Assasian/Ranger worth playing? - Guild Wars Forums

Kotetsu Rain · Jul 12, 2006, 09:48 PM // 21:48

If my job keeps going good I might be getting Guild Wars: factions pretty soon, (Finally) but I wanted to do some research first.

I was roaming around the cornors of cyberspace and was surprised to find a whole lot of hate going towards this class. Some of these comments include:

The Noobiest class of Factions

The new Wamohs

Garbage

So is there any hope for me to even try to use this kind of character? Or should I just scrap the idea?

Jetdoc · Jul 12, 2006, 09:51 PM // 21:51

The Assassin/Ranger is a very nice class to play. Unfortunately, most Assassins in game either choose /Ranger or /Monk as a secondary, and many of these players have given the profession a bad reputation for the "whammo" mentality - instead of going in, getting a kill, and getting out, they try to take on several opponents at once and wind up dying.

I think an A/R is a very versatile class, and the skills actually complement each other very well. Just beware that finding a group to accept you may be difficult...you may wind up forming most of the groups yourself.

The Pointless · Jul 12, 2006, 09:52 PM // 21:52

You can give the Ranger prof a "test-drive" at the start (well, not immediately), along with the other profs. It's also advised you try ALL secondary profs as the end result will be quite a bit of XP. And don't abandon the "talk to Togo" quests you get after each one, just switch to the next set of quests and you can finish all the talk to Togo quests in one go.

Anyways, try the prof out when you get chance... and choose whatever floats your boat when you're done.

KANE OG · Jul 13, 2006, 12:17 AM // 00:17

AssRans (lol) ARE worth playing. Option of having a pet, ranged attacks when you need them, poison...... it's all good. Just don't expect a lot of pug help, stick with your Guildies or hench it out.

Silent Kitty · Jul 13, 2006, 07:38 AM // 07:38

Whatever you do, don't make it an assassin with a pet. Whenever the pet dies, your skills are dissabled for 8 seconds. That means when you shadowstep to kill a caster, your pet will charge in after you and die, making your attack instantly worthless.

Jul 12, 2006, 09:48 PM // 21:48	#1
Kotetsu Rain Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Utopia Profession: D/	Assasian/Ranger worth playing? If my job keeps going good I might be getting Guild Wars: factions pretty soon, (Finally) but I wanted to do some research first. I was roaming around the cornors of cyberspace and was surprised to find a whole lot of hate going towards this class. Some of these comments include: The Noobiest class of Factions The new Wamohs Garbage So is there any hope for me to even try to use this kind of character? Or should I just scrap the idea?

Jul 12, 2006, 09:51 PM // 21:51	#2
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	The Assassin/Ranger is a very nice class to play. Unfortunately, most Assassins in game either choose /Ranger or /Monk as a secondary, and many of these players have given the profession a bad reputation for the "whammo" mentality - instead of going in, getting a kill, and getting out, they try to take on several opponents at once and wind up dying. I think an A/R is a very versatile class, and the skills actually complement each other very well. Just beware that finding a group to accept you may be difficult...you may wind up forming most of the groups yourself.

Jul 12, 2006, 09:52 PM // 21:52	#3
The Pointless Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Stuck in the UK Guild: Rage International [RAGE] Profession: W/Me	You can give the Ranger prof a "test-drive" at the start (well, not immediately), along with the other profs. It's also advised you try ALL secondary profs as the end result will be quite a bit of XP. And don't abandon the "talk to Togo" quests you get after each one, just switch to the next set of quests and you can finish all the talk to Togo quests in one go. Anyways, try the prof out when you get chance... and choose whatever floats your boat when you're done.

Jul 13, 2006, 12:17 AM // 00:17	#4
KANE OG Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Ogmios Graybeards Profession: W/	AssRans (lol) ARE worth playing. Option of having a pet, ranged attacks when you need them, poison...... it's all good. Just don't expect a lot of pug help, stick with your Guildies or hench it out.

Jul 13, 2006, 07:38 AM // 07:38	#5
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	Whatever you do, don't make it an assassin with a pet. Whenever the pet dies, your skills are dissabled for 8 seconds. That means when you shadowstep to kill a caster, your pet will charge in after you and die, making your attack instantly worthless.