I always laugh when I hear people say, “No rangers!” in any group. It’s part of the reason I tend to solo everything instead. But, ironically, I tend to be the last person standing in any group I join and rezzing everyone afterwards.
But, all that said, I’d never let the whims or dislikes of other people dictate what class I play.
I suggest you do the same.
Yeah and that tends to be because rangers most of the time are people who are actually ranging bosses. If this happens to be you then duh you’re the last one to go down. Proximity is a huge factor in the way mobs aggro on this game.
If this isn’t you then that’s another story but this is the #1 reason for rangers getting as much hate as they do, not because of lack of DPS or utility.
The class itself just attracts bad players most of the time. It makes me feel sorry for the people playing ranger that are actually good players tbh.
Yeah, I’d have to say, survival isn’t a good gauge of pretty much anything, as there are too many variables to tell if it’s a result of good play as a standalone.
It’s more a combination of damage(a melee weapon is a must for this), party buffs (spotter/frost spirit), and utility (Nature spirit, other revival skills, quickness, etc).
In fact, in some/many instances, a bad ranger’s survival capability is THE REASON a they are surviving long enough to res their teammates—by playing safe and shooting at range, their damage and mechanics are bad to the point of being detrimental to the party’s success.
In a non-speedrun, I tend to just roll my eyes and go along with it. Sure, they’re bad, but it’s not like I’ve never been bad. I’m still bad with a fair bit of content. Heck, I’ve played some really wonky builds before, but changed my playstyle over time.
In a speedrun, though, that’s unacceptable and needs to be corrected.
