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Any word on Ranger?

realsk2011realsk2011 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 2 Arc User
edited May 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
As the title says - it's about the only thing that's interesting me with NW, so any word on when Ranger releases?
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  • maho4200maho4200 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 526 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    There are like 5 threads about this a day.

    No we don't have anything on when the next class will be out.

    But expect Warlock and Ranger to be the first two.
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  • vaelicvaelic Member Posts: 176 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    nope, druid next
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  • maho4200maho4200 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 526 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    LOL, keep dreaming - druids aren't even in the players handbook.
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  • ehraehra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Hm... When/if we get Druid/Ranger, I wonder if they'll get their animal companions (this was a pretty big disappointment of mine with DDO). I haven't gotten too high level yet so I don't know how good/bad companion AI is, but hopefully it's good enough that we might get some classes built around pets. I'm thinking something like a Druid with lots of summoned monsters, or a Necromancer focused Wizard.
  • mistriosumistriosu Member Posts: 279 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    It's been said by Cryptic/PWE that the next coming class is Ranger and heavy mention of Warlocks being after that.
  • kilo418kilo418 Member Posts: 823 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    D'Brickashaw Ferguson is playing an Archer Ranger right now.
  • arrowmaticarrowmatic Member Posts: 91 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    ehra wrote: »
    Hm... When/if we get Druid/Ranger, I wonder if they'll get their animal companions

    Oh man, please oh please don't make Ranger a pet-dependent class ala GW2. Pet AI never works and is always a source of pain.

    Honestly I don't know how it works in 4e. Hopefully the animal buddies are just little boosts or something and not an actual part of our damage output. That would be a terrible disappointment.
  • maho4200maho4200 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 526 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Rangers don't have Animal companions in 4'th edition, not sure about druids since I only have the core handbook.
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  • ehraehra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    arrowmatic wrote: »
    Oh man, please oh please don't make Ranger a pet-dependent class ala GW2. Pet AI never works and is always a source of pain.

    Honestly I don't know how it works in 4e. Hopefully the animal buddies are just little boosts or something and not an actual part of our damage output. That would be a terrible disappointment.

    I'm not too familiar with 4th either, but a pet generally IS a part of the Ranger class. It's one of the things that sets them apart from a bow/dual wielding fighter or paladin. I don't think I have much of a preference in exactly how important the animal companion is, but I'd hope it exists at all.

    edit: Didn't see the above post before replying. Guess that settles that :p
  • evilkinglarryevilkinglarry Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 144 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    maho4200 wrote: »
    Rangers don't have Animal companions in 4'th edition, not sure about druids since I only have the core handbook.

    Beastmaster Ranger does have a pet. It is a build option from the Martial Power book. Druid Has a Summoner build but its pets are temporary. And before we argue that both those builds are not from the core book neither is the CW power Storm Pillar. It comes from the Arcane Power book. Just an example to show Cryptic is willing to pull from source books outside of the core books.

    The main pet class is Shaman. they get spirit pets and one build I think gives them a kind of nature elemental thing.

    Pets work differently in 4E than they did in the previous games. Pets in 4E are more of an extension of you. You use your actions to direct them and your powers make it so your pet does a thing.
  • ebonogiebonogi Member Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    maho4200 wrote: »
    Rangers don't have Animal companions in 4'th edition, not sure about druids since I only have the core handbook.
    Actually they do. And a paragon class class and epic class too
  • realsk2011realsk2011 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Pet is NOT generally a part of ranger class - only Salvatore and his fanboys made a big thing of this. Ranger is almost always a nature-focused hybrid striker(meaning melee/ranged with some nature spells). Pets were never a core component of ranger.
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  • v4ngelv4ngel Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    ranger will coming out next year .. wooot !! so excited !! 1 more year
  • spacejewspacejew Member Posts: 1,044 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Rangers are what will force Rogues out of dungeons along with GF and GWF.

