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haiQt · 06-30-2009, 05:46 AM

Hey guys, first post here!

First off, great forum. I've learned a lot of Aion by just lurking around here and reading tons. Anyway, here's my question:

I know I want to play either Ranger or Assassin, but I can't decide which one at all.

I've always liked Rangers in the past, I love how they look and play. Thing is though, right now Rangers seem kind of underpowered compared to others damage-wise (yes, I realize damage isn't the only thing that's important [CC, interrupts, ...] but their damage still seems really low compared to other classes [Sorc springs to mind]).

Then there's the Assassin. I also love how they look and play - I guess I always favor the Thief/Ranger/... in games, as that's what I nearly always play. The thing that's holding me back with Assassins is my previous experience with a melee class in games like these: Marauders in Warhammer Online. Marauders were a fun class to play, but in World PvP (mainly medium to large groups or even zergs) they kinda sucked, because you'd just have two giant groups of the two factions facing eachother with space inbetween them. Now, if you were a melee, you were just standing there. If you decided to run to the other group, you'd get shot down by the ranged classes instantly. I don't want to experience the same thing in Aion, will World PvP be like this too or will the groups scatter around?

TLDR; Ranger or Assassin, halp.

Thanks in advance!

E: Oh wow, I just found out that I used nearly the exact same topic title as someone else. Sorry! :3

06-30-2009, 05:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
haiQt Daeva Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium! Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Character: Haiqt Class: Ranger Race: Elyos Server: Telemachus	Yet another "help me choose" thread. :3 Hey guys, first post here! First off, great forum. I've learned a lot of Aion by just lurking around here and reading tons. Anyway, here's my question: I know I want to play either Ranger or Assassin, but I can't decide which one at all. I've always liked Rangers in the past, I love how they look and play. Thing is though, right now Rangers seem kind of underpowered compared to others damage-wise (yes, I realize damage isn't the only thing that's important [CC, interrupts, ...] but their damage still seems really low compared to other classes [Sorc springs to mind]). Then there's the Assassin. I also love how they look and play - I guess I always favor the Thief/Ranger/... in games, as that's what I nearly always play. The thing that's holding me back with Assassins is my previous experience with a melee class in games like these: Marauders in Warhammer Online. Marauders were a fun class to play, but in World PvP (mainly medium to large groups or even zergs) they kinda sucked, because you'd just have two giant groups of the two factions facing eachother with space inbetween them. Now, if you were a melee, you were just standing there. If you decided to run to the other group, you'd get shot down by the ranged classes instantly. I don't want to experience the same thing in Aion, will World PvP be like this too or will the groups scatter around? TLDR; Ranger or Assassin, halp. Thanks in advance! E: Oh wow, I just found out that I used nearly the exact same topic title as someone else. Sorry! :3 Last edited by haiQt; 06-30-2009 at 05:54 AM..