Guild Wars 2

ARCHER (FINAL FANTASY XIV Reborn)

http://www.final-fantasy-14.org/classes/archer

“The enduring popularity of the bow is a testament to its elegant design, but this simple weapon would be of little worth without the surpassing skill of those who master it–the archers. Projectile techniques such as high–angle fire enable archers to assail their foes with deadly precision even at great distances. Constant assessment of the battlefield enables them to carefully determine the most advantageous ground from which to loose, as well as the nature of the arrows best suited to their enemy. Together with the longbow sentries of the Elezen military, the shortbow hunters among the Miqo’te are widely regarded as the most skilled with a bow. The guild’s teachings cover a variety of projectile weapons, down to the simplest throwing rock”.

Role

“Archers possess a situational awareness in combat which allows them to assault enemies from great range while simultaneously providing support to their companions. Though weak at close range limited by their quivers, an archer’s expertise in positioning and arrow selection can easily determine the outcome of a battle”.
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http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/ffxiv-archer-class-breakdown/

“As you probably guessed, the FFXIV Archer is a long or short bow wielding DPS menace. Capable of chaining together multiple skills to do increasing damage, the FFXIV Archer relies on positioning for some abilities. Arrow selection also weighs heavily on a FFXIV Archer since some arrows are better against certain foes”

“.While playing the FFXIV Archer personally, I was able to kite most targets and get them at very low health before they ever reached me. This is where the FFXIV Archer really excels. In groups, the Archer has abilities that serve as mild crowd control and multi-target damage dealing”.

(your thoughts)

That is archer not ranger. Ripping a class from other game and saying it should be like this…well i will try to remain civil so i wont comment on it.

The problem with your idea is that FFXIV’s classes are based around weapon types and consequently there are a lot more of them. This is not how GW2 is designed.

“Though weak at close range limited by their quivers” sorry, nope. What’s with all these types of posts lately? Having a preference for ranged only combat is the same as having a weakness for melee combat, and yes the reverse is true too. Use both.

Doug.9628:

“Though weak at close range limited by their quivers” sorry, nope. What’s with all these types of posts lately? Having a preference for ranged only combat is the same as having a weakness for melee combat, and yes the reverse is true too. Use both.

Yeah I used to be driven crazy on the WoW forums by hunter players. Hunter melee was initially not too bad in WoW, and over the years it eroded to the point of uselessness. Every time someone would make a topic about hunters needing to get their melee mojo back, they were mocked by hundreds of drooling hunter players with intelligent retorts like “leave my stat sticks alone” and “hunter is ranged, if you want melee play rogue”.

I have seriously started to feel like idiots are disproportionately drawn to hunter/ranger classes in games. The term “huntard” turned out to be quite well-founded.

Remove “hunter/ranged classes in” from that sentence and I’ll agree with you. Just games. Especially online games. I suppose I’m one of them! Ahaha

Why there are more post like this lately, its that our “Ranged” ability is losing ability. That Jon Sharp continues to promote Melee with each SotG. That Tolkienian’s keep posting on every thread they can that they want sword Rangers.

With all that, how can one NOT expect a push back from those that want range on there Rangers????

…Bow Rangers Unite!

I have melee and ranged on my ranger, and I would like both to be viable, because just as there is no holy trinity in this game, there is also no melee/ranged class. I need to do both, and I’m capable of doing both, and if you need a full on archer only class, there are many other games out there that will satisfy that desire.

In the mean time, this is guild wars 2, which requires kiting, positional warfare, and the tactical skirmishing ability to dance in and out of ranged and melee combat. If you don’t like it, the doors that way →

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jcbroe.4329:

I have melee and ranged on my ranger, and I would like both to be viable, because just as there is no holy trinity in this game, there is also no melee/ranged class. I need to do both, and I’m capable of doing both, and if you need a full on archer only class, there are many other games out there that will satisfy that desire.

In the mean time, this is guild wars 2, which requires kiting, positional warfare, and the tactical skirmishing ability to dance in and out of ranged and melee combat. If you don’t like it, the doors that way ->

/thread

This man nails it.

kRiza krimos.1637:

That is archer not ranger. Ripping a class from other game and saying it should be like this…well i will try to remain civil so i wont comment on it.

Well tbh ours is Beastmaster not Ranger either.

jcbroe.4329:

I have melee and ranged on my ranger, and I would like both to be viable, because just as there is no holy trinity in this game, there is also no melee/ranged class. I need to do both, and I’m capable of doing both, and if you need a full on archer only class, there are many other games out there that will satisfy that desire.

In the mean time, this is guild wars 2, which requires kiting, positional warfare, and the tactical skirmishing ability to dance in and out of ranged and melee combat. If you don’t like it, the doors that way ->

/thread

+1

Jabronee.9465:

kRiza krimos.1637:

That is archer not ranger. Ripping a class from other game and saying it should be like this…well i will try to remain civil so i wont comment on it.

Well tbh ours is Beastmaster not Ranger either.

Every ranger stereotype is inspired by ad&d ranger class. And they have animal companions, and are closley connected to nature. Not all of them, there are exeptions but stereotypes are. Also, they use both ranged and melee weapons.

Beastmaster is that pumped up guy that has mark of beast on his palm, its an old movie.

kRiza krimos.1637:

Jabronee.9465:

kRiza krimos.1637:

That is archer not ranger. Ripping a class from other game and saying it should be like this…well i will try to remain civil so i wont comment on it.

Well tbh ours is Beastmaster not Ranger either.

Every ranger stereotype is inspired by ad&d ranger class. And they have animal companions, and are closley connected to nature. Not all of them, there are exeptions but stereotypes are. Also, they use both ranged and melee weapons.

Beastmaster is that pumped up guy that has mark of beast on his palm, its an old movie.

I’m just adding to your post, Beast Masters also ONLY use their pets, they normally don’t do anything themselves and just sit in the back and go “GET EM PIKACHU!!” where a ranger uses nature magic and martial techniques to fight with their pet in unison instead of as its master.