Are Rangers really powerful?

[ezdxxl]

I heard Rangers are one of the most if not the most powerful damage dealing class in this game. However, is it a one time deal or do they do consistent high damage? How is their damage compared to lets say a dark knight, samurai, or a ninja.

By the way, do their WS moves look really cool? Any information or pictures of rangers would be greatly appreciated. I'm pretty new to this game but the job is really appealing to me.

What are the pros/cons?

[Cometgreen]

Just an example from my playtime last night...

Fighting an IT maze maker in Shakrami:

Blackmage does aero for 33 dmg
Blackmage does fire for anywhere from 4 - 44dmg
Ranger shoots iron arrow for 50 dmg
Ranger uses Piercing Arrow weaponskill for 90 dmg
Ranger uses 2-hour Eagle Eye Shot for 275 dmg

Unfortunately, the ranger also happens to miss quite a bit.

That's just a little example from a ranger in the lower levels (15 at that time). I forgot some of my past damage ratios from beta, but I'll try to remember em or find em. But yes, rangers do a helluva lot of damage.

Cometgreen

[ezdxxl]

Awesome..any more comments?

[Vipex]

But if you have bad eqipment it will look more like this:

Blackmage does aero for 33 dmg
Blackmage does fire for anywhere from 4 - 44dmg
Ranger shoots iron arrow ,but miss
Ranger uses Piercing Arrow weaponskill ,but miss
Ranger uses 2-hour Eagle Eye Shot ...... But miss

So the key for a ranger that want to deal good damage is--->
-----> eqipment

[Kensai]

Just a quick question, if the 2 hour makes your damage that much higher, how much does sidewinder or slug shot do with every possible powerup concievable.

Eagle Eye+Berserk+meat mithkabob+Hellfire+Cannon Shell= ____

I know most of you probably can't use cannon shell and Hellfire or even do this for the sake of your party but I was just wondering. Most damage I have seen was 31XX in that weapon skills video that StarvingArtist made.

[ezdxxl]

can u post a link to that video by starving artist please?

[Spider-Dan]

Eagle Eye doesn't increase the damage of your next attack, it is an attack. And I don't think it can miss (you can be outside of activation range though, and doing that will waste it).

[FeralisCallidus]

Spider, it can miss =p

Anyway...

At higher levels, if you keep buying the best equipment you can (within reason... strider boots aren't), your damage will steadily increase ~ Even against ITs.

For instance.

I was in a lv 40 PT fighting Flies in Gustav Tunnel. Each of my arrows (Meat Miths + Berserk) did about 175 damage. Piercing Arrow about 350. And Barrage (Which is the equivalent of Eagle Eye Shot when it hits its mark) did about 750 damage.

Oh, and I had about a 90% hit rate =)

(^ Bards own )

[nekote]

I don't think Eagle Eye Shot is a equivalent to Barrage, Barrage owns Eagle Eye Shot.

[FeralisCallidus]

At 50 and beyond, yeah, because an extra arrow is added to barrage.

[Defjamz]

yea really eagle is no where close to barrage. its sad that barrage is a 5 min ability and yet it all most does the same damage as eagle. Hehe FeralisCallidus have u tried a gun in gustav? i did 891 with one barrage there lmao. Rangers own there lvl 37-43.

[qweezy]

Anything that flies = Ranger food.

[FeralisCallidus]

I don't use guns, they aren't strong until lv 50 ~

I BELIEVE that the 890 dmg was probably from multiple critical hit bullets, unless you did it consistantly.

[Cat]

Just so you know Hellfire can't fire Cannon shell I just tried it wont equip it prolly need culverin.

[Kastel]

EES is nice instant damage, doesnt have to be more than barrage.

RNG is really strong yes, but it comes at a price ~.^