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Tshanak · Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 1 Location:

Yo Larian, it's Ghryswald and I have a beef that I wish you to address with Mythic.

It's our wonderful Desperate Bowman RA

I think it's mighty f'ing pathetic that we get as our freebie "Welcome to RR5" ability, less duration on a stun that can only be used every 15 minutes, than what every damned scout gets by speccing shield - and they can use it every damned round.

Serem just shield-bashed me, but he couldn't get LOS or something on me, so he stayed on the surface of the water with his Minstrel crowd-controller. I figure I have 1 shot at living, so I hit him with Desperate Bowman and hit speedburst - tower was only 200yds away.

Not even CLOSE - a whopping 5 second stun was barely enough time for me to get above water and to the shoreline and I was dead from one of his arrows.

I want something done about the PATHETIC RR5 abilities Hibernia has been given.

Scout: Shield Trip - 10 second duration Root, 15 Sec no-attack clause
--- Ooooh big whoop! They shield-trip, 10 secs later they can restealth, meawhile their target is rooted and can't restealth til 10 secs after root drops.
Hunter: 30 second PBAE Snare - no drawbacks
Ranger: 5sec Stun with 15-second no attack clause

Every RR5 ability reads like these do when compared side-by-side
We're contstantly getting shafted like this - please address this in your next "State of Rangers" letter to Mythic
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LarianLeQuella · Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 7:11 am Post subject:

Hey Ghrys! Writing this to you from Sweden.

Yes, I too am a little concerned about our RR5 ability. I don't know when the next "evaluation" of the abilities will be, but when I get home I can bring up your concern.

I know that Mythic is very reluctant to ever try to compare abilities side by side, but if they want to avoid a lot of heartache, maybe they really need to.

Ever Hopeful,
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Larian LeQuella, Sidhe 50 Ranger of Guinivere
Armyn ab Treanid

LarianLeQuella · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:18 pm Post subject:

Aye, the 300 Damage is very handy, but I have not liked using DB because if I am fighting one alb, and it's a close fight, there will be 1000 albs in the vicinity (they're like cockroaches you know!).

Being dissarmed for 15 seconds isn't exactly "free". but that's semantics.
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Armyn ab Treanid

Kilkenny · Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 15 Location:

I think DB is OK as it is, but there is no question that 6 or 7 seconds would be better for escaping than 5 seconds. Tough to get away in 5 seconds.

Good luck getting a longer stun, though, when everyone seems to think melee rangers are near the top of the stealther heap (the best minstrels are clearly at the top).

I think the damage needs to be lowered on the classic servers, because 300 points is too much against an opponent with no con or str/con buffs..
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XSpiRE · Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 3 Location:

Loraelis · Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 15 Location:

I think it's fine as is.
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