Ranger vs Bard (post cap)

[Mobius1]

Lol, I care about mechanics more than most people, and yet in this case I stand by my recommendation. If the classes were too disparate, I'd perhaps be able to give a more mechanical based reason for one over the other, but they are so close that it essentially comes down to an "RP" based decision, in my opinion.

[Winter]

Until the bard review gets back on the table. Which may be never, in fairness. But if it does RIP 1030/1035

Has anyone heard anything about this? was it cancelled indefinitely?

[Methais]

Has anyone heard anything about this? was it cancelled indefinitely?

I'm gonna guess it was reprioritized to RSN.

[onurb]

My pure bard and pure ranger are arguably my two strongest characters out of all the classes I play. They both wreck swarms pretty easily. I'd say the bard's 1030 is a bit more lethal than the ranger's 635, but not by much. The ranger's defense is a bit better than the bard's.

  Shield Use.........................|     302     202
  Combat Maneuvers...................|     201     101
  Brawling...........................|     302     202
  Multi Opponent Combat..............|     176      76
  Physical Fitness...................|     201     101
  Dodging............................|     201     101
  Arcane Symbols.....................|     201     101
  Magic Item Use.....................|     201     101
  Harness Power......................|     201     101
  Elemental Mana Control.............|     201     101
  Mental Mana Control................|     201     101
  Elemental Lore - Air...............|     201     101
  Mental Lore - Manipulation.........|     175      75
  Perception.........................|     302     202
  Climbing...........................|     201     101
  Swimming...........................|     201     101

Spell Lists
  Minor Elemental....................|              75

Spell Lists
  Bard...............................|             127

  Armor Use..........................|      30       6
  Shield Use.........................|     302     202
  Combat Maneuvers...................|     201     101
  Brawling...........................|     302     202
  Multi Opponent Combat..............|     201     101
  Physical Fitness...................|     201     101
  Dodging............................|     221     121
  Arcane Symbols.....................|     201     101
  Magic Item Use.....................|     201     101
  Harness Power......................|     201     101
  Spirit Mana Control................|     201     101
  Spiritual Lore - Summoning.........|     201     101
  Perception.........................|     302     202
  Climbing...........................|     302     202
  Swimming...........................|     302     202

Spell Lists
  Minor Spiritual....................|              42

Spell Lists
  Ranger.............................|             160