28-07-2014, 01:21 AM
In reguards to Rangers being able to bring in better shields than what they can currently bring, i dont think that is a good idea. Giving rangers the ability to bring in a shield like an sks would be rather useless for most hard and rag runs and would only really server a point in normal modes. I dont see Rangers as being a class that is supposed to bring in a shield either. The way i see rangers is as a Archer that when/if a shielder goes down and the nords start flooding in they can pick up a shield off of the ground and fill the gap for the remainder of the current wave.
That all being said the ability to bring in a shield would defeat the purpose of being an archer. As it is archers can bring in a bow, arrows, a melee weapon, and a support item. Having better shields availible would make it so the archer would either not have a melee weapon, or lose a bow/arrows. This would decrease the combat effectiveness of the class as an archer.
I also agree that the Ranger should not get a bow when the Warden does not have a specific bow of its own. While i do think the ranger should get a bow (Since it does get a minor boost to archery) it should not happen before the warden gets 2-3 bows of its own. Of those 2-3 wardens should get 1 legendary and 1 high level house crafted at least. The ranger should definitely get better armour though. Currently the Ranger has one piece of armor that is specific for the class. This armour (For people that do not know) Has 5 body armour less than commando marketplace and weighs 25. This armour, while good, is very heavy. Combined with the 1 less athletics than other two classes it makes rangers very slow. Rangers should definitely get armour that is lighter than that and have similar/ higher defense stats.
That all being said the ability to bring in a shield would defeat the purpose of being an archer. As it is archers can bring in a bow, arrows, a melee weapon, and a support item. Having better shields availible would make it so the archer would either not have a melee weapon, or lose a bow/arrows. This would decrease the combat effectiveness of the class as an archer.
I also agree that the Ranger should not get a bow when the Warden does not have a specific bow of its own. While i do think the ranger should get a bow (Since it does get a minor boost to archery) it should not happen before the warden gets 2-3 bows of its own. Of those 2-3 wardens should get 1 legendary and 1 high level house crafted at least. The ranger should definitely get better armour though. Currently the Ranger has one piece of armor that is specific for the class. This armour (For people that do not know) Has 5 body armour less than commando marketplace and weighs 25. This armour, while good, is very heavy. Combined with the 1 less athletics than other two classes it makes rangers very slow. Rangers should definitely get armour that is lighter than that and have similar/ higher defense stats.