Striikor

Though it is a futile request only vote if you PLAY a ranger now.

First we optimistically assume a fix could happen. I think there could be 3 general approaches to help out rangers. There may be many other ways but for the purpose of the poll, a limit of 3.

If you were going to fairly improve Ranger's playability and desirability in groups and raids you would choose which of the following:

1. #1 in DPS potential, because all other DPS classes have a better utility.

2. DPS and Utility equal to Wizzies, Locks and Sins? Which would bump DPS and add desirable utility.

3. More Utility, leave DPS alone but add some significant compelling utility.

Jonaroth

if you want utility
/delete ranger
/make bard
unless you want DPS
/delete ranger
/make assassin :-)

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Martn

Just don't think we'll get dps equal to assassins because of the innate utility of ranged combat.

Upirus

Innate utility due to range?? Show me a ranger whos not standing right next to the assassin anytime an encounter will allow, and ill show you a shitty parsing ranger... Im not too sure what this big intangible value attached to our ranged ability is. I doubt anyones referring to wiz's and warlocks ability to do damage from range as "utility" so I fail to see how it qualifies that way for us...

Orochan

Rangers don't range anymore.

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Dano

The whole "Utility" thought is an illusion, utility needs to be "meaningful" to be considered raid desireable.

Lets see Bards and Chanters have all the important buffts.

Sins and Swashies have Hate transfer.

Rogues and now summoner have all the important debuffs.....

What utility, thats needed for raids, is not covered by those classes...none.....

Martn

Nono "Innate utility of ranged combat". The casters are squishier and wear dresses. If we wore dresses maybe we would get dps in the assassin range. Not utility meaning buffs, just we have more options in where to stand or approach the mobs, and that mobs don't reach us if played well. Casters have that utility as well, but are squishy.

Unfortunately that utility mainly applies in the questing game not the raid game. Who knew? We're meant to kill "solo" mobs...oh and kite, can't forget kite... Or so it seems.

Doesn't mean I'm happy about it...

Jaiden

Attack hawk = overpowered utility and dps. Just throw all aa's into that and you win everytime.

Stream of Arrows = parse destroyer. Put aa's into that, click and go take a dump and watch your toon break ACT

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Upirus

I guess you missed it, I'll type it in here again... "Show me a ranger whos not standing right next to the assassin anytime an encounter will allow, and ill show you a shitty parsing ranger..." No, we don't have more options in "where to stand or approach the mobs", if you don't wanna parse like a sack of assholes. You're in, like the rest of melee, or you're getting mocked when the parse comes up after the fight.

arieste

I voted for adding compelling utility. Give my ranger Dispatch and i think it'll be a worthwhile class.

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