Ranger Archive

Big Game Hunter

Requires: Master Ranger, Rifle line from Marksman profession.

The Big Game Hunter is an expert at stalking and killing large and dangerous animals. Big Game Hunters have their own mission terminals that spawn dangerous animals much as a Bounty Hunters terminals. Big Game Hunters use their superior tracking skills to track, stalk, trap and finally kill their quarry. Big Animals routinely run when they are badly damaged, sometimes causing cross-country chases where the creature may heal before doubling back to try to kill the Big Game Hunter.

Hunter Skill: Improvements to the Big Game Hunter's rifle abilities, but all focused on attacking creatures.

Tracking Skill: The Big Game Hunter can type in the name of an animal type and he can begin to track it anywhere on the planet. At higher levels the Big Game Hunter can determine ferocity, HAM values, creature health, etc. from its tracks.

Stalking Skill: Must be concealed or have scent masked to "stalk." The Big Game Hunter must be within 40 meters to Stalk his prey. A failed attempt to Stalk will break Mask Scent. If the Stalk attempt succeeds the Big Game Hunter receives a to-hit bonus for several minutes against his target.

Creature Harvesting: The Big Game Hunter can find rare and unusual resources inside animals that others simply don't know how to harvest. This might include special tissues, bones, hides and other resources that would be of value to the various crafting professions.

Anyway. Just an idea. Maybe this is what Ranger/Rifleman is supposed to be.

- Ewbak

And what about the melee rangers, and the pistol rangers, and the carbine rangers? We magically gain this stuff too, or just the lucky few who went rifle?

JB

what about the fact that this proffesion would require 232 points to master..which wouldnt bea problem if it didnt leaver the rest of the players who went rangers useless because this big game hunter ( needs work on name ) would be able to do everything a ranger can do more efficiently....

plus a regular master rifleman would be much stronger then you because 1 line in marksmen and 1 line in a elite-elite proffesion doesnt equal 5 lines (6 if you get ranged support ) and yet they can some how hunt more efficiently and with more power then a rifleman......it seems a big like a ranger crying out for combat skills really :/

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=ranger&message.id=18976

Here is a link to my ideas on the Elite Elite Ranger Professions as well

I really like the idea, but until we get more skill points, none of them seem to be worth the time and engergy..

Draknev

I am hoping the one of the branches off the Ranger is Pilot..I want to explore the galaxy and take hunting parties to planets that cant be reached with normal forms of transportation..Make our camps more usefull setting up bases.. I dont want them to add elite prof that is gonna make me super Ranger I am already a super scout lol

Xylona Tiaret

Master Ranger/Master CH/Pistoleer

I have put a lot of thought into an elite-elite profession. How about an Antarian Ranger, who specialized in terrain and combat. This is where some special combat skill (melee or ranged) could come into effect.

This would:

1. Focus remaing points on higher grade Ranger


2. Keep Ranger to being a Master of Terrain support profession


3. Give us the title Antarian Ranger


4. Allow us to have the "Bow" we have been talking about (or more weapons)


5. Looks beyond PVE to PVP specialty

Thoughts?