Ranger Archive

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Phenix1050 wrote:

I don't get it...you're keeping a skill set just because you've come a long way in it....but you don't like where it's headed or how to get there???

Seems to me if you're driving across a bridge and all of a sudden you realize that there's a big hole in the middle...you stop. You don't keep going "just 'cause I'm so far".

Now before you assume that I'm being insulting or degrating, allow me to dissuade that notion. I'm not insulting, I'm just trying to get a sense of where you're coming from, and to offer a little advice.

Yes, I'll admit, the trapping and camping lines of Ranger are generally the most time consuming. But they are also 1/2 of our skills. Camps are a great way to meet and greet people, as well as to rest up/ rebuff between battles. Traps are a good way to kite creatures and can save your butt. Both of these were designed to be PLAYED through.

Yes, you can grind your way through the Ranger proffession...but there is little reason to do so unless you're holo grinding. Ranger is a lifestylemore than it is a proffession. If you don't like trapping creatures and you don't like pulling out a camp when the situation calls for it, you probably don't want to be a Ranger. Rangers aren't elite killers and they aren't even the most effective creature killers. If all you want is to harvest, pick up a good combat prof and Novice scout...you'll harvest more per hour, I can almost guarantee it.

Now, about the macro camping: why do you care?? Like I said, unless you're grinding for a Holo, or to get the badge, there's no need to grind. Ranger is the best proffession for laid back people who want to play the game well, not neccesarily get the most creds or DB the most rebs (or Imps). It's about playing the game and just enjoying it. Thus, grinding through a proffession that achieves it's full potential is a waste.

I don't like grinders and I don't like people getting XP while AFK. I think it's silly that people can walk away from their computer for hours at a time and still be getting XP. So no, I don't think it's a bad thing that they took away macro camping. It causes lag (all the server objects) and it gives people XP for doing nothing other than finding a good camping macro.

That being said, I highly recomend you check out the Ranger proffession and see if you can learn to appretiate the subtle nuances of the proffession. We're probably not what you expected when you got Ranger, and we're not going to be bad-asses. But we do have a great community, and we have a proffession that's rife with oppourtunity to meet people and we are great support troops. Like I said, Ranger is a lifestyle. It is something that needs to be lived to be understood, and while I do understand your frustration at the long climb up trapping and camping, I recommend you see if Ranger is for you. If you can't stand sitting in a camp, and you don't like using traps...well, you're missing 1/2 the point of the proffession and that's silly.

Don't just become a Master Ranger because you're close. Find a proffession (or a hybrid) that suits what you want from the game. I want to be a Ranger. That's why I am one. Find the gameplay style that suits you and choose a proffession from there.

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I disagree with you a bit. I mastered Ranger when I first started this game, joined the ARs and the whole deal. I then dropped to try out other professions, but have since gone back. I did macro craft the heck of the survival XP to get the Frontiering line, but of course had to do the rest the hard way and actually learn it.

I do agree with you that Ranger is more a lifestyle profession and a personal choice than any other profession because what sets us apart from scouts is very minimal. I play a Ranger/TKM/Entertertainer because that is what I enjoy the most and not because I am some super duper hunter and kill everything on sight.

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Phenix1050 wrote:

I don't get it...you're keeping a skill set just because you've come a long way in it....but you don't like where it's headed or how to get there???

Seems to me if you're driving across a bridge and all of a sudden you realize that there's a big hole in the middle...you stop. You don't keep going "just 'cause I'm so far".

Now before you assume that I'm being insulting or degrating, allow me to dissuade that notion. I'm not insulting, I'm just trying to get a sense of where you're coming from, and to offer a little advice.

Yes, I'll admit, the trapping and camping lines of Ranger are generally the most time consuming. But they are also 1/2 of our skills. Camps are a great way to meet and greet people, as well as to rest up/ rebuff between battles. Traps are a good way to kite creatures and can save your butt. Both of these were designed to be PLAYED through.

Yes, you can grind your way through the Ranger proffession...but there is little reason to do so unless you're holo grinding. Ranger is a lifestylemore than it is a proffession. If you don't like trapping creatures and you don't like pulling out a camp when the situation calls for it, you probably don't want to be a Ranger. Rangers aren't elite killers and they aren't even the most effective creature killers. If all you want is to harvest, pick up a good combat prof and Novice scout...you'll harvest more per hour, I can almost guarantee it.

Now, about the macro camping: why do you care?? Like I said, unless you're grinding for a Holo, or to get the badge, there's no need to grind. Ranger is the best proffession for laid back people who want to play the game well, not neccesarily get the most creds or DB the most rebs (or Imps). It's about playing the game and just enjoying it. Thus, grinding through a proffession that achieves it's full potential is a waste.

I don't like grinders and I don't like people getting XP while AFK. I think it's silly that people can walk away from their computer for hours at a time and still be getting XP. So no, I don't think it's a bad thing that they took away macro camping. It causes lag (all the server objects) and it gives people XP for doing nothing other than finding a good camping macro.

That being said, I highly recomend you check out the Ranger proffession and see if you can learn to appretiate the subtle nuances of the proffession. We're probably not what you expected when you got Ranger, and we're not going to be bad-asses. But we do have a great community, and we have a proffession that's rife with oppourtunity to meet people and we are great support troops. Like I said, Ranger is a lifestyle. It is something that needs to be lived to be understood, and while I do understand your frustration at the long climb up trapping and camping, I recommend you see if Ranger is for you. If you can't stand sitting in a camp, and you don't like using traps...well, you're missing 1/2 the point of the proffession and that's silly.

Don't just become a Master Ranger because you're close. Find a proffession (or a hybrid) that suits what you want from the game. I want to be a Ranger. That's why I am one. Find the gameplay style that suits you and choose a proffession from there.

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Message Edited by Rooks on 06-19-2004 01:21 AM

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Rooks wrote:

I believe Phenix1050 has just given the Rangers an official Motto.

"Ranger is a Lifestyle, not a profession"

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RohmEnari wrote:

Just curious, but how did they nerf this? What exactly did they do to make it so you can't afk macro camps anymore?

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KaiRaene wrote:

I have found that often when I go /afk for any length of time I get booted to the login screen. So, I just no longer go /afk. :/

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