Ranger Archive

Now I know that other people have complained about this but man is it annoying. There were 2 reasons I became a ranger, the camps, and the ability to make my self invisbile to NPC's and Creatures. (Maybe PC's too? If they ever fix it that is :-) Now the camps look cool but other than that they serve no real purpose. They help slightly but are not worth the hours of sitting on your caboose getting wilerness survival xp. I've heard some suggestions on what camps should be able to do, and I like what I am hearing. Making camps dissapear during combat is annoying and the fact that you are attacked in the first place shows that the ability to repel creatures does not work well. How about some automated defenses? A ranger should be able to place traps on the ground instead of only being able to throw them. Or just having the defenses come with the camp would be cool. Having a wall with a gate that would have restricted access would be a welcome addition. Finally it would be cool if the camp gave you bonuses to certain skills such as surveying, foraging, or something I don't know.

Another thing I wonder about is the foraging skill. Why does it even exist? It serves no purpose as the food you forage is next to worthless compared to chefs and spices. I have frontiering 1 and the best thing I have foraged is an onion that gives +500 to action for minute or less. The problem is this extra action comes as extra and you have to regen it or heal it to get that extra action and by the time you do the bonus is gone. Foraging shouldn't be the best way to get boost stats but it should be better than that.

Finally the /conceal ability needs to come back. A master range is supposed to be able to hide from any living thing around, but apparently that does not apply to people. If maskscent did work and you could hide from krayt dragons and such, apparently an evil settler could still see you as plain as day it makes no sense at all. A ranger is a master of the wild and should be considered as such. They should be able hide from any creature and anything.

Phew! Rangers need a lot of fixing, as a matter of fact Star Wars Galaxies needs a lot of fixing

Fory Tavira, Eclipse

Master Marksman, Master Scout, Novie Ranger, Novice Pistoleer

Perhaps you should be aware that per Mineras the dev team is making some "significant" changes to the Ranger class, and may in fact be implementing ideas generated via this forum. Be patient.

D'Shan Kaen - Teras Kasi Artist/Ranger of Tatooine