Archer comparison - Which Class is "better" and why.

How good are Hunters currently, compared to Archers of other realms, given that we compare those 3 classes in very skilled hands for the sake of objectivity.

My perception is, that the at least Hib and Alb archers are somewhat balanced. But I can be totally off here, since I only encounter Scouts and Rangers as an assassin (and rangers being a bit tougher to knock over, if they achieved rr6 or higher, while RR doesn’t matter much with scouts in my experience)

So if I ask you to rank Archers on their effectiveness and power level currently, where would you put Hunters and why?

Please explain why you think what you think, as this is more important for me than saying they are OP or Gimp

Thank you.

Fri 14 Jun 2019 10:50 AM by Smilo

Cant really say who's better between Rangers and Hunters.
If anything Hunters DO have more tools to deal with different classes/situation.
And by more tools i really mean the dog and the spear stun.
Rangers are probably a bit more straightforward to play (dont have to micromanage the pet) and stronger (self STR and DMG buff). But not by much.

Imho Hunter is by far the most "fun" to play of all stealthers... even more fun now that is not a gimp anymore.
And its not terribly out of place in a group, either.

Fri 14 Jun 2019 12:06 PM by Schamalow

It isn't because Ranger / Scout / Hunter have longbow that the class should be played the same.
So they aren't really a "better" class. It's depend how you want to play.
All can be good at distance obviously. But they have other specs. Here some short example.

Ranger have dual weapons + some offensive buffs + instant speed
He can 1v1 (or assist) on melee to destroy one target & run like hell after to recup some range.

Hunter have pet and spear.
He can deal a lot of damage & his skill to interrup people is good with the pet.

Scout have shield.
He can guard a teammates & can have access to the famous Slam skill (anytime 9 seconde stun).

Fri 14 Jun 2019 8:56 PM by Bumbles

Gorgoroth wrote: ↑
Fri 14 Jun 2019 10:26 AM
rangers being a bit tougher to knock over, if they achieved rr6 or higher, while RR doesn’t matter much with scouts in my experience)

This should answer your question as to who in on the bottom...With the Hunter buff to pets they imo are top if they spec beast/spear and high MoA. Same with Rangers. Scouts have no melee abilities so they can only rely on bow and it's pretty bad on this server.