[justindavis]

Does anyone regularly use a ranger in Wiz 8? Is there any use for them since they seem to only be good for ranged combat and searching for things. Since I have the clue book, I don't think I need an eagle eye. Eventually, the party gets good enough that I am not that concerned about ranged combat anyway.

I like to have two ninjas, a monk, two lords, and a psionic in my party. I figure a ranger would add the Alchemist spell book to my group if I put all his bonus points to magic points.

My question is what are the advantages of a ranger in this game? It seems to me that you could use one to add an alchemist that can wear decent armor and use better weapons than just a regular alchemist.

If anyone has used a ranger, is there a large delay in getting spells? For example, a Val or lord learns spells much slower than a priest. A monk or ninja doesn't get the higher level spells as fast as an psionic or an alchemist would.

I don't want to have a good idea and then learn that I am stuck with a wasted spot later in the game when my character is using great armor and weapons but does not have the majic horse power to acheive my goals.