If GMs would hand out meta-game knowledge like AC, hit points, or even what attack the creature was likely to do next, then it could be good. First, a +1 to one creature, for one attack (for the party) is going to be imperceptible from a player perspective Second, because Paizo didn't hardcode any real benefits from Recall checks, I've found that they've had zero impact on game play in the last 2 years of my playing PFS. Yes, at first blush, this seems like an ability to build a character around, in reality, it's impact on your party and your effectiveness is mnimal. Sure, it might save you from being crit by a boss.1 out of 20 attacks, but that's the high point.ī) Master Monster Hunter just isn't that good. Maybe at level 18 with Shadow Hunter if you're always attacking Foe in natural terrain.but outside of that, you're going to get hit by non-prey more than prey. Why?Ī) A +1 AC bonus to your prey is worthless when you're not being attacked by your Prey and nearly so if you are. It might make sense if you are trying to build a Lore master or something that isn't really a Ranger per se, but if you're staying Ranger. The Outwit Ranger is just a flat out bad choice, in all cases. Perhaps the biggest impediment to the Ranger class (beyond a lack of purpose as a Ranger) is the action economy. You can't Quickdraw away from the enemy, you have to use it standing next to the enemy.Ĥ. So while it looks like the class supports mixing styles, it actually penalizes you for doing that.Īnd as an FYI, Quickdraw is a risk feat for switch hitting because it has the Manipulate trait and will trigger an AoO if the enemy has one. That mean when you're attacking in mode that doesn't use a Prey supported feat, your combat prowess drops precipitously. Ranger's melee feats or ranged feats are limited to Prey. But the Ranger is the one class whose combat feats really make you choose one combat style over another because of the Prey mechanic. Any class can switch between weapons in a single fight. I would also call these 'combat styles' as opposed to tactics and question the basis for saying the class is 'really good' at mixing them. While you can certainly go that route, that would be true for any class. 'Depending on the decisions you make in character creation, you may end up with a precise archer, a deadly two weapon fighter, a 2-handed weapon wielder or even a mix of them all, because this class is also really good at mixing tactics' The Ranger has no 2-handed weapon support.

So I submit that using the word 'excel' is not entirely accurate and arguably misleading.ģ. Even on Prey, the Ranger does not out damage a Fighter. What is demonstrably true is that the ranger essentially sucks at attacking anything that isn't designated as Prey (Outwit Ranger sucks regardless). The Ranger's single target damage isn't any better than any other classes single target damage, and notably worse than the Fighters or Barbarians, and probably the Rogue (with Sneak Attack and Dex to Damage). IMO, it would be more accurate to say the Ranger is constrained to single target focus. 'Rangers excel at focusing on a single enemy due to their Hunter’s Edge, they put the eye on one target and hunt it until they are no more' The Ranger doesn't 'excel' at single target focus. there's no critical path for a build, but others may feel like the class never really comes together.ģ. There is a tremendous lack of synergy in the feat designs. I'll point out that i have been playing rangers since the launch of PF2, and IME, this is a very disjointed class. I do see you're generally arguing Precision for ranged/switching, Flurry for melee, Outwit for Support, but you sometimes blur the lines and that tends to blur the ratings.Ģ. It would help if you identified your default Ranger in terms of what you're expecting the class to do: Frontline, ranged, support are a good place to start.

You do, in some cases, account for the different edges, but there are more facets or reasons to choose or not choose a feat other than just Edge. You're rating feats/abilities, but a lot of how one scores something depends on specific criteria. I do think this guide, like many, tends to overstate the case.ġ. Your english is fine, though I will suggest that some word choices tend to be less accurate.

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