Suggestion Ranger Rebalancing? (Update 11/26)

[Kwong050]

Here is my solution: Decrease the slow effect on ice arrow. To compensate, give rangers an ACTIVE skill that penetrates armor.

 

[Da_Burg]

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Here is my solution: Decrease the slow effect on ice arrow. To compensate, give rangers an ACTIVE skill that penetrates armor.

There is hardly a slow effect from icearrow to begin with....

 

[Kwong050]

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There is hardly a slow effect from icearrow to begin with....

For the next 5 seconds your ice arrows slow your target's movement and attack speeds by 50%, but each arrow drains you of an additional 10 mana.

Edit: this is directly from the wiki

 

[Dsawemd]

Reduce the slow time on ice arrow and

LavaShot: Pierces and Removes all armor on target for 3 secs. Reagent: Lava Bucket. Cooldown: 1-2 uses per fight.

So you could get off a LavaShot and then use one of your DoTs after switching arrows during the first second of no armor. Or you could use it and then finish them with your weak ax.

Also, rangers, I made a group today for us. Its in groups. Rangers only, or if you have a mastered ranger spec on this map.

 

[spartanman118]

Reduce the slow time on ice arrow and

LavaShot: Pierces and Removes all armor on target for 3 secs. Reagent: Lava Bucket. Cooldown: 1-2 uses per fight.

Who wants to carry around lava buckets all day?

 

[Templar_James]

Ok since you guys need something that helps you get away why not have a move called Tumble it is a 5 yard ranged move and the target gets a slow plus makes the targets screen gets dark so the ranger can run away In a different direction. You rangers seriously need nothing else 20-30 arrows to take down a armored guy is actually pretty generous just think about what type of terrain and who you should fight before you actually engage and I doubt it you get caught you won't be able to get away. Icearrow then barrage and then your good...

 

[Dsawemd]

Who wants to carry around lava buckets all day?

Thats the only bad part about that skill, the rest is amazing.

Change Forage to give a decent chance of giving lava buckets in the Nether, and a TINY chance in deserts.

 

[Templar_James]

Lawl I just talked to two rangers and they said all they need is icearrow and gg lol.

 

[leftovers5]

Ok since you guys need something that helps you get away why not have a move called Tumble it is a 5 yard ranged move and the target gets a slow plus makes the targets screen gets dark so the ranger can run away In a different direction. You rangers seriously need nothing else 20-30 arrows to take down a armored guy is actually pretty generous just think about what type of terrain and who you should fight before you actually engage and I doubt it you get caught you won't be able to get away. Icearrow then barrage and then your good...

So many flaws in this suggestion that render it null.

 

[leftovers5]

Lawl I just talked to two rangers and they said all they need is icearrow and gg lol.

Again, my proposition was to nerf the slow on icearrow and bring back the nerfed arrowstorm.

 

[Templar_James]

Again, my proposition was to nerf the slow on icearrow and bring back the nerfed arrowstorm.

I agree but the only thing is that lag is the only cause that makes rangers not as good as they should be.

 

[leftovers5]

I agree but the only thing is that lag is the only cause that makes rangers not as good as they should be.

I don't really lag that badly anymore, and it's gotten much better since September.

 

[Da_Burg]

Again, my proposition was to nerf the slow on icearrow and bring back the nerfed arrowstorm.

That would be amazing. Would make the class more fun aswell

 

[Dsawemd]

Lawl I just talked to two rangers and they said all they need is icearrow and gg lol.

Which proves that the skill, and spec dynamics, need changing. Right now, IceArrow IS ranger pvp.

 

[Keffalump]

I feel that ice arrow is a bit strong, but removing it would make ranger useless. If you ask any ranger online at a given moment what arrow they find most helpful the answer will definitely be ice arrow, no doubt. However, if ice arrow was changed to 50% of current slow and an escape method was added to ranger, it balances the class and makes everyone happy.

 

[Dsawemd]

http://www.herocraftonline.com/main/threads/summon-wolf.28566/#post-255519

Thoughts?

Would be like Batfury, except summons a wolf to attack our target for a bit. Ice Arrow slow time would be reduced or changed to %chance at a slow to compensate, it has too high of a priority in our skills at the moment.

 

[leftovers5]

I feel that ice arrow is a bit strong, but removing it would make ranger useless. If you ask any ranger online at a given moment what arrow they find most helpful the answer will definitely be ice arrow, no doubt. However, if ice arrow was changed to 50% of current slow and an escape method was added to ranger, it balances the class and makes everyone happy.

You would be surprised, I use poisonarrow almost always, because I find that most raiders wear armor these days.

 

[Xerot]

Left is right. I normally have to pick poisonarrow to even have the odds of securing a kill on a fully armored opponent. Also the wolf summoning would be awesome, since you have to be a farmer to even tame them. On that note, fuck batfury. Can't shoot a target with all those bats around.

 

[HolyRane]

Please don't make ranger like it was on Zeal... get shot by fire arrow gg, root in place gg shoot with fire arrow, gg.

 

[Acherous]

Please don't make ranger like it was on Zeal... get shot by fire arrow gg, root in place gg shoot with fire arrow, gg.

Haha, ranger on zeal was insane. Zach would 1v3 out of ashes and kill most if not all of you a lot of the time. xD