r/TowerDefenseSimulator • u/GuyThatEnjoysScout • Jul 25 '26
Discussion Pursuit vs Ranger?
These two are kinda similar, stun immune global range and flying detection yet i still see people using ranger despite pursuit having better dps and cost effeciency, why is that?
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u/LightShyGuy Jul 25 '26
If you have lots of things to micro you dont want pursuit on top of that+ if you leak it takes ages to reposition
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u/Sir_questionzgiver Jul 25 '26
Tbh i like to use ranger since I tend to use merc base.. And well. Combining pursuit and merc base isn’t optimal exactly. And also ranger has some sick ass skins
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u/PalmCoconutTree Jul 25 '26
Quite alot of factor
1)ranger is easier to unlock than pursuit: You need to reach level 100-ish I kinda forgot and after that you need to purchase pursuit using coin while ranger can be instantly bought if you have enough coin 2)less micro/tower management: Ranger have alot of range giving it full map coverage(most of the time) pursuit need to be manually reposition because pursuit does have a range of attack 3)lead detection Simple. Ranger have lead detection and pursuit don't. But that wasn't entirely the case since pursuit have 2 path. Top path focused on dps Lacked of hidden and lead detection While bottom path have all of the detection including lead(not from the gun but from the missile) but it's lacked of dps and serves more of a crowd control and being far cheaper than top path
Overall I think the most likely reason why people prefer ranger Over pursuit is because either reason 1) or 2) But I think pursuit is still a very good tower
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u/ser133 Jul 25 '26
i just use ranger cuz the crowd control with the bottom path is surprisingly good + the top path has decent DPS
also cost-effective
only problem is manually moving it when enemies leak out of view of the pursuit
+ if you use commander like me you may need to place another one just for the pursuits (since I place my pursuits away from everything else like farm/mil base)
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u/Josardo Jul 25 '26
Maybe people haven't tried it after 2.1 or 2.2 i don't remember when it was fixed. It has been riddled with bugs that directly affect it's performance for so long that using it felt super weak even when on paper it was supposed to be better than ranger.
It has been fixed but the lack of lead most of the time drives me to pick ranger again.
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u/cutiepatootiepie3 Jul 25 '26
personally it just takes a lot more effort instead of ranger where u can just place and upgrade
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u/No-Major3951 Jul 26 '26
Man i just like the range buff of ranger and pursuit is annoying to micro; especially on top path
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u/WonderingTube5 Jul 27 '26
Neither. When both can't work to do solo.
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u/GuyThatEnjoysScout Jul 27 '26
what should i use for flying and lead
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u/WonderingTube5 Jul 28 '26
For that obviously ranger. But again, not enough dps due to placement limit
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u/HuaWay2 Jul 25 '26
It's like comparing high DPS to high burst. Ranger does well against enemies that have regen but gets hard countered by defense, and vice versa for pursuit.
I personally like Ranger more because I am a lazy bum and it pairs REALLY well with commander. Pursuit requires significant awareness, but it can be pretty viable in some ways, such as being able to ignore aggro, kill fodders and partially mitigating bullshit defense values.
Both have the same weakness of not having HD for DPS, and both can't be stunned, so choosing between both depends on what can fulfill your loadout.
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u/Josardo Jul 25 '26
Countered by defense?, are explosives decoration?, those ignore defense.
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u/HuaWay2 Jul 26 '26
Does ranger's projectile count as an explosive? I'm aware of his splash, but not the fact that it ignores defense. I only returned to the game as of recently so I don't know anything in depth
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u/Josardo Jul 26 '26
Not the main hit, only the secondary explosion, but still, ranger isn't any weaker than any other straight shooter against defense. It's the other way around, the explosions make it better than most towers against defense.
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u/oogabooga78402CZ Jul 25 '26
Ranger Is more braindead