Ranger Class

SlickReed

If I want to player as a ranger what class should I use?

SirLee

Any of them, but Nightshade and Templar seem to work the best.

METALPUNKS

All of them really but i like sorcerer and nightblade.

SlickReed

Thx guys. I started as dragon knight. I will make a nightblade soon enough as well.

Rosebloome

Sorc is most close to a ranger since you can have summoned pets imo.

dolmen

Any, I'm working up a DK that will eventually use all medium armor for the sneak bonuses. Trying to come up with a Scout/Ranger type for PVP.

Swordmage

Rosebloome wrote: »

Sorc is most close to a ranger since you can have summoned pets imo.

This assumes one thinks of a ranger as summoning demonic pets rather than animals, but to each his own.

Rosebloome

Swordmage wrote: »

Rosebloome wrote: »

Sorc is most close to a ranger since you can have summoned pets imo.

This assumes one thinks of a ranger as summoning demonic pets rather than animals, but to each his own.

It depends. If you go by the definition that a ranger would have a pet. Granted demonic pets, but still pets. lol. Fits in with the idea.

I'm personally going to enjoy Critheal DW Sorc myself.

Azzuria

I'm running a Bow-weilding Bosmer Nightblade. At 15 will start dual-weilding for a little more of a full Ranger feel and attack diversity. Pre-WoW I never really thought of Rangers as a pet class. More of the lone stalker, sniper-meets-dervish.

rudyphill_ESO

The best skills available that complement ranged dps = ranger. If its a class that has pets than so be it but pets do not make a ranger class.

Swordmage

My first ranger was in EQ where rangers are a fighter/druid hybrid, so I would probably think of a Templar ranger for the healing.

disexistencenub19_ESO

There are many definitions when it comes to ranger. And no, a ranger does not mean strictly range dps.

A ranger is just a wilderness/survival themed light/med armored warrior that often lives off the land, thus often has a bow or something for hunting prey or pets as companions (it gets lonely when scouting about alone). You can build a ranger in completely different ways and theme though, it just takes imagination.There are quite a few melee rangers too, such as Strider, Drizzt, Dar, and Minsc.

Seraseth

disexistencenub19_ESO wrote: »

There are quite a few melee rangers too, such as Strider, Drizzt, Dar, and Minsc.

Oh god, I think minsc is my favorite char ever!

"Boo is quick and evasive, and there is ever so much of minsc to search!"

Decimus_Rex

SlickReed wrote: »

If I want to player as a ranger what class should I use?

What do you mean by ranger?

If you want Stealth , DPS and Medium armor then Night Blade is Yo baby

disexistencenub19_ESO

Seraseth wrote: »

disexistencenub19_ESO wrote: »

There are quite a few melee rangers too, such as Strider, Drizzt, Dar, and Minsc.

Oh god, I think minsc is my favorite char ever!

"Boo is quick and evasive, and there is ever so much of minsc to search!"

I based my Khajiit 2 handed Templar off of him, haha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePJYbkSykg

Seraseth

@disexistencenub19_ESO

Hahahaah.. "Butt-kicking for goodness" has been the guild MOTD on my wow guild since it was created

Greydog

SlickReed wrote: »

Thx guys. I started as dragon knight. I will make a nightblade soon enough as well.

Dragonknight's Stonefist skill gives good survivability to lowbie archers. Then later add in the bow skill volley (I believe) ..both are knockbacks and really help keep the mobs off of you.