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I left Ranger (well am in the process of leaving actually) recently as I lost all fun in hunting for ressources. Shooting low-cl creatures on newbieplanets for their meat all day got very very tiresome, I hardly logged my ranger/rifleman char (Kope) unless it was a krayt hunt or an occasional visit to the corellian corvette the last weeks, ignoring several worthwhile and asked for shifts of huntables. When it turned out that my PA suddenly had a serious need of a smuggler, my decision was made to drop all of ranger/scout/rifleman and go for the triple mastery of smuggler/pistoleer/tka instead.

The Ranger profession has quite some issues, none of those were the reason to drop it, the one and only reason was the ressource-system that "forces" suppliers of huntables to regularly fight stuff that drops dead in two shots without using specials :/.

As such I doubt I'll make a comeback to Ranger any time soon, Rangers might get what they ask for, the quite big percentage of unchallenging creatures as specific targets (see for example avian meat, there is actually only one quite 'rare' creature that gives avian meat that is somewhat 'challenging' - the peko peko albatross - and even this is not really a 'challenge' to solo if food to prevent getting kd'ed by the area combo is used, same for wooly hide and those are without doubt the two types of huntables asked for most).

Not leaving just yet, but sadly, even thought I said I would never leave ranger, I'm seriously considering it.

Why?

1. The profession is working OK, but doesn't do anything for us really that is truely, fun, unique, or useful, or helpful in any part of the game. I don't use ranger traps, and hardly use scout ones at my level. Dont use camps anymore, they have ZERO benefit. Hardly ever use track anymore, and only use camo kits for others, not me, on dath, dant, and Yavin. And thats if I have the time to get the resources before taking a group out hunting. The SP cost for it, is soooo not worth it anymore for me.

2. I want to try some other combat professions, and I have no extra points. In order to keep a decent level of combat while training up a new combat prof, I need to drop something. So I might drop ranger, and maybe some of scout, to train up a new combat prof.

I'm not saying I will never be ranger again. I still think it would be a totally cool and fun profession, that is useful in both PvE and even GCW stuff. But until then I might take some time off. I will try to hold out until publish 11 where they say they are doing the GCW revamp. In which they say every prof will have some roll in it. If some good cool changes don't at least "start" to take place in ranger, I'm out of here.

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JustGwrote in his most recent State of the Game letter:

Our vision for the GCW requires that we find ways to involve virtually everyone in the ongoing war. We need to take the time to design the GCW revamp so that it can be impacted by all types of players, from a Master Commando to a peaceful Artisan.

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Maybe I'll be back when they stop excluding rangers from this like their 'idea' has previously.

I have dropped most of Ranger on my main character. I wanted to try some other the other professions and Ranger is too skill point intensive to do both. But I could not bear to completely let it go so I joined TC and recreated Paks there. Hopefully she will be Ranger by the time the changes come. So I would say "I will be back!" But I already am!

I have enjoyed Ranger every day that I have played. The first "grown-up" book I ever read was the Fellowship of the Ring. My secret ambition since that time was always Ranger. Granted star wars Rangers are COMPLETELY different. But even on days when I did nothing in the least Ranger-like, just running my long-legged wookiee around Radiant with the Master Ranger title proudly displayed made me feel happy and relaxed. I could easily imagine the challenges and learning Paks must have gone through to be considered a Master Ranger. Experiences that, after 200+ years of Rangering, gave her a peacful and accepting view on life and the galaxy. As a Master Paks is quiet (mostly), confident, and balanced. She is, in fact, exactly like most of the Rangers I have met both on the forums and running around Radiant. Bravo to you all!

Changes? They are coming. When they do I am sure a few old timers will feel twinges of nostalgia for the old ways of Rangering. When they do it will be a very exciting time for all of us, and there will be many new people to initiate in the art of Ranger. Until then I will just continue enjoying exactly what I am doing, whatever I am doing, every day that I am doing it. And enjoying you all as well!

I left last night after being totally decimated in PVP. My guild just got it's first base and I want to be able to defend it so I had to drop Master ranger and most of scout. I'll miss areatrack but not the camps (Ugh if I ever decide to come back) and traps are a joke. Camo breaks when a Kreetle farts. ( take that one with a spoon full of sugar Devs)