(edited by Samitan.6192)
Haven't played in a long time
1. Rangers were generally bad when last i played, from what i remember spirit ranger was the only “viable” build and rangers were generally dismissed when it came to dungeons, is there more diversity now?
Now, I can’t say for sure, but (I /think/) the one build every Ranger (or just about every ranger) is using in PvP is a LB+GS Power build — a Power Ranger. So… There’s pretty much only one /super/ optimal build, as is the case with most (if not all) the classes. And even then, it’s supposed to be sorta underpowered with its burst, compared to a lot of the other classes.
I still enjoy it well enough, though that’s because I like medium armour, I like having pets, and I love pew pewing people. And the GS skills look kitten.
2. The Pet AI was flawed to say to least, has it improved, are they useful now?
Pets are awesome, but their AI still sucks. They blatantly charge through AoEs, take loads of damage, and you’re probably going to be swapping pets out a lot if you’re in a very sustained battle — trash mobs and 1v1s not included. Probably.
3. There was a lot of grind, any improvement on this since? ie: more certain ways of getting what you want without having insane amounts of gold.
Uh… Not to my knowledge. The best armours come from Crafting and legendaries from the Mystic Toilet, which are both pretty much huge gold sinks. Not really a problem Rangers suffer from exclusively, as much as everyone suffers from. That, and it’s an MMO, so grinding is to be expected.