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Why do you think the ranger has no access to a rifle...this is still flabbergasting me. I mean he is a ranger, why does he not have access to all ranged weapons? As soon as he gets the rifle I will start playing him, because I really find the longbow skills quite boring and lets be honest the Mechanist is the better pet class with his rifle 😜
Not sure if you’re aware but the word ranger isn’t so much to do with being at a distance, as it does being on or patrolling a range (think forests, parks). That’s the natural connotation of the term.
Now when we apply that to fantasy, think of Aragorn from Lord of the Rings, or the Night’s Watch from Game of Thrones. Aragorn is introduced as a ranger, while the Night’s Watchmen fit similar duties as keepers of the wall and surrounding land (the range they’re charged with).
The theme of living off the land runs deep in the ranger fantasy, and so it gravitates to wooden bows and weapons with practical survival uses too.
I know I know, was more a joke on my side than sticking to the actual meaning of the word ranger.
I mention it above, I think it's the bow and the (imho) boring skills on them compared to the rifle of the engi, that really makes me wishing for another range option on ranger.