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Final Balance Update for the Ranger
User	Golden phoenix
Categories	Skill feedback → Ranger  → Other Player vs. Environment

Final Balance Update for the Ranger - PvE only

Goal / Attempt: Make the Ranger great again! Making the Ranger a class that is not only suitable for farming / SCs (like current meta). Means: Increasing damage with a bow, reducing activation and recharge times for spirits and some other tweaks and amplifications.

Primary attribute

Adding a secondary Pve-only effect:

New Expertise : For each rank of expertise, the Energy cost of all of your attacks, Rituals, touch skills and Rangers skills are decreased by 4%. In PvE,your preparations,shouts and stances last 3% longer for each rank of expertise.

Expertise

Expert Focus 10 2 12 Preparation. Increased duration and values to: (30 seconds.) Your bow attack skills cost 1...3...3 less Energy and do +5...17...20 damage.

Glass Arrows 5 2 12 Elite Preparation. Increased duration and values to: (10...38...45 seconds.) Your arrows deal +10...26...30 damage. Inflicts Bleeding condition if blocked (10...18...20 seconds).

Infuriating Heat 5 ¾ 15 Elite Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Whirling Defense 10 0 45 Stance. Decreased recharge time and increased duration: (10...22...25 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. Deals 5...13...15 damage to adjacent foes whenever you block a projectile attack.

Marksmanship

Body Shot 5 0 8 Bow Attack. Increased damage and changed prerequisite for energy gain: If this attack hits, you deal +5...21...25 damage. If it hits a foe with Deep Wound, you gain 5...9...10 Energy.

Burning Arrow 10 0 5 Elite Bow Attack. Increased burning duration: Deals +10...26...30 damage. Inflicts Burning condition (1...8...10 seconds).

Favorable Winds 10 ¾ 30 Nature Ritual. Increased energy cost to 10, decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds and recharge time to 30 seconds.

Focused Shot 5 0 1 Bow Attack. Decreased recharge time to 1 second, increased damage and removed disabling animal companion attack skills : Deals +10...26...30 damage. Your other attack skills are disabled (5...3...3 seconds) if this attack hits. Animal Companion attack skills are not disabled.

Keen Arrow 5 0 6 Bow Attack. Increased damage to: Deals +5...21...25 damage. Deals +10...26...30 more damage if you land a critical hit.

Needling Shot 5 ¾ 4 Bow Attack. Increased damage and removed the effect, which disables other attack skills: Fast-moving arrow. Deals 10...34...40 damage. Recharges instantly if target foe is below 50% Health. Your other attack skills are NOT disabled anymore.

Penetrating Attack 10 ¾ 4 Bow Attack. Increased damage and armor penetration: Deals +10...26...30 damage. 20% armor penetration.

Power Shot 15 ¾ 4 Bow Attack. Increased energy cost to 15 and recharge time to 4 seconds, added activation time of 3/4 seconds: Target foe takes +15...39...45 damage.

Prepared Shot 5 0 6 Elite Bow Attack. Increased damage and energy gain: Deals +10...26...30 damage. You gain 1...12...15 Energy if you have a preparation active.

Read the Wind 10 2 12 Preperation. Increased energy cost, duration and damage: (30 seconds). +5...13...15 damage. Your arrows move twice as fast.

Screaming Shot 10 0 6 Bow Attack. Decreased recharge time to 6 seconds, changed condition applied: Deals +10...22...25 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe is within earshot.

Sundering Attack 10 ¾ 4 Bow Attack. Increased damage and armor penetration: Deals +10...26...30 damage. 20% armor penetration.

Beast Mastery

Bestial Fury 10 0 10 Stance. Increased duration and attack speed: (5...17...20 seconds.) You attack 33% faster. Your non-attack skills are disabled (5 seconds).

Bestial Mauling 5 0 10 Pet Attack. Decreased recharge time to 10 seconds, increased damage: Deals +5...25...30 damage. Inflicts Dazed condition (4...9...10 seconds) if target foe is knocked-down.

Bestial Pounce 5 0 6 Pet Attack. Decreased recharge time to 6 seconds, increased damage: Deals +5...25...30 damage. Causes knock-down if target foe is casting a spell.

Brutal Strike 10 0 5 Pet Attack. Increased damage: Your animal companion attempts a Brutal Strike that deals +10...38...45 damage. If that attack strikes a foe whose Health is below 50%, that foe takes an additional +10...38...45 damage.

Call of Protection 10 0 60 Shout. Increased energy cost to 10, decreased recharge time to 60 seconds, increased damage reduction: For 120 seconds, your animal companion has a 10...30...35 base damage reduction.

Disrupting Lunge 5 0 10 Pet Attack. Decreased recharge time to 10 seconds, increased damage: Deals +5...17...20 damage. Interrupts a skill. Interruption effect: interrupted skill is disabled for +20 seconds.

