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Thread: What do rangers in star wars do? Answer inside.
Seems alot of misconception about what star wars rangers do. I clipped this from a website i frequent often. I've been a star wars fan since 1977, yes i know i'm an old geezer, sue me 
I'm also a star wars NUT!
Antarian Rangers
a para-military group based on several planets, the Antarian Rangers were formed by Marus Timpel and Kaskutal on Antar 4, some 600 years before the Battle of Yavin. The mission of the Antarian Rangers was simply to assist and aid the Jedi Knights in any way possible, although they were most often employed as front-line troops in battlezones. They were trained to be masters of any environment, in order to meet the various challenges assigned to them. The Jedi Council refused to comment on their position toward the Antarian Rangers, although they allowed it to continute to grow and expand over the years. Many individual Jedi valued their assistance and dedication, especially in situations where military force was needed. In the coming centuries, as the Jedi Order became more conservative and insular, they began to turn away from the use of separate organizations like the Antarian Rangers. This meant that the amount of work available to the Rangers began to diminish, and the organization was forced to drastically reduce its manpower. During the Clone Wars, the Antarian Rangers were able to briefly expand their efforts in support of the Jedi involvement in the war. Unfortunately, whole groups of Antarian Rangers were killed off, and many of the survivors scattered and went underground. Those that remained loyal to the Jedi found themselves hunted down as part of Emperor Palpatine's Jedi Purge, further reducing the organization's size and scope. Only a few groups managed to survive the Galactic Civil War, but they were openly sought out by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. In the years following the Battle of Endor, the organization grew slowly, but proved to be invaluable during the formation and protection of the Great River during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy
Sweet! That's some great info 
Out of curiosity, what was your source? I'm a SW old-timer, too, and never came across that one.
Yeah non combat my behind, anyway here's the link where you can find more info about star wars.
http://www1.theforce.net/CUSWE/entries.asp?page=11&search=A
Gelotri wrote:
Ranger Fred...I like your signiture line and am looking for your buildout as it is much in line with what I have laid out. I am very interested (dont mean to get off subject)
It is a grand experiment to find a way a Rifleman can be as effective in this game as the other combat classes... at least other then bleed and run. I hate running, it looks so... cowerdly.
"That is interesting but clearly nothing like what SoE has had in mind for Rangers. The Rangers you refer to seem to be regular soldiers not Hunting and Trapping typoe Rangers that SoE has created".
Please read top issue #2 it's stickied, this would make us alot more like the rangers in star wars. We ain't simple game hunters, that is what scouts do, if that's all we are to be i might as well not bothered and spent the points in a more worthy profession. I am quite sure sony has realized they rushed us and missed alot of things we should have had and are looking for ideas which Nraas is sending in to them via the correspondant forums.
In fact the description they use for us is very close to what an antarian ranger is, cept they missed alot of the skills we should have had. We are one dimensional, for 140 skill pointsyou'd think we'd get some pvp ability, we do have to fight our whole lives and live in the harshest conditiions. You can't be a ranger without a weapon skill, pretty much have to take en elite weapon profession or you won't be a very good ranger.
elite combat profession 92 points
master ranger 140 points
total = 232 points, ya i think we are missing alot.
"That is interesting but clearly nothing like what SoE has had in mind for Rangers. The Rangers you refer to seem to be regular soldiers not Hunting and Trapping typoe Rangers that SoE has created".
As SOE has so fondly quoted "In keeping with the Star Wars univers persona" like not having AT STs hunting nunas with you, but having Theed looking like Pokemon town is.... anyhow back on track, if SOE is trying to stay within the real star wars theme as they say, then they should have Antarian Rangers as our build set per say. Since they don't I am going Master Ranger and as far up the BH tree as I can since this I feel will closely model a Antarian Ranger.