Originally Posted by
Suctum
I remember when the Ranger was changed 2.1 and both the ranger advocates posted all kinds of trash about how well balanced the changes were and that the class was actually playable again and how great the changes were for the game. This was on TL. About 5 of us warned that the changes were horrendous and would not only ruin the balance but the class as a whole if they proceeded.
When 2.1 hit a ranger could kill a tank with 1 bleeding puncture and fire trap in 8 seconds. Anyone in medium armor or less was 1-2 shotted in less than 5 seconds. A week into the change you went from seeing 1-2 ranger per game to 7-10 rangers per game. People were literally doing 7-9k points of damage with just a Pen Shot and TTS.