Why was Arcane Archer left as an elf / half-elf only prestige class?

[Demonskunk]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems really irritating that the only prestige class for rangers is race locked to one of my least favorite races in the history of fantasy? It's the only race-locked prestige class, and by the written rules it's really restrictive.

I know that they moved over to archetypes and stuff over prestige classes, but I can't overlook the fact that this class (and assassin being evil-locked, yet still a player class) being some odd artifact from days long past, when a lot of things were changed for the better.

Any insight on this, guys? anyone just as annoyed by it as I am?

[Gauss]

It isnt. The errata removed this.

- Gauss

[Cheapy]

Yep, check the Errata document, found in My Downloads. Well, Your Downloads too.

[Benchak the Nightstalker]

They also updated the PRD to reflect this change:

Arcane Archer

[Demonskunk]

Oh, yay!
I haven't looked into the errata, I should probably do this.

[LazarX]

Demonskunk wrote:

anyone just as annoyed by it as I am?

Actually I was mildly miffed that it was de-elfed, but not enough to start a crusade on it.

[Steelfiredragon]

I'm not annoyed that its elf only, I'm annoyed at its existance its.... oh wait this is pathfinder not dnd 3.0 where the piece of garbage was created.....

yeah the errata erraticated the elf only part and paizo made it much better of a prc than it was.

[erian_7]

Demonskunk wrote:

...and assassin being evil-locked, yet still a player class...

A quick note here--Assassin is not specifically a "player class" in the sense that all GMs must allow it for all players. It's a tool for the GM to use as appropriate to the campaign. It may or may not be appropriate as a player class.

[Vuvu]

Pretty sure Halfing opportunist is only :)halfling