its good to think of what you are going to use as your sub job. If you start as say a theif you and use a bow and level it up while you level up your theif as well as get good practice pulling so when you become a ranger you will be set to go. Bows are expensive and arrows run 800-900 for 99 of the lower level ones. Don't know much about ranger weapons over lv 17 though but I would think theif would be a good way to start.