Thief/Ranger Gear Guide

Purpose of this Guide
This Guide will serve as a resource for those wishing to follow in the same path which I did, choosing to use the subjob Ranger for their Thief while leveling. It is this players opinion that the subjob of Ranger has more to offer in a party situation than the more popular choice of Ninja. I will use my experience to build a gear set for any level which makes the best use of both jobs' abilities.

Gear Focus
The focus of your gear while playing as a Thief/Ranger is to make the best combination possible to play off your two major roles:
 * Spike Damage/Hate Control
 * Damage (particularly ranged attack damage)

As such, it is best to be able to have 2 sets of gear to macro in for each situation. While I was leveling, This was my first job, so I could not easily afford to have to gear sets. As such, I used a hybrid method, which attempted to do well in both aspects.