Paladin vs Ranger......

[Troxx]

Definitely possible. And the paladin has the option of doing that higher indoor dungeon zem content. If the ranger had a lull usable indoors I’d be interested to see how it panned out.

Ranger: modestly higher white damage dps, ability to self regen, ability to self damage shield, ability to proc a slow with an actually decent cheap EC weapon (Willsapper notwithstanding).

Paladin: modestly worse damage output (assuming no endgame ToV knight weapon rots), lack of self DS, superior heal potential, free clicky heals ($$$$$), calm/paci.

Ranger is gonna kill faster. Paladin will probably have less down time between kills.

It’s a toss up which will grind faster but yeah as I previously said Paladin is the stronger class when you look at the whole scope. That, and you can fully function just as well indoors as out unlike the Ranger.

[Samoht]

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

Ranger: ability to self regen

Paladin: lack of self DS

Rangers don't get regen until 55 and paladins can click DS pot. These aren't really noteworthy points.

[Troxx]

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

Rangers don't get regen until 55 and paladins can click DS pot. These aren't really noteworthy points.

This is true, but whether DS potions factor in is going to depend on how wealthy the player is. I always carried around a few charges on my warrior and paladin for situational use but I wasn’t chugging a new one every 8-12 minutes for mundane stuff like xp grinding. The production cost (assuming you had a shaman alt or a buddy willing to sell it to you *at cost* is like 14pp per hit for the low level DS potion and 37pp for the higher level potion. At resale prices in EC, DS potions can be considered a luxury commodity. I’m fortunate enough to have a shaman alt that can make them.

Bear in mind the OP stated fairly modest gearing expectations in his first post. His post doesn’t jump out at me with the implication he’s going to be dropping a ton of money on short duration potions.

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

Gear wise, assume reasonably priced gear that can be bought in the tunnel, some no drop / light raiding gear, some relatively attainable BiS gear, and minimal to no gear that required excessive dkp.

Regardless, I don’t think we even disagree. The paladin has the stronger innate toolkit. A cheap deepwater helm at 45 tips the scales even further.

I think my original point still stands. In general the ranger will be getting each mob dead faster. The paladin will have a quicker between-fight recovery and a wider range of safe hunting grounds with a lull line that works indoors.