Ranger Archive

Ok, been a while since I was a ranger (just returned to ranger...missed the ranger-playing style) and now that I am back, i thought I would freshen up on my ranger forum. Well it seems as if not much has changed since I've been gone. But the reason for my post is this:

A few thoughts have been posted here regarding making ranger better. My thought is something long the lines of an idea from "The Outdoorsman" time period. Make the ranger better in the wild. This idea wasn't really talked about in that great concept of a paper brought to us by one of our ex-leaders...but it was one talked about alot back then.

Make rangers adept at combat outside of cities...and in turn, make 'everybody' else a little less adept out in the wilderness. Sure a Bounty Hunter could easily take down both man & beast in his comfortable environment....but take that BH out to the peaks of Dathomir and he should be less cozy with that LLC slung over his shoulder. A ranger on the other hand would feel perfectly at home...and should be able to be more effective at taking down both creature & man in the woods...yes, even humanoids.

A ranger doesn't have to be Rambo whupping the local police in the nearby woods...but he should be able to be more efficient at fighting anyone when he is on his own turf.

A side thought to this would be allow for Rangers to gain unlimited XP for different planets. Still using the Scout/Trap/Camp lines, but if he trains on Tattooine, then he will be much more efficient on Tattooine. Yes, I know who would wanna waste time on Tat, when the big game hunts would be on Dath and the like? Well, make starter planets XP be much smaller & easier to get. Wouldn't you wanna be known as the best ranger for hunting trips on Dathomir?

The whole point of this of course would be to give us a tangible place in the group-combat world again. Yes, thanks for throwing us the harvesting-bonus...but imagine if groups actually fared better in the wilderness if a ranger was with them? Make our camps stronger if we are suficiently trained on that planet. Who wouldn't wanna camp outside a group of Krayts and feel safe enough to buff/heal in the field without being trampled? You hire a ranger for your trip...he'll keep ya out of trouble...not with rescue, but with definite combat effectiveness...because your on his turf. All beware...lol

But really, if your a ranger, you play a little different than the rest of SWG...I know I do. I remember having to lead a group of hunters past Nightsisters on foot...because none of us could afford to stumble upon them. Since then though...well, we know what it has been like.

I wanna keep my fellow mates out of harm's way out there....I say make the wilderness much more dangerous (keep some of you folks in the cities where you belong...) and give us rangers the edge out there; I'll gladly take a hit on my combat skills while doing my shopping in Cnet.

Oh and wouldn't Spidey-sense be cool too? If that Bantha can smell me...and I know I got tracking....but wouln't it be cool a ranger could get a quick warning when something really icky was about to spawn in range?

This all being said...I am very happy being back at ranger...

Diobe Soudow
Bri - SPY
"Ahhhh...Venomous Ploy....very dangerous. You go first...."
/smoke