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degraafination
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Hey all,
Now that many of us have tried out the Ranger Class, what are you thoughts on it? Just started mine on the P. Shard, but it's very fun so far!
Now that many of us have tried out the Ranger Class, what are you thoughts on it? Just started mine on the P. Shard, but it's very fun so far!
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Could you please expand on what you mean by that?
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Question 1:
I Assume the new class be a leather Wearing class ?
Question 2:
After looking at the video, can i assume the hunter wil be the first class with
1x Main Ranged weapon
2x melee swords? or will the swords be a set item like the Medium Warrior Tank in Tera?
Question 3:
I would assume the video shows the hunter will utilise Stances one for melle one for ranged?
Seems like it, but I haven't quite gotten mine to level 10 so I can look at the professions tree. The armor is unique to the class (not shared with Trickster Rogue) but that seems to be the rule for Neverwinter.
Hunter Ranger gets a bow (haven't seen other ranged weapons become available yet) in main hand slot and a set of blades in off hand slot, switchable with the tab skill (after level 10 when the tab skill becomes available.)
See answer to question 2.
Bow is the rangers primary weapon and therefore will be the one that gets the weapon enhancment slot. The blades are the rangers off hand item and come as a single item matched set. So you will not be able to have individuel blades. I expect, that there will be a nices array of cosmetic options for them however, including, ugh...scimitars. it seems an easy money maker.
I don't know what 10' is in game and don't want to spoil artifacts for everyone but if artifacts work in PVP then this class will be a top contender if not OP.
It's funny in D&D 1st edition my Half Elf ranger used dual scimitars way before any Dark Elf came on the scene. Salavtore just took a common weapon choice with players at the time is all.
Yeah. Mine was a Second Edition Drow Thief who used Scimitars. This was in the early 80's prior to Salvatore. Some people just don't understand that People can make the similar choices without copying.
Ranger's main hand is a bow - range weapon. Ranger's offhand is a dagger. However, the animation of the offhand is a pair of daggers.
Ranger's tab skill is stances switching, you can switch between melee and range anytime you like after lvl 10. Each of ranger's power has 2 sets of range and melee and they have separated cool-downs.
thier bow skills are great. And thier encounters arent damage heavy. Most of thier damage comes from thier at wills. Which is good.
The dodging is something to get used to, but they have alot more dodge capability, they just dont go as far and their stamina regeneration is really slow. Which balances all that out a bit.
I really like the Hunter Ranger. they handled everything about the class really well.
Only problem that will come on live is the large massive flood of hunter rangers on the scene.
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Thoughts on 1-30
Ranged Stance Animation for Rapid shot needs to be changed or increased by 24% it is 100% certainty not "rapid"
Ranged Stance Aimed Shot is good however, is it supposed to be always interruptible? as no other skills are
Thorn ward/Strike didn't Find these useless in melee or range situations solo or AOE
Dodge animation could do with some more work
Hindering Shot doesn't actually seem to Tether or Stall them to be honest, didn't once even see it last one second
Melle Stance - Boars Charge is Awe-Some visually however I don't really see them Getting knocked up in the air,
VERY IMPORTANT - we need better Hunter Bow Skins / Melle Blades if you need a Graphics designer to make you some ill do it
Forest meditation rank 2 adds 100% deflection, however I didn't see it deflect one attack is this deflection severity or deflection ?
Originally I was fine with the shortened "shift" range seeing it also had a lower stamina cost but now I see this as further hindering a combo of ranged and melee fighting styles since the HR benefits most from long range, contrary to the TR Whisperknife's "within 20ft", for his bow attacks.
Any given encounter should be able to be overcome with at least a 50-50 use of both range (outside of melee distance) and melee attacks to be considered primarily combo. Further the skill trees allow for a focus on one style or the other which should allow leaning towards one direction a little more, say a 70-30 split. This isn't the case currently seeing there is very little possibility to get out of melee range once in it.
Admitted these are observations made during solo play and I'm certain with other players actively (instead of AI passively) drawing aggro away from the HR range will be a more viable option. But this option needs to be better balanced so that it's not heavily situational.