Would making a all melee based ranger be a good idea or should i just make a fighter with high str and agi ???

??? need input ????

Do you mean make a ranger that primarily uses a melee weapon? Or do you mean A ranger that primarily uses melee skills?

Priority 1.
Assume First.
In this current build , 0.75 , if you go all agility and endurance with a melee weapon. You will do less damage , but you won't miss very often. The problem is you will get hit a lot if you don't wear the right armor. Wear Crystal Endurance armor. It has the highest armor rating you can get.

Then again . Just save a lot of money. Try what works for you. Then respec for every mistake. This game leaves a lot of room for interpreting the best course of action.

yeah just needed some input. just trying to figure out which skills allow me to hit the fastest and the hardest for the speed ?

Right Click = Trigger Finger Frenzy (faster attacks)
Left Click = Gaseous Blast or Shadow Lightning(depending on how int and damage) I prefer Gaseous Blast , but my Ranger isn't all that bright. I prefer Ranged Damage over spell damage.

Other Skills.
Acidic Blight... Never use it , but it does look cool.
Righteous Stomp... Good for changing agro dynamics in group.
Gym Freak... Gives a lot of extra Hp at the cost of a lot of MP.


Stats... anyway you like to split them. Agility , Endurance , Intelligence maybe even Strength if that is your bailiwick. I prefer to pump straight agility and get all my endurance from gear. But what would make a respec easier is pump all endurance and get the rest of your stats from gear. Everything need endurance. So that is one less thing you would have to change with a respec.

Oh , one more tip. DO NOT LISTEN TO ME. i don't know what i am talking about. I am only level 39 ranger , level 36 fighter and still trying to figure out the best way to play this game. If you really want to know what to do. Listen to someone that has good advice or study the subject until you understand enough to make your own decision.

Hehe, thx for the info.. guess i'll just have to start playing around with the characters then.

Only problem I see is I am pretty sure Trigger Finger Frenzy is for ranged weapons and not melee. Acidic blight is good for any melee class. The drop in defense makes it much nicer to hit heroes and bosses.

Yes, If he wants a melee character , he will want either 1h or 2h swivel action on his left click. And maybe Butcher on his Right to take down those pesky runners.

I started a new non-member character today that I'm playing as a 'rogue'. All attributes into AGI and END and STR armor only if it has AGI or END combined with it. Right now I'm using two ludicrous picks (I'd prefer daggers, but blues drops have been few and far between on this particular character).

I'm doing OK, for now (I'm only level 8 or 9). I'm chipping away at mobs pretty nicely and if I need help, I use Acidic Blight or Butcher.

builds change if you become a member as well. as purple equip can more readily account for lack of stats vs blues.