Melee Ranger - Phoenix Freeshard

Are they viable this patch? OK/Good/Great?
Can they take a infil or sb 1v1?

Sat 26 Jan 2019 6:37 PM by Quik

Poison is extremely powerful here so I here a lot of rangers in game talking about getting obliterated by SB's/Infis and I here NS's talking about how easy it is to take out hunters/scouts so I have not tried a Ranger yet LOL

Sat 26 Jan 2019 6:58 PM by Cadebrennus

Physical damage was nerfed pretty hard on Phoenix but poison and magic damage was untouched. That means that poison and magic damage are now much more powerful than physical damage alone by comparison.

Sat 26 Jan 2019 8:14 PM by Zansobar

Tragen wrote: ↑
Sat 26 Jan 2019 6:16 PM
Are they viable this patch? OK/Good/Great?
Can they take a infil or sb 1v1?

Archers do not get access to the Physical Defense Realm Ability on this server, unlike back on Live during this time frame. That is a HUGE nerf to melee rangers.

Sun 27 Jan 2019 3:00 AM by Mousline

Zansobar wrote: ↑
Sat 26 Jan 2019 8:14 PM
Tragen wrote: ↑
Sat 26 Jan 2019 6:16 PM
Are they viable this patch? OK/Good/Great?
Can they take a infil or sb 1v1?

Archers do not get access to the Physical Defense Realm Ability on this server, unlike back on Live during this time frame. That is a HUGE nerf to melee rangers.

For this reason I doubt they are viable.

Mon 28 Jan 2019 5:52 AM by rubaduck

I know Yamyam got to RR9 on the beta server as a melee ranger.

It is not the easiest class to melee on, but it is not a gimped either. You will have some hard time with the RA's however compared to the sneaks.

Mon 28 Jan 2019 12:05 PM by tsteken

Considering there is rr6 hunters already (which is the worst class in the game) I think anything works if you pick your battles.

Mon 28 Jan 2019 5:49 PM by Cadebrennus

tsteken wrote: ↑
Mon 28 Jan 2019 12:05 PM
Considering there is rr6 hunters already (which is the worst class in the game) I think anything works if you pick your battles.

Why are Hunters the worst in the game? They have equal melee DPS to a Ranger even without the pet and better ranged fight control than a Scout due to the pet.

The "Hunters are the weakest" myth is a myth that needs to die.

Mon 28 Jan 2019 8:11 PM by tsteken

Cadebrennus wrote: ↑
Mon 28 Jan 2019 5:49 PM
tsteken wrote: ↑
Mon 28 Jan 2019 12:05 PM
Considering there is rr6 hunters already (which is the worst class in the game) I think anything works if you pick your battles.

Why are Hunters the worst in the game? They have equal melee DPS to a Ranger even without the pet and better ranged fight control than a Scout due to the pet.

The "Hunters are the weakest" myth is a myth that needs to die.

Hunter is gonna loose straight up vs a ranger there is not even a debate here.

Mon 28 Jan 2019 8:37 PM by Cadebrennus

tsteken wrote: ↑
Mon 28 Jan 2019 8:11 PM
Cadebrennus wrote: ↑
Mon 28 Jan 2019 5:49 PM
tsteken wrote: ↑
Mon 28 Jan 2019 12:05 PM
Considering there is rr6 hunters already (which is the worst class in the game) I think anything works if you pick your battles.

Why are Hunters the worst in the game? They have equal melee DPS to a Ranger even without the pet and better ranged fight control than a Scout due to the pet.

The "Hunters are the weakest" myth is a myth that needs to die.
Hunter is gonna loose straight up vs a ranger there is not even a debate here.

Equally specced in melee not counting dog it's anyone's fight. With dog it's like an additional offhand so edge goes to Hunter.

I and others have done testing on this and confirmed this. Where are you getting your information?

Tue 29 Jan 2019 10:32 AM by tzaaaaa

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Tue 29 Jan 2019 10:34 AM by tzaaaaa

archer classes here are pure crap and how the whole stealth system and dmg system it s just idiotic and nonsense.

u have no weapons to counterfight endless PAs, + pratically every sb inf has vanish = u will suck 95% of times

Tue 29 Jan 2019 4:43 PM by noflex

tzaaaaa wrote: ↑
Tue 29 Jan 2019 10:34 AM
archer classes here are pure crap and how the whole stealth system and dmg system it s just idiotic and nonsense.

u have no weapons to counterfight endless PAs, + pratically every sb inf has vanish = u will suck 95% of times

hence the need to go high stealth sniper spec (high stealth to move faster than 50 comp inf/sb) then just post up somewhere and leech all their fights

Wed 30 Jan 2019 2:35 PM by Nebu

I have to agree with the statements above. Archers have their place in seige, picking off solo casters running to an area, or leaching off the zerg. My hunter gets DESTROYED by assassins. If I manage to hold my own and blow all of my RA's in the process, the assassin will simply vanish. I won't even get into the frustration that is the minstrel/Inf duo.

Archers can be fun, but they have a niche role. I wouldn't suggest playing one unless you're VERY patient and excellent at choosing your fights. An assassin has much more room for error and is far more capable of soloing a wider variety of opponents.