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Thread: CH without Ranger?!
Actually, my character is BOTH Master CH and Master Ranger, with a little Medic thrown in, so it is far from being unplayable. It is not for the faint hearted through, you will sacrifice virtually all combat skills and ability and will have to plan your attacks a little more. But, its a hugely characterful template for anyone who prefers their hunts to be a little more challenging.
Probably one more for the RP'ers though than the die hard hunters. Although that said, I have managed every themepark, most of the village unlocks and plenty of everyday hunting on Dath and Endor with this exact template, so its clearly far from inneffective.
Naturally, CH/Rifleman is obviously a lot more efficient, I wont deny that. But I am happy as I am thank you very much 
My "combat" skill was 0/4/0/4 Marksman and typically hunted unbuffed/unarmored. I used to mostly solo, and pretty well, it just takes a lot longer and is much harder work. Animals are a bit easier because you can use traps as well.
Things start to fall apart with a template like that when you're in dungeons, mostly due to pet warping, pathing problems, and the ability for mobs to shoot through floors/walls. It kind of sucks when something aggros and your pet is suddenly 96m away, only to have it warp back after you're incapped/db'd. Plus you do need to be able to hold your own in combat when /tellpet randomly decides to stop working. Those problems may have been fixed post-CU, though.
Unfortunately, I gave up both CH and MR due to the things that broke after CU and to accelerate my Village grind (not to mention the unbalanced SP cost for Ranger). Most of quests were do-able, but the time it takes to level relying mostly CH is far greater. Pets in general seemed more effective and less flakely post-CU, but the lack of specials and new levels that prevent me from pulling more than one pet killed things for me.
DaBudo2 wrote:
I used to be MCH + Ranger 3040 + Pistoleer 0440 - or was it 0340? Anyway, I've always maintained that no two professions complement each other as CH and Ranger do. Even post CU -except for combat. Which is why Ifelt I had to give up my Ranger skillsfor Master Pistoleer so that I could beeffective in combat
I really, really, really miss being Ranger. But I find thatI do get by without the tracking skills. But I really, really, really miss being Ranger.
Me too, me too. I decided to keep Master CH. All those pets that have been with me for so long...just couldn't let them go. For the first time since Aug after launch, I am not a Ranger /cry self