September 21, 201510 yr Most guides and forum threads i can find about Rangers are from when PoE was released, and pretty much all of them state that Rangers are a worthless class.Has that changed though the patches, especially the big 2.0 White March updates?
September 21, 201510 yr Yes - I get the impression that most people now agree that rangers are fine now. Nomadic Wayfarer of the Obsidian Order Not all those that wander are lost...
September 21, 201510 yr Definitely. Pets are a lot hardier which was the real main issue as they were a liability and always debuffed. Sagani is one of my best Have gun will travel.
September 21, 201510 yr Yeah, they're pretty solid now. Pets in particular got a nice boost for 2.0, and the accuracy bonus from perception really helps bring the class together. If I'm typing in red, it means I'm being sarcastic. But not this time. Dark green, on the other hand, is for jokes and irony in general.
September 22, 201510 yr Probably best Single target DPS now (when counting pet). Harder to use than rogue I think. They also have decent utilities like single target CC and their pet's infinite health.
September 22, 201510 yr Yes, more comparable to rogue as they should be. Not quite the face melter but better tactically.
September 22, 201510 yr Yup, they don't do quite as much damage as a melee rogue, but they are not that far off it if you include the pets damage which is substantial. They also have good crowd control at higher level thanks to pet knockdown and binding roots. Good class, but you have to micro manage the pet in much the same way as you'd manage a melee rogue in order to really benefit. Only problem at the mo is a few bugs, including the one where merciless companion switches from the pet to the ranger when/if you respec. There are workarounds for most of them including that one, but there are a couple of bugs which aren't fixable at this point. "Those who look upon gods then say, without even knowing their names, 'He is Fire. She is Dance. He is Destruction. She is Love.' So, to reply to your statement, they do not call themselves gods. Everyone else does, though, everyone who beholds them.""So they play that on their fascist banjos, eh?""You choose the wrong adjective.""You've already used up all the others.” Lord of Light
September 22, 201510 yr Even during pre-expansion, I found ranger to be a pretty good class. Just avoid treating the pet as a tank. Driving flight and stunning arrows is very effective. Post-expansion as others mentioned, ranger pets got buffed. I haven't progressed my latest playthrough up to max lvl yet but ranger's twinned arrow skill looks awesome.
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