually pay attention when playing, there's a lot more to them than pressing 'a' and nuking occasionally. Best group role is probably root CC and peeling from casters. Aggro magnet? You bet, save the chanter/cleric a couple of times and they'll appreciate you. If outside you pull as well as anyone and better than most. Post 45 you can proc a slow, and if geared you can tank pretty well up to 45 or so with no slower. With a slower, you can tank fine. Yes, you get hit harder but your dps plus the fact that you aggro so hard lets the nukers go nuts without fear, which shortens mobs lifetimes, which winds up reducing damage you take. If not tanking, root the mob next to the tank and let him think he's keeping aggro.

I you want easy, consistent group play, you probably won't like the Ranger after 50. If you want to feel a sense of accomplishment and you know how to make your own groups, you will do fine.