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what's your favourite ranger?

jesterdesujesterdesu Member Posts: 373
edited April 2016 in General Discussion (Spoiler Warning!)
Reasons would be great. Also interested in hearing peoples weapons, armour and spells of choice. Cheers
  1. what's your favourite ranger?60 votes
    1. default ranger
      11.67%
    2. archer
      53.33%
    3. stalker
      31.67%
    4. beast master
        3.33%
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  • jesterdesujesterdesu Member Posts: 373
    This is a tricky one for me as I like them all... Metal armour as an option (default ranger) swings it a bit for me though.

    With default ranger I'd generally take the best elven chainmail I could find and use a combination of axes, spears and long/ bastard swords...
  • SkatanSkatan Member, Moderator Posts: 5,352
    Machine gun > all.

    I would like to like the stalker, because thematically I love the idea of RPing one. However, in the game there's just too much that make the stalker less than stellar, so I have still never made it through BG1 with one.
  • jesterdesujesterdesu Member Posts: 373
    Agreed. Archer rocks from the start but stalker comes into his own more in bg2, as by then his stealth is more reliable. Most of bg1 you feel a bit like a fighter in leather.
  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    Called Shot can do one thing that no other class can ever do: guarantee failed saving throws on any enemy and kill any enemy with Strength drain.
  • JumboWheat01JumboWheat01 Member Posts: 1,028
    Archer for me. It's like a ranged Kensai. In armor.
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  • JarrakulJarrakul Member Posts: 2,029
    Archer. Because it's about the only way to use a bow all through BG2 and still be good.
  • znancekivellznancekivell Member Posts: 58
    The basic Ranger is my favorite. It can do a little bit of everything, which I really enjoy with my characters.
  • booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
    Stalker is the coolest thematically, and would be incredibly fun to roleplay. I love the idea of the urban avenger type. If my favorite superhero, Daredevil, was a D&D character he might be a ranger. It is unfortunate that Valygar is so boring :'(
  • JarrakulJarrakul Member Posts: 2,029
    booinyoureyes said:

    Stalker is the coolest thematically, and would be incredibly fun to roleplay. I love the idea of the urban avenger type. If my favorite superhero, Daredevil, was a D&D character he might be a ranger. It is unfortunate that Valygar is so boring :'(

    This does remind me that I made a solo dwarf (mods) stalker for an IWD runthrough, on the "one riot, one ranger" principle. Didn't get very far, though, because the IWD enemy AI just beelines for invisible characters, which makes a solo stalker a lot less fun.
  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    Fallen Ranger.
    I have to thank Bishop for that.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEibEP-nj_M
  • JarrakulJarrakul Member Posts: 2,029
    I actually really like Bishop. I think he's a great depiction of how chaotic evil doesn't have to be actively insane.
  • jesterdesujesterdesu Member Posts: 373
    Grum said:



    Heavy armor takes something away from a ranger. Why not just be a fighter?

    This is a fair point and I think it has a lot to do with 2ed fairly crappy implementation of the ranger, e.g. make it a fighter with stealth and a few weak druid spells.

  • SethDavisSethDavis Member Posts: 1,812
    Other: Tommy
  • Lord_TansheronLord_Tansheron Member Posts: 4,212
    Archer, not even close. The only other Ranger I ever play is Ranger/Cleric.
  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    Stalker, since it seems the most ranger-like to me.
  • abacusabacus Member Posts: 1,307
    Anything other than the base kit... it definitely feels like the least Ranger-y option of the four to me.
    I'm just not a fan of Rangers in full plate.
  • JiveOneJiveOne Member Posts: 43
    I like animals :smile:
  • BillyYankBillyYank Member Posts: 2,768
    Airborne.
  • Abi_DalzimAbi_Dalzim Member Posts: 1,428
    My favorite Ranger is of the Park variety.
  • GrumGrum Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 2,100
    Silverstar said:

    I don't play Ranger like ever. I must say however that having Minsc charm random pheasants, bears and panthers to use as advance scouts/spell sponges, has been very satisfactory in current SoD game. Taking a liking to that ability...

    I never even thought about doing that. Some really good outside the box thinking there.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Ranger/Cleric
  • SmaugSmaug Member Posts: 216
    edited April 2016
    Silverstar said:

    having Minsc charm random pheasants, bears and panthers to use as advance scouts/spell sponges, has been very satisfactory

    You monster.
  • NonnahswriterNonnahswriter Member Posts: 2,520
    Minsc and Boo, of course!

    ...Wait...

    Well I completely misunderstood the poll. D:
  • PteranPteran Member Posts: 388
    Archer for sure, but Stalker seems really cool and the most Rangery from an RP perspective.
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