Ranger Archive
Thread: I'm leaving Ranger :(
I've decided that holding on to Ranger is doing nothing for me.The amount of resources I get is piddly compared to people who can fight because they only have master scout and a combat prof. I am going to miss ranger greatly because this was the first profession I wanted when I got SWG last year. There is nothing there for me though. Area track is nice, but it just doesn't help when it only shows the things right around me. Mask scent is good, but I have +mask scent clothes so I won't suffer there. Camo, why bother. Rescue doesn't work. Camps are a joke, they are just eye candy. And really, who uses traps? I'll come back someday, if Rangers ever become good. Until then I am going to some other prof that is fun and useful. I'll be back someday, but not till we're fixed.I've been considering doing the same. Maybe I'll drop Master Ranger and just keep the Tracking line. Then I can master Rifleman and pick up some more Creature Handler skills.
I love the ideas put forward in the Outdoorsman proposal, and if a quarter of them were ever implemented I'd be quite happy as a Ranger. Unfortunately,our profjust doesn't offer much bang for the buck at this time.
What is that creature handler doing for you?
I have never ever been impressed by CH, if you wanna know the truth. Ok, big pets were cool, when we were all semi-noobish. But with the nerfs, and the better weapons, buffs and armor, pets are nothing besides short lived tanks. Hell, my R5 droid is a better tank, and it has an electrical attack, than most pets, and he (yes he, his name is Fred) costs me nothing in skill points.
I have mastered a combat profession, Pistoleer, and may drop it slowly to pick up another one, maybe. I dunno yet. Anyhow, something gets past your pets, your fecal matter is in the air circulation device.
Regardless, I would wave bye bye to the pets and keep Ranger.
JB
You have pretty much summed it up. I wanted to hunt for my credits and realized quickly that Ranger did not cut it. I dropped several ranger skillsand now I'm master rifle, tracking IVand working to lvl 40 CH. Also a novice med.
Its a good hunting template. Run a high kinetic pet in and strafe shot.
I hear a TK is even better but at least I can hunt with my current skills.
You know if the other skills in Ranger worked as well as the tracking skill it would be awesome.
Tracking is not perfect but it helps and combined with increased harvest its pretty good. I even forage now and then for pet food!
Now if camping, camo and trapping worked as well then ranger would be a heck of a skill - too bad they don't work. They are even taking my hunt master title away and giving it to BHs, kinda ridiculous.
Ixiso on Bria
Turjan wrote:
They are even taking my hunt master title away and giving it to BHs, kinda ridiculous.
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CatAtomic wrote:
I knkew they were removing the Hunt Master title from the Tracking line, but I didn't know it was going to Bounty Hunters instead. Is that right?