Ranger Archive
Thread: Melee Rangers?
Ive currently left the ranger/ scout profession but not for any Ranger Issues, I maxed out my scout/ survival/ trapping/ pistol/ combat xp and was not having any fun, so I am exploring other professions.
Turns out that I miss being a Ranger, I miss the forums and I am planning on joining the ranks again soon.
My question is....how do the melee rangers enjoy it, what are your exploits and your gripes, I like TKA, but a swordsman ranger (hmmmm Aragorn) that might be really fun too. Tell me your stories and your suggestions, Im gonna do whats fun, so tell me what your had fun doing
(and I was speaking without any firsthand knowledge, so take it for what it is worth )
shhhhh dont let JBMat hear you say "anyone can use a gun"
he's easily riled up 
I dropped master and the trapping and frontiering lines in order to pick up more defenses from fencer, but I don't think I'll ever be able to give up TKM or my Hunt Master title.
Darn skippy I am easily riled. Specially after the day I had.
One - It is not a "gun", unless it is a shot gun or a machine gun. Or a cannon. Other than that, it's a weapon, pistol, rifle or carbine. I thank you, as does R. Lee Ermey.
Two - while many people can use weapons, it does take a while to learn to use them proficiently. And to use the appropriate tactics with that weapon. The "Duke Nukem" school of spray and slay doesn't work here (Shhhh, don't tell the rest of the game that, I will quit winning so much in PvP).
Three - oops, hijacked another thread we did
Four - I have nothing against TK, or fencers, or pikespeople. I have hunted with all three quite a bit. I prefer the fencers and pikespeople, I got more Medic XP off them than the TK. Neat sounds, good graphics, and fun to watch. But wow, do novices get beat on.
Five - Ok, same old tired argument. If I can stand 64 meters out and bleed you and make you die that way, why would I want to run up and play tag with you with a pointy stick?
Yes, I firmly believe my next holo will say Image Designer, then Pike, then BH, and my hidden will be TK. I also still hate rasps, dirty little birds.
JB
first of all, hope your day goes better JBMat...
As was I JB
too bad we're on different servers... you must be fun to hunt with
Heh, actually he does. It's odd to see sometimes that the only "main posters" on this forum are almost like "Representatives" of their Servers.
There aren't many from the same server, or maybe just not any from mine so I don't notice, that post on the boards a great deal to voice their opinions in matters of developer control. -errrr, Hijack.
Move along...nothing to see here.
I love being a Ranger TKM. And yes, having meditate heal bleeding, poison, disease, and wounds is GREAT! The group of folks I hunt with now just call me Pet Oxran because I tank like crazy. It is not unusual to see the emote on the screen "Oxran Hungry!" when I am around
Having the meditate heal all thosethings I don't care where the good resources are. Whatever the creatures hit me with, I just shake it off and harvest more than anyone else because of being a Ranger. Also, it makes Rescue a wonderful thing! You don't care if 5 creatures jump you to save your friend...just hit Center of Being...maybe put on some armor if it is Rancors and away you go! Right now I have been hunting Dath Insect Meat on Gaping Spider Recluses and don't care that they poison just about everytime I attack them.