Archer (job)

Archer is a class that first appears in Final Fantasy Tactics. They specialize in the use of bows and are able to charge their attacks to do more damage.

Final Fantasy XI
The job of Archer is represented in Final Fantasy XI as Ranger. Ranger is an advanced job and can be accessed by any character that has completed the Ranger flag quest. The quest starts in Windurst when the character is asked to go learn about a noble death. At this point they must travel to Meritaphaud Mountains to find a cave. When they inspect a set of bones, an old tiger will spawn. The tiger will slowly lose life and basically the Ranger must watch this proud beast slowly give in to its age and die. At this point, they have earned the knowledge required to level Ranger.

Ranger is a ranged attack job. They are proficient in the use of guns, bows, and crossbows. They also have reasonable hand to hand ability where they can use swords, knives, or axes. Rangers have the ability to track through the use of Widescan, one of their job abilities, but otherwise focus mainly on dealing heavy damage. They are also the only job that has the ability to use ranged Weaponskills so a character wishing to use these powerful attacks must either be a ranger or take the subjob of Ranger.