Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-29212138-20170201145441/@comment-29212138-20170203014645

Recneps wrote:

High King Ithilion wrote: The Rangers were not a stealth force. They were small patrols who roamed the wild plains and forests of the Lone-Lands killing any Orcs they found. They were entirely fine with using melee and fighting hand-to-hand. They couldn't fight like a traditional army, but camoflage was only one of, and not their most used, form of attack. Stealth like that is mainly the Ithilien Rangers. The Rangers were a stealth force. They kept their movements secret from their enemies and those they defended. They did not wear heavy mail for all to see. The people they helped did not even know they were soldiers. They communicated in hidden runes in commonly-camped locations. They fought with ambushes, and attacked unexpectedly. Anything else would lead to them being crushed. Additionally, the reason given for them needing footmen is to conquer an area.

LordArvedui wrote: If you think about it logically, in the end even rangers of ithilien needed some gondor infantry to conquer an area. So Rangers of the North need some footmen. They would not need footmen to conquer areas, as they did not conquer areas. And, as you said, they did not fight like a traditional army. Footmen, as these are labeled and described as, are something which only has a place in such a traditional army. Rank and file soldiers trained to march and swing. Rangers did not fight in such a crushing fashion, they ambushed and walked in secret. The heavy mail of Arnor would not be fitting for their travel and combat. I thought it would flesh out the faction more, because tbh its not the most balanced faction rn. Though I agree with you, that is the lore, the gameplay experience of the faction could improve via this.