Edge of Extinction 10 ¾ 45 Nature Ritual. Increased energy cost to 10, decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds and recharge time to 45 seconds.

Energizing Wind 15 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Feral Aggression 15 0 20 Skill. Increased duration and damage: For 10...26...30 seconds, your pet attacks 33% faster and deals +5...17...20 additional damage.

Ferocious Strike 5 0 8 ElitePet Attack. Increased damage, energy and adrenalin gain: Deals +15...31...35 damage. You gain 1...3...4 adrenaline and 1...12...15 energy.

Fertile Season 15 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Heal as One 10 0 10 Elite Skill. Increased energy cost to and recharge time to 10, increased values: (20 seconds.) Your pet's attacks steal 5...25...30 Health. Initial effect: heals you and your pet for 20...104...125; resurrects your pet (75% Health) if dead. If you have this equipped, your pet will travel with you.

Heket's Rampage 5 0 10 Stance. Increased duration: (5...17...20 seconds). You attack 33% faster. Ends if you use an attack skill.

Lacerate 10 ¾ 15 EliteNature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Melandru's Assault 10 0 5 Pet Attack. Increased damage: Deals +10...26...30 damage to nearby foes.

Otyugh's Cry 10 0 30 Shout. Increased energy cost to 10 and values to: (10...26...30 seconds.) Your pet has +30 armor and is unblockable.

Predatory Season 5 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Run as One 5 0 15 Stance. Increased values to: (5...17...20 seconds.) You and your pet move 33% faster.

Scavenger Strike 5 0 8 Pet Attack. Decreased recharge time to 8 seconds.

Primal Echoes 5 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Rampage as One 15 0 20 Elite Skill. Decreased energy cost to 15, increased recharge time to 20 seconds, changed values to : (5...21...25 seconds.) You and your pet attack 33% faster 33% faster and run 50% faster faster. No effect unless your pet is alive.

Symbiosis 5 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Symbiotic Bond 10 0 45 Shout. Decreased recharge time to 45 seconds, increased health regeneration: For 120...264...300 seconds, your animal companion gains 1...6...7 Health regeneration, and half of all damage dealt to your animal companion is redirected to you.

Tiger's Fury 10 0 10 Stance. Increased duration and attack speed: (5...17...20 seconds.) You attack 33% faster. Your non-attack skills are disabled (5 seconds).

Toxicity 15 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Wilderness Survival

Brambles 10 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Conflagration 5 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Dryder's Defenses 10 0 45 Stance. Increased energy cost to 10, decreased recharge time to 45 seconds, increased values to: For 5...13...15 seconds, you gain 75% chance to block attacks and +30...70...80 armor against elemental damage.

Equinox 10 ¾ 30 Elite Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Famine 10 ¾ 15 Elite Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Frozen Soil 10 ¾ 30 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Greater Conflagration 5 ¾ 15 Elite Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Ignite Arrows 10 2 12 Preperation. Increased duration and damage: (30 seconds.) Your arrows deal 5...21...25 fire damage to target and foes adjacent to target.

Incendiary Arrows 5 0 5 Elite Bow Attack. Increased targets that get hit and burning duration: Hits 3 foes near your target and inflicts burning (1...5...6 second[s]).

Muddy Terrain 5 ¾ 30 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Nature's Renewal 5 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Pestilence 5 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Quickening Zephyr 15 ¾ 45 Nature Ritual. Decreased energy cost to 15, activation time to 3/4 seconds and recharge time to 45 seconds.

Quicksand 10 ¾ 45 Elite Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds, increased recharge time to 45 seconds.

Roaring Winds 10 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Tranquility 15 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

Winnowing 5 ¾ 45 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds and recharge time to 45 seconds.

Winter 5 ¾ 60 Nature Ritual. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds.

No attribute

Quick Shot 5 1 1 Elite Bow Attack. Increased arrow speed and added damage: You shoot an arrow that moves 3 times faster and deals +25 damage.

PvE skills

Triple Shot 10 0 8 Bow Attack. Decreased recharge time to 8 seconds and damage reduction: Shoot 3 arrows simultaneously at target foe. These arrows deal 25...5% less damage

Never Rampage Alone 10 0 20 Skill. Decreased energy cost to 10, increased values to: (15...30 seconds.) You and your pet attack 33% faster and have +1...6 Health regeneration.

Conclusion

The Ranger in PvE? A joke, a laughing stock. The first thing that needs to be done (honestly it needed to be done way back when the Rit got his balance update) is to drastically reduce the casting time of spirits (and of course some of the recharge times). Secondly, something needs to be changed / re-balanced so that Rangers in PvE can deal damage with bows. And the third part would be to increase the power of a pet in actual combat. Last thing would be to make the Ranger unique through giving him a secondary effect to his primary attribute, which is to increase the durations of his main tools (stances and preperations). So I hope I managed to adress all these things.

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