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macte · 03-14-2006, 06:53 AM

DarkPatriott wrote:
First off played a Ranger in EQ1

Just curious abou what the Ranger is all about in EQ2. Are they pretty self sufficent?

Also curious about the ratio of Bow to Melee as I would really like to do both about equally.

Thats it for now but would really like some help.

Thanks,

Coming from EQ1 you are in for a surprise, I'd say a pleasant surprise. At least in the 5 years I played EQ1, Rangers were jack of all trades, master of none. EQ2 Rangers are much more narrowly focused. We have basically no utility, but we do have a lot of flexibility in our main focus - damage. Before the last Live Update, we were THE masters of damage. Now, our damage is lower than it should be, but we still do a good job at it. That is about to be changed again, bringing us back up to a reasonable level. If you like to use your abilities, and be able to watch a mob's hit point bar move, this is a class for you.Depending on how you play, an average would be 70% bow and 30% melee. In solo situations, or duoing with a dress wearer, it'll be more like 5-10% bow, 90+% melee. We have all the scout/ranger abilities you are used to from eq1, track, speed buff, camo, snare*, root**. And we just look better than all the other classes.*Snare is virtually meaningless in EQ2. ** Our current root is extremely situational and doesn't come until level 51. The root we are getting should be much more useful overall.

03-14-2006, 06:53 AM	#4
macte Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 22	DarkPatriott wrote: First off played a Ranger in EQ1 Just curious abou what the Ranger is all about in EQ2. Are they pretty self sufficent? Also curious about the ratio of Bow to Melee as I would really like to do both about equally. Thats it for now but would really like some help. Thanks, Coming from EQ1 you are in for a surprise, I'd say a pleasant surprise. At least in the 5 years I played EQ1, Rangers were jack of all trades, master of none. EQ2 Rangers are much more narrowly focused. We have basically no utility, but we do have a lot of flexibility in our main focus - damage. Before the last Live Update, we were THE masters of damage. Now, our damage is lower than it should be, but we still do a good job at it. That is about to be changed again, bringing us back up to a reasonable level. If you like to use your abilities, and be able to watch a mob's hit point bar move, this is a class for you.Depending on how you play, an average would be 70% bow and 30% melee. In solo situations, or duoing with a dress wearer, it'll be more like 5-10% bow, 90+% melee. We have all the scout/ranger abilities you are used to from eq1, track, speed buff, camo, snare, root. And we just look better than all the other classes.Snare is virtually meaningless in EQ2. ** Our current root is extremely situational and doesn't come until level 51. The root we are getting should be much more useful overall.