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Your thoughts on Ranger vs Scout (Ranger/Rogue)
#1
Posted 03 May 2018 - 06:20 PM

I found the Apprentice Sneak Attack talent in PoE to be great.
My question is two-fold:
Firstly, to be dealing out the damage, should I be looking at playing a Scout for the Sneak Attack and other abilites or would a single-class ranger work fine?
Secondly, does a Scout play much differently to a Ranger? What's the "feel" of both options?
Thanks heaps,
TheDogProfessor
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#2
Posted 03 May 2018 - 07:42 PM

I do not know if you heard of Scott Lufkin ? He has a channel on YouTube and does some videos on Deadfire as of late.
One of them touches the multiclass you are looking for.
The link is as follows : https://www.youtube....h?v=2Jex-20G41s
There might also be one for being just a Ranger rather than being a Scout. There is definitely some videos with other subclasses, though, if you are interested.
I hope it would prove to be useful to you !
Edited by Occursus, 03 May 2018 - 07:43 PM.
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#3
Posted 03 May 2018 - 07:53 PM

#4
Posted 04 May 2018 - 01:22 AM

note that while the scout in the video is melee oriented, there is no reason for you not to be ranged(just picka different ranger subclasse).
Edited by HAWmaro, 04 May 2018 - 02:45 AM.
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#5
Posted 04 May 2018 - 02:26 AM

Mark the target is fine, but if you want real damage from the ranger, you need rogue abilities or something similar.
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#6
Posted 04 May 2018 - 03:21 AM

Personally, I'm getting the impression the Deadfire ranger has to be pet oriented (as in, the majority of ability picks serve the pet) or be multi classed. There just isn't a lot for the ranger to do in the first 10 levels or so.
Do you know you get to see the whole ability tree at character creation?
#7
Posted 04 May 2018 - 03:38 AM

Personally, I'm getting the impression the Deadfire ranger has to be pet oriented (as in, the majority of ability picks serve the pet) or be multi classed. There just isn't a lot for the ranger to do in the first 10 levels or so.
Do you know you get to see the whole ability tree at character creation?
Yes. I'm not certain of the relevance, though. The first five power levels (character levels 1-10 on a single class character) are pretty devoid of ranger abilities. Lots of companion abilities, plus marked target, wounding shot and a few upgrades. If you want the ranger to do things rather than the pet (especially damage), multiclass is the best option.
Edited by Voss, 04 May 2018 - 07:23 AM.
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#8
Posted 04 May 2018 - 07:30 AM

Scout will give you more stuff to do...but honestly the two classes have a lot of redundancy. Evasive Roll and Escape, Wounding Shot and Crippling Strike - you're delaying access to higher level abilities for the sneak attack bonus and not much else. If you're doing that to avoid making as much use of your pet, well, at some point you have to ask if you really just want to be a ranged rogue.
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#9
Posted 05 May 2018 - 03:01 AM

I'd look at a Ranger/Cipher,Beguiler or Ascendent
You'd get the damage boost of 40% from soul whip, some good Cipher passives, access to Cipher powers and a target (the pet) for all your Cipher powers.
Seems a lot more fun than a Rogue/Ranger, especially if you will be ranged.
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#10
Posted 05 May 2018 - 05:46 AM

I just like the idea of dashing around the battlefield. (I’ll also have trickster subclass for extra survivability and debuffs)
Edited by anathanielh, 05 May 2018 - 05:47 AM.
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