    Mark my words it will be DC, CW, and Rangers all the way all the time. ^_-
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  • evilkinglarryevilkinglarry Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 144 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    spacejew wrote: »
    Rangers are what will force Rogues out of dungeons along with GF and GWF.

    Mark my words it will be DC, CW, and Rangers all the way all the time. ^_-

    Yup, I can see that happening.

    I hope they release classes and such in blocks and not just one at a time. One at a time you end up seeing a huge flood of that one thing. At least with a few new things you might see a variety.
  • chalupaoffurychalupaoffury Member Posts: 2,617 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    realsk2011 wrote: »
    Pet is NOT generally a part of ranger class - only Salvatore and his fanboys made a big thing of this. Ranger is almost always a nature-focused hybrid striker(meaning melee/ranged with some nature spells). Pets were never a core component of ranger.

    http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/ranger.htm#animalCompanion
    Animal Companion (Ex)

    At 4th level, a ranger gains an animal companion selected from the following list: badger, camel, dire rat, dog, riding dog, eagle, hawk, horse (light or heavy), owl, pony, snake (Small or Medium viper), or wolf. If the campaign takes place wholly or partly in an aquatic environment, the following creatures may be added to the ranger’s list of options: manta ray, porpoise, Medium shark, and squid. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the ranger on his adventures as appropriate for its kind.

    This ability functions like the druid ability of the same name, except that the ranger’s effective druid level is one-half his ranger level. A ranger may select from the alternative lists of animal companions just as a druid can, though again his effective druid level is half his ranger level. Like a druid, a ranger cannot select an alternative animal if the choice would reduce his effective druid level below 1st.

    3.0 and 3.5 dnd. In AD&D, they had followers, which could be exotic animals.

    Pets have *always* been a feature of the ranger class.

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  • luther8luther8 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Ranger would be nice to have in the game, when i think of ranger i think of elves.
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  • maho4200maho4200 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 526 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    chalupaoffury wrote: »
    3.0 and 3.5 dnd. In AD&D, they had followers, which could be exotic animals.

    Pets have *always* been a feature of the ranger class.
    So what, this is 4'th ed huge changes were made.
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  • ehraehra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    maho4200 wrote: »
    So what, this is 4'th ed huge changes were made.

    Best I can tell using google, 4th edition Rangers can still get animal companions.
  • maho4200maho4200 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 526 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Well I see people saying that, but with the 4'th edition handbook in front of me I can't see it anywhere.
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  • evilkinglarryevilkinglarry Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 144 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    maho4200 wrote: »
    Well I see people saying that, but with the 4'th edition handbook in front of me I can't see it anywhere.

    The Beastmaster Ranger build option is presented in the "Martial Power" supplement book. It details various pets you can have along with the new powers associated with the new build option.
  • maho4200maho4200 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 526 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    evilkinglarry wrote: »
    The Beastmaster Ranger build option is presented in the "Martial Power" supplement book. It details various pets you can have along with the new powers associated with the new build option.
    That may well be true but the Ranger class as such don't get an animal companion like it used to.
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  • agodbeaagodbea Member Posts: 67 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Rangers got a build with a animal companion in Martial power
    Druids got a animal companion in Heroes of the forgotten kingdoms (this druid is a healer without shapeshift and using melee attacks)
  • meshooflakesmeshooflakes Member Posts: 69
    edited May 2013
    I can see it now,the Enclave swimming knee deep in Rangers.:D
  • wingofbenuwingofbenu Member Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    realsk2011 wrote: »
    As the title says - it's about the only thing that's interesting me with NW, so any word on when Ranger releases?

    Hopefully after they fix GWF and GF.

    Hahahahahah I kid, I kid. Theyll never fix those.
  • werealchemistwerealchemist Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
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  • maho4200maho4200 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 526 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    agodbea wrote: »
    Rangers got a build with a animal companion in Martial power
    Druids got a animal companion in Heroes of the forgotten kingdoms (this druid is a healer without shapeshift and using melee attacks)
    I GET that, the core ranger class no longer gets one though like it did in previous editions.
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