Why do Rangers?

[Dynasty]

Most newer games prevent bunnyhopping tho, by implementing something that stops the player from continuosly jumping, such as a time interval between jumps. I'd prefer this, rather than to see a city filled with anti-gravity boot wearing toons.

[Asundar]

Wait, really? Why do people care if other people have fun jumping??

[Uhebukka]

Originally Posted by Asundar

Wait, really? Why do people care if other people have fun jumping??

I'm kind of curious about that too. Who cares? It's not as though hopping around gives you some sort of advantage.

[Jaydawarlord]

I love to jump, I always jump while kiting, I always jump while melee fighting. I don't know why, it does give a minor bonus if done right in a game (such as stunning a person, jumping over them, and then backstabbing). It is just a personality thing I think, not that I am uber hyper in real life but in game I like to be the exact opposite of me in real life (if it was like me in real life, my character would never leave his house).

[Xemnas]

Rangers will have the distance advantage through over the melee classes seeing as how they can shoot/fly farther/ shoot/ fly farther/ etc.. but jumping around in circles around someone can and will definately pose a benefit to the player. Its a rule of combat too. If you cant see it, you cant hit/cast_on it. soo be prepared to see some bunny hoping maniac with melee and stigma'd range too.

[Dynasty]

Originally Posted by Jaydawarlord

I love to jump, I always jump while kiting, I always jump while melee fighting. I don't know why, it does give a minor bonus if done right in a game (such as stunning a person, jumping over them, and then backstabbing). It is just a personality thing I think, not that I am uber hyper in real life but in game I like to be the exact opposite of me in real life (if it was like me in real life, my character would never leave his house).

There is no advantage in jumping in any situation, other than trying to climb or jump over an inanimate object. Its all in the head.. "ooh his hit missed becus i jumped at just the right time..." pfft.. not at all relevant. People jump because they want to and/or they think it gives them some sort of advantage...

Kiting with jumping is a habit for players who roll a ranger, who feel it will give them the relevant distance between themselves and their enemy in order to win, whether it be mob or PC... If they die, they put it down to "jumping at the wrong time..", if they succeed,they put it down to "skill"...

its all irrelevant.

[spook]

I'm a jumpaholic too. I just can't seem to help myself it doesn't matter what class I play. It's fun and it annoys people so why not. I refuse to play a mmo I can't jump in.

[Flametongue]

i think jumping for the point of jumping is quite boring..

[Ashes]

Part of it is twitch-gaming. Players who want to feel like they're interacting more with their character will either twitch their movements or jump around. Makes the experience feel more active, I suppose. It's the same reason that WC3 and SC players spam click around their screen while waiting on something.