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EverQuest/Character classes/Ranger
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WIKI links
Rangers Uncommon Spells/Tomes Image:50%.png
External Class specific links
http://eq.crgaming.com/menu/ranger.asp - from Skill caps to basic infos, Casters Realm is still running and being updated once in a while.
http://forums.interealms.com/ranger/index.php? - forum, seems to still alive (ish)
Overview
Rangers are something of a cross between a fighter and a druid. Rangers are the best class at using a bow, and the best magic bows in the game can only be used by a ranger. Rangers also have innate resistance to the elements, getting +4 to both fire and cold resistance. Rangers have tracking ability and also can forage.
Rangers are a useful melee class and are sometimes called on to play the tank. Unable to dish out or take as much damage as a warrior, and limited in your weapon and armor selection, they are still able to hold their own. Due to the fact that as a class they tend to die a lot, Everquest players have a depth of jokes about rangers, often mockingly referred to as ranjas, which focus on their frequent need for resurrections.
Armor: Chain
Weapons: Almost any
Class: Melee/Range
mostly wanted for
Track
Snare
Pulling (especially outdoor)
DPS
fun while grouping ;)