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trisurge New Kid Posts: 2 |
[censored]? Melee Ranger?
#48815 - 02/21/08 07:39 PM |
I saw a Ranger with ranger full set and he told me he was a ranger who ran around with dual daggers. Should Rangers do that? |
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mess_ion_ic Chicken Hawk Posts: 113 |
Re: [censored]? Melee Ranger?
#48821 - 02/21/08 08:48 PM |
Strictly speaking, you can do whatever makes you happy, but wearing ranger gear (that usually gives stats like: +agl, +ranged damage, etc...) while using melee weapons is going to make you less effective in battle. -------------------- Nebrius- lvl 100 ranger |
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Ripper_McGee Karl's "bad cavern" spelunker Posts: 2,067 |
Re: [censored]? Melee Ranger? [Re: #48821]
#48825 - 02/21/08 10:02 PM |
What mess_ion_ic said... There aren't any true classes in DR. Your class is determined by how you play, what skills you slot (which could be any combination from any trainer) and what gear you equip. If I had to attach a class name to the type of character you described, I'd call it a "Rogue", although the actual character title in game might be different. It's definitely a viable build as long, but like mess_ion_ic said, the player should have bonuses like +slashing, +agi, and +end to be as effective as possible. Many ranger items tend to have +piercing, +ranged damage and +ranged speed and +ranged attack rating, so the character would have less overall ranger gear from which to select and would probably have a combination of ranger and fighter gear. A "rogue" like character would probably almost never miss due to high agility and have incredibly fast attacks (daggers are "ludicrous" speed). Think if it as dealing the "death of a thousand paper cuts". |
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trisurge New Kid Posts: 2 |
Re: [censored]? Melee Ranger? [Re: #48825]
#48831 - 02/21/08 11:37 PM |
Quote: Doesn't ludicrous mean slow? It means laughable speed. Edited by trisurge (02/21/08 11:38 PM) |
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Ripper_McGee Karl's "bad cavern" spelunker Posts: 2,067 |
Re: [censored]? Melee Ranger? [Re: #48831]
#48832 - 02/21/08 11:43 PM |
Quote: In this case, Ludicrous speed means that a weapon is absurdly fast:) It's also a reference to the movie Spaceballs: Quote: For the record, the speeds in DR are (from slowest to fastest): Grandma < Slothful < Normal < Fast < Freakin' Fast < Ludicrous Edited by Ripper_McGee (02/21/08 11:44 PM) |
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Darkwanderer Rabbit Puncher Posts: 75 |
Re: [censored]? Melee Ranger? [Re: #48832]
#48845 - 02/22/08 10:00 AM |
Ty for the trip down Space ball lane that was great and I totally forgot about that in the Movie. I have a friend "ranger" Type that does a lot of what you were describing often times I find that he is ineffective because he simply can do neither take the hits of a fighter nor deal the damage of a Ranger. Playing the line like that really makes both classes reasonably ineffective using some skills or some gear from another class is very beneficial(notice the difference from when I started not wanting to use anything but fighter skills) but I tried using a fighter build and I put Ring of Fire on it now my Fighter Has almost no intel. The ring of fire did minimal damage because of it and I had to have full mana to cast it. Luckily, I had a hammer with mana steal or I would have never been able to use it. Therefore, my advice to anyone is to find a good balance. Every class can utilize some skills. However, if you want to be a fighter then be a fighter, and that goes with all classes. (Grumbles about some fightermages that are ineffective)... |
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