Ranger Archive
Thread: Squad Leader attention
Well, we're not saying that anyone said we AREN'T getting anything Calc... but conversely, can you point to a Red Name post here in the recent past that had anything to do with any Ranger issues? We have Tiggs' "we need a new corr" template post a few days after Owen announced that he's stepping down, we had the TH cryptic post here a month or two back that was along the lines of "we want info from the SWG community, we need your help" and nothing more.... other than that, the only thing I can recall in recent memory was actually Tiggs' response to my question (and the debate it sparked in that thread) in the harvest bonus thread that clarified if the Master Ranger bonus would apply to yourself, or would require a 2nd Master in the group so that each Ranger could / would get the bonus. And that was pre-CU even.
So... trying to stay "up" about things, very appreciative of the small fixes, but dang it all... traps are WAY more broken than the ability for novice scouts on upto drop camps on lairs (for what purpose too?). Heck, 3/4 of Ranger is "more broken" than some of the fixes we HAVE gotten. I know it sounds like we're all kicking the gift horse in the teeth, but I certainly hope that this means that they're working on a whole new trapping system (like the CH revamp we just saw) and not the alternative, which is that they're not working on, well... anything. Same for Tracking, camo/conceal/stealth skills, modular camping, etc.
The issue I have in all of it, tho, is that we've repeatedly been told and heard that the devs don't even have a clue what a Ranger does or what role Ranger has. So if they ARE off redesigning stuff for us, I'm not feeling so good about that give the lack of actual posts or dialog of any kind between the community and them. I remain guardedly optimistic, but like you and many others, reserve the right to flip flop my views. 
I just hope they get some decent changes...*looks at recent update for Scout / Ranger*
You never know what the devs have in store for us. There are a few systems they can work on without having a direction in mind. Just making traps work would be a huge thing that doesn't really need a direction (they can still make them work correctly against critters). Do I really believe that the devs are secretly working on us? Not a chance, but I try to stay positive, and keep people from sinking too far into despair.
Besides, who's to say that the devs haven't secretly decided our fate and are working to fullfil it? (lol)
I was the unfortunate soul to inform Taeko that Jedi and Riflemen got radar concealment.
Much anger and sadness, I sense.