About Rangers at 50 or 60

[Phallax]

Ranger can be a very fun class. I played a friends thought Kunark here and there.
As you said they bring a lot of utility.

About the tripple attack. I believe both monk and warrior get hidden tripple at 60.

[guineapig]

They are the only melee class that doesn't need to waste money on j-boots or SoW pots. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Seriously that should be worth something.

And with the size of Kunark zones, ranger tracking will be in high demand for quests etc. I tested out bard and druid track there and it totally sucked in comparison.

Rangers don't get FD but sow and snare can still be pretty damn awesome when you just want to get to a zoneline by any means necessary.

[Seaweedpimp]

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

They are the only melee class that doesn't need to waste money on j-boots or SoW pots. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Seriously that should be worth something.

And with the size of Kunark zones, ranger tracking will be in high demand for quests etc. I tested out bard and druid track there and it totally sucked in comparison.

Rangers don't get FD but sow and snare can still be pretty damn awesome when you just want to get to a zoneline by any means necessary.

Sow isnt till level 39. Sooooo your getting jboots anyway.

[guineapig]

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

Sow isnt till level 39. Sooooo your getting jboots anyway.

What? Show me one ranger who did the j-boots quest prior to level 39 because they couldn't wait and had 5k to burn.

[aggresor223]

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

Honestly, I see more bards and monks as DT sponges than rangers right now lol. Then again, it's probably because there are more of them than rangers.

We had a necro take our first DT!!! =D Yay apoc!

[Aadill]

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

What? Show me one ranger who did the j-boots quest prior to level 39 because they couldn't wait and had 5k to burn.

Sadly I thought SoW was 30 and was so distraught when I found out it was level 39, but not enough to make me go out and spend my entire bank account on something that would get replaced in just a few days of leveling.

A ranger with Jboots isn't a ranger, it's a twink [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Seaweedpimp]

Regardless, you're still buying sow potions up to 39 and thats probably in the ballpark of atleast 3k?

[Aadill]

I pimp walked like a boss. Screw SoW pots, I'm poor.

[guineapig]

Anyway, this is about rangers 50-60, not 1-39.

I've never had a problem getting Sow and tend to stay in a specific zone for many levels at a time anyway. Shaman and druids are everywhere.

/end derail

[Aadill]

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

Anyway, this is about rangers 50-60, not 1-39.

/end derail

Indeed.

Back on track: the items, skills, and disciplines that rangers acquire in Kunark and Velious really do set them apart in some aspects. In my opinion, it becomes quite a challenging class to play as it's more akin to being a specialty class that's focus is maintaining rogue-like status in terms of evasion but without the skills to do so. The majority of the weapons attained cause massive agro and therefore require a lot of attention to your placement if you accidentally do get primaried.

I tend to play sniper-esque classes in every game I play... good at long distance and capable of holding their own at close distance, but under a lot of extra stress to make every bit count. That's why I picked a ranger this time around.

They're flimsy, bow-totin' beasts. <3