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Jay · 09-14-2005, 08:28 PM

Zholain wrote:

Agro management is a whole new ballgame now, and I actually kinda liked it. Done properly, I can nearly go all out with my damage and not draw agro. But if I get careless, then the mob wil really take a liking to me. It adds a new challenge to combat, and that is what SOE wanted. But our damage is absolutely incredible. This is the damage we should have had since launch. I've got to get used to the new timers, and develop a new 'pattern' for combat, but that's just a matter of playing....

I completely agree (as usual). Glad to hear you're enjoying the changes as well, Zho. I for one am thrilled at my increased damage and soloing is WAY more fun than before - actually a challenge instead of a mindless rinse-repeat drill. Goodbye kiting, hello Cheap Shot!! SMILEY

Now, I don't want my enthusiasm for the changes to upset anyone - we have a lot of people that are really struggling; several of my young ranger padawans are so discouraged they're turning to alts as they're convinced our class is irrevocably broken. We're not. We're better off than before, but I think there are serious problems that need to be addressed for lower-level characters. So far much of what I'm reading seems to indicate that those of us in teh 40-50 range are generally very pleased, while ppl in the 20s and 30s are having way more problems. I haven't determined why there's that dichotomy, but I think it's something we need to look into and address as a group, so that we can present our case to the Devs in a constructive, intelligent manner.

I actually wrote up a very long post this morning, touching on many areas where we saw changes and setting out to both gather information from the rest of you regarding the problem areas as well as pass on my own recommendations for new tactics. But I took too long writing it, the forums logged me out, and I lost the whole thing. I'll try and rewrite it later tonight, in the hopes that enough people want to go beyond "my ranger sucks now" and actually determine what reasonable changes we can request to address those problems.

09-14-2005, 08:28 PM	#40
Jay General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,137	Zholain wrote: Agro management is a whole new ballgame now, and I actually kinda liked it. Done properly, I can nearly go all out with my damage and not draw agro. But if I get careless, then the mob wil really take a liking to me. It adds a new challenge to combat, and that is what SOE wanted. But our damage is absolutely incredible. This is the damage we should have had since launch. I've got to get used to the new timers, and develop a new 'pattern' for combat, but that's just a matter of playing.... I completely agree (as usual). Glad to hear you're enjoying the changes as well, Zho. I for one am thrilled at my increased damage and soloing is WAY more fun than before - actually a challenge instead of a mindless rinse-repeat drill. Goodbye kiting, hello Cheap Shot!! Now, I don't want my enthusiasm for the changes to upset anyone - we have a lot of people that are really struggling; several of my young ranger padawans are so discouraged they're turning to alts as they're convinced our class is irrevocably broken. We're not. We're better off than before, but I think there are serious problems that need to be addressed for lower-level characters. So far much of what I'm reading seems to indicate that those of us in teh 40-50 range are generally very pleased, while ppl in the 20s and 30s are having way more problems. I haven't determined why there's that dichotomy, but I think it's something we need to look into and address as a group, so that we can present our case to the Devs in a constructive, intelligent manner. I actually wrote up a very long post this morning, touching on many areas where we saw changes and setting out to both gather information from the rest of you regarding the problem areas as well as pass on my own recommendations for new tactics. But I took too long writing it, the forums logged me out, and I lost the whole thing. I'll try and rewrite it later tonight, in the hopes that enough people want to go beyond "my ranger sucks now" and actually determine what reasonable changes we can request to address those problems. __________________