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The ranger class in Age of Conan have no pets and very few themed spells. Rangers rely on stealth and distance to deal damage with bows and crossbows. They are also adept with a sword and shield, for close combat fights. he ranger is a ranged DPS class with medium armor, stealth, and considerable crowd control; these abilities can make the ranger formidable in both PvP and PvE. strengths and weaknesses Ranger is suit for players who like to act alone. They do great single-target damage. Rangers can kill enimies in certain distance with the control of crowd and slowing ability like Pin Down, Mezz Shot, etc.Stealth gives you the option of starting a fight on your terms or avoiding a fight altogether, which is huge especially in PvP. The ranger is also the only rogue class allowed to wear medium armor.
Medium armor offers more protection but weakens the Ranger's stealth ability making him or her easier to spot. Rangers also lack many multi-target abilities and sometimes have a hard time taking on multiple enemies at the same time. The bow and crossbow suffer penalties when used within melee range, so it's best to switch to a sword. The Ranger also doesn't scale as well as other classes. You'll be a god in the early 1-20 levels but will even out the higher you level. PvP vs PvE Rangers can be excellent PvP snipers and do well solo or in groups. Target cloth wearers whenever possible, use piercing shot and they will be eating dirt before they know what hit them. As a Ranger, your hardest opponents will be heavily armored melee classes. When you fight a melee class, you'll be spending the majority of the fight just trying to get away from them. Be sure you have all of your crowd control abilities on easy hotkeys because they will be extremely important in staying alive and getting out of melee range. Cripple, Pin Down, Leghold trap. Even the melee slows such as Cripple Enemies and Incapacitating Stabs are incredibly important against meleers. I also highly recommend getting Clear the Field if you put points into the Waylayer feat tree. Get used to stealthing a LOT. Not only will it keep you off the enemy's radar and give you the element of surprise, but your Mezz Shot is crucial, especially against casters who won't always run into your traps. Be familiar with what objects you can shoot through and hide behind trees or rocks whenever you can. To do maximum damage, a Ranger needs to be able to stand still and pummel targets with arrows without being targeted, so always use terrain and the environment to your advantage. Rangers are great DPSers and fighting monsters is fairly straightforward. Always put as much distance between yourself and your enemy as possible. More distance means more shots before the enemy closes in on you. You should attack from stealth whenever possible for Mezz Shot, which is great for quick crowd control. Also shots in first person benefit from added range, accuracy and damage. Just aim for the chest. AoC even takes elevation into account, so attack from higher ground whenever possible for increased accuracy. In the event of multiple monsters, Ranger's crowd control is helpful to fight. |
