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This is just something I was thinking about and I thought I'd run it past my fellow Rangers.

Currently Terrain Negotiation is +0-50 Slope Movement (totally the domain of Scouts!) and +50-100 Crawl Speed (totally the domain of Rangers!?).

I think we are all in agreement that crawling faster is not the most elite ability we could have got with Ranger.

So my idea was this...

Scout Profession: +0-25 Slope Movement and +25-50 Crawl Speed = +50 Terrain Negotiation

Ranger Profession: +50-75 Slope Movement and +75-100 Crawl Speed = +50 Terrain Negotiation

I don't understand why it wasn't implemeted like this in the first place?!

Using these rules, a Master Scout would have 50% of a Rangers Slope Movement and Crawl Speed while Rangers would rightfully have the maximum Slope Movement and Crawl Speed.

I know this would stick in the craw of many Scouts, but can you possibly think it is reasonable that the Elite Ranger profession cannot navigate terrain better than a Master Scout?! All we should get for our efforts is Super Crawling Speed?!

So nobody has an opinion on this?

None of those upset about us not being able to move over land any faster than a scout want to chime in? I know I've seen more than a few posts on the subject.

No one (Scouts? Bounty Hunters? Creature Handlers?) want to flame the hell outta this idea?

I thought is was a pretty sound idea, guess I was wrong.

- I like the idea... I just usually wait for everyone else to pipe in with their opinions before I make a move.

- I presume by the silence, that no has any really big issue with this idea.

- I would still like to see some grander changes to the use of Terrain Negotiation than crawling speed.

Well, if this idea were implemented and possibly a faster refresh or longer duration on our Burstrun, I would be pretty content with the Ranger Terrain Negotiation.

I want the ability to turn OFF burstrun.

There have been a number of occasions when I hit burst-run accidentally and then had to be really careful as to not need to use it until I am no longer tired.

So, essentially we would get burst-run "points". They, like HAM, get depleted (in the act of burst running). In order to utilize burst-run, our action HAM has to be atleast a certain value or percentage of value. If our HAM meets the criteria, we would then be able to expend these burst-run points until they are depleted and cannot use it until the points (which restore like our own HAM) accumulate to a certain minimum level.

in response to NRaas, What about rangers being able to run faster in general, not just up hills but a general speed increase?

"What about rangers being able to run faster in general, not just up hills but a general speed increase?"

- That would be a nice improvement, and fits with the concept already established for Terrain Negotiation.

I do a lot of traveling across planets, some through many K's of swamp and water. I always wondered if faster swiming wouldn't be a nice skill to have as part of being a ranger.