What's the purpose of a Ranger?

[JenJen]

roll a ranger, get a tolan's bp within 3 months and dont queue for months on end for your epics later down the line. thats the attraction right yendie?

[SwordNboard]

To surpass expectations.

The less people expect from you, the easier it is to impress them.

[Aadill]

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

A good ranger is better than a bad rogue.

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I can remember a ton of hybrids who perfected their game and did though.

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That said, if rangers as a whole suck like many of them did back on live I can see the problem.

Autoattack, kick, dot, nuke, aggro, "HEAL MEE!!!"....die.

This. All of this. Sure rangers aren't good at really anything but what makes them fun is the OPTIONS you have to still be a viable solution to a problem. There are other games that play on this freeform style of gaming and it's actually very rewarding because you pick and choose exactly how you want to play. As has been said, some rangers simply DPS and still keep up decently with most classes. On higher level mobs rangers do fail because of a lack of offense but that changes in Velious. Others CC more effectively than CC classes in some situations or constantly pull better than pulling classes in certain zones. It's all situational but it requires a larger understanding of multiple skillsets and knowing when to use each. The Ranger Codex isn't a one page manual that says, "Take the DT," and a lot of people don't realize it.

Most classes have a very distinct role. No one cares what rangers do, so we do what we want. It's fun and generally still contributes to a group. It's sad that the majority of the hate comes from old tired jokes or hatred for the XP penalty. Unless you're a bard interaction is the number one concept of this game, something a lot of people forget.

[Buffet]

Theyre a shit load of fun to play.

They only really suffer in that their role is mirrored arguabely better by another class.

They still meat grind mobs pretty well when I buff em up, so they can hang with my fat ass ogre any day

[Trelaboon]

I'm leveling my 40 Shaman at the moment, but one day i'm totally rolling a Ranger, and hope my friend roles a healer and we can level together, and he's not mad. rofl. I think they look like tons of fun to play, I just know i'll regret it later. haha

[superapan]

Rangers just got a whole lot more useful.

[Malev]

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

Give me the option and I'd roll an Iksar Ranger right now! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But... you wouldn't be able to train anything cause you'd be kos to all of your trainers! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Cujoy]

I remember seeing a ton of rangers either quit or reroll during Kunark. It was a tough life for a ranger, I think it was the low caps on their defense and even melee that did them in. But the best reason for a ranger is CoP come Velious!

[akahdrin]

Weaponshield lets them tank VS as I'm pretty sure it's the longest damage avoidance in the game, they just need enough dps to down his 14k hp in that time and enchanters to chain cast rune. I've done it previously on live during Kunark with my ranger there.

Trueshot is no joke for short term dps. In groups they can do things other off tanks can't do. CC with root, snare, pull agro in a hurry off a caster, assist with debuffing via swarm caller or epic once it's in, also helping with downtime healing or spot healing in a pinch. Also they do have fairly potent spells with a fast cast time that allow for burst dps as well. Also a well equipped ranger has 86% haste unbuffed via dark cloak of the sky which actually isn't hard to get if you're in a guild that can do sky.

They're not going to top the charts, but they do bring more to a group other than just dps.

[Rieve]

you had weaponshield during Kunark? that is impressive sir!

Also, the Dark Cloak of Sky is anything but easy to get. Been doing sky for 7 months now and still have yet to see 1 drop...