Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-4750818-20150213135429

Most of you are probably aware that the AI of ranged units has been changed in the Beta 22 update. With that, I find that Rangers of the North (as well as Rangers of Ithilien) are much more powerful.

Take this scenario, for example; I was in Creative, exploring the new roads, near the bridge of the Greyflood. It was getting dark, and the spawn of Gundabad began to appear in large numbers. The only thing to stop then was a lone Ranger of the North. This one Ranger sucessfully took out about at least 15 of the spawn of Gundabad before he himself was slain. Similar results happened when I spawned Rangers in creative; they were much less likely to enter melee combat (and thus get seen and ambushed from multiple units) than in previous versions.

In my singleplayer role-playing adventure, I have hired three Rangers and one Banner-Bearer as bodyguards. Each of them has (so far) slain ~10-15 units, the exact number varying somewhat from Ranger to Ranger, but even more interesting is their strength during invasions. These four Rangers were able (with some help from me) to defeat two Gundabad invasions, one of which was in the forest, where Rangers aren't nearly as effective as they are in the open.

So, what do you think about the new AI of the Rangers? Do you find them OP? too weak? just right? Leave your opinion here!

Glflegolas (admin) Send a Messenger 13:54, February 13, 2015 (UTC) 