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Thread: Ranger Path(thoughts)
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lootranger
Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:50 pm
#1
I've often asked myself what iwould likemy role to be in this game. First off I love this profession. It was my first master elite, it will be my last. I don't even use many of my skills. Currently with JTL and other things ingame I harldy ever run into situations where i need them. The only skills i really use are maskscent from scout and area track. However i refuse to surrender my master title to pick up skills that might be more beneficial to me. To me its about pride. The pride of having something that not very many people do. I wont say that i do not get frustrated, because i do. I want camps that do what they are described to do. You all know the list so i wont go into it much.
Like i said before ive asked myslef about my role, so I have some thoughts. They may not be new. Infact soem of them arent. My idea of a Ranger is the ultimate hunter. I think my ideas, which i know arent the best, can appease bothe sides of the line. Its actaully not my idea but something i ripped off a movie so bare with me. I'm not trying to say we should all be like this is just an anology.
Ive always thought of Rangers as being the ultimate hunters. I've also been set on the mind set of the creature centric role. Until i saw a moive. Several months ago i watched the movie Alien Vs. Predator. Thats when i realised a role i really liked. IMHO predator to me was the idea of an ultimate hunter. This also turned my mind from the totally creature centirc role. Predators were trophy hunters. They hunted for the hunt, and were fairly effective. They hunted everything.
Now the break down:
1. They had a cloaking ability-ie Fred's stealth proposal(dont know how to do the link things)
2. They had tools that supported both melee and ranged fighting- shoulder launcher thing, the staff, and all that other good stuff
3.They utilized traps to slow down their prey- that net that one used on Danny Glover in the second movie
4.This trap was also launched and not thrown
5.Traps that mame their prey
Those are some of the ideas I have. No i didnt mention survival. We should keep it. I didnt mention it, because everyone already knows it needs work. Well these are my ideas fell fre to cuss, discuss, flame or whatever.
Landorien
Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:56 am
#2
And to top it all off, we would be the terror of pvp, since every time we'd get incapped a timed 1minute nuke would start the countdown 
But yeah, predator definitely stands as a perfect example of what a tech ranger could be all about. Like the infrared vision mask thingy could be interesting for those late nights at dathomir.
Calculus_Entropy
Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:39 am
#3
I never thought about the comparison before, but I think it is a very good one (no nukes though 
). The Predator covers everything that Rangers should be except for the tracking stuff. Who'da thunk?
). The Predator covers everything that Rangers should be except for the tracking stuff. Who'da thunk?
Vorpaks
Thu Dec 02, 2004 10:21 am
#4
Hehe. My husband laughs at me because whenever I have sketched out pics of Paks she has the huge predator dreads down to her waist. He's mentioned a few times she resembles a Predator. (grin) Though if we were modeled after Predators I'd really like the ability to skin my PvP kills and hang them upside down from trees as a warning to others.
So now we have a bunch of archetypes:
1. Predator
2. US Army Ranger
3. Park Ranger
4. Aragorn Ranger
5. Crocadile Hunter
(though I still maintain he is a Creature Handler)
I'm trying to remember if any more were ever suggested. With the four widely different skill lines we have, it is actually not hard to see how the SWG Ranger can fit any of these character types, depending on the preference of the player. I do really like the Predator analogy however. The ability to select, track, research, and take down prey with that ruthless focus and efficiency is attractive. Not to mention the trophies.
So now we have a bunch of archetypes:
1. Predator
2. US Army Ranger
3. Park Ranger
4. Aragorn Ranger
5. Crocadile Hunter
(though I still maintain he is a Creature Handler)I'm trying to remember if any more were ever suggested. With the four widely different skill lines we have, it is actually not hard to see how the SWG Ranger can fit any of these character types, depending on the preference of the player.
I do really like the Predator analogy however. The ability to select, track, research, and take down prey with that ruthless focus and efficiency is attractive. Not to mention the trophies.
frightwig
Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:05 pm
#5
Vorpaks wrote:
So now we have a bunch of archetypes:
1. Predator
2. US Army Ranger
3. Park Ranger
4. Aragorn Ranger
5. Crocadile Hunter
I'm trying to remember if any more were ever suggested.
What about the Ford Ranger?
Master of terrain negotiation...Or the Texas Ranger.. They launch their traps up to 128m by tossing it up in the air and hitting it with a baseball bat.
But seriously.. I've always thought of the SWG ranger as being a mix between predator and military Rangers. In fact, from reading the description in the skill tree when I first started playing this game, that's the impression I got.
After taking it up, I resigned myself to just hunting. I like hunting/harvesting.. but I'll never picture myself as an aragorn type ranger in SWG.
lootranger
Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:22 pm
#6
any more responses? anyone have any negative comments on my alcohol induced epiphany?
Landorien
Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:46 pm
#7
Not really.. drink more! this is good stuff.
Problem is SOE might get sued about copyrights if they picked up some of these skills.
To be honest, predator _is_ the perfect inspiration for putting ranger to his spot, pve and pvp, albeit after tweaking him down some
lootranger
Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:54 pm
#8
Oh i knowswg cant copy it. just a comparison, but it would be cool to be the uber nugget thumpers that predators are.
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