Rangers are flexible and durable—proficient with the bow, yet surgical with the sword. They rely on a keen eye, a steady hand, and the power of nature to slay their targets. Their loyal pets, which rangers tame and train, distract enemies while the rangers strike safely from a distance. As an adventurer profession, rangers wear medium armor.
That is taken directly from the ranger wiki.
I’ll admit, Rangers need to see some more love to their bows before we see them as a viable weapon to use in all locations. Or maybe a name and description change, as to not confuse people into thinking that we are the best of something that we… really aren’t.
I loved the idea of the Hunter class in World of Warcraft, but it always saddened me quite a bit to know that I couldn’t enter melee combat, standing toe to toe with my opponent and an animal at my side, without seriously hurting my overall damage output. We’re talking the difference between 10k DPS and 200-300. (Okay, I’m not using real numbers, but you get my point)
But here? In Guild Wars 2? Not only is it possible to melee as the pet class, it’s also viable, and in most fields of play!
So my question for all of you is this:
Do you like the Ranger class? Where it stands compared to everything else? How it plays?
Because I sure do. Even that annoying MH sword!