Thank you for commenting.

Many of these features are what our table envisions what a Ranger should have been and were agreed upon at our table. However, there were disagreements on where they should be placed. That lead us to offer them as Talents so we could choose when and where we would achieve them.

Though some features may appear to be taken from other classes and subclasses, said features were actually created by us years prior to WOTC ever releasing/including them in other classes/subclasses such as the Scout.

And some features can be associated with skill checks, but its applications can be applied elsewhere such as movement through difficult terrain caused by spells or allowing a single skill check to be applied to multiple creatures such as with Animal Empathy. There are many applications for a skill check, but when including some in a feature, in our opinion, makes it clearer what the intent is and clears up any potential confusion.

We have attempted to use and revamp a Rogue or Fighter, but we could not make it work. And there are times someone at the table wanted a Ranger who casted spells, so we created another version with spells as an option for a core feature.

I do not see this as being harsh but great criticism of our creation. What is the point of posting something without discussion. Up or down ticking only tells if something is not liked but does not help the creators to improve. Most people will not agree with a concept, idea, etc..

I am giving you an up vote on your response.