Ranger must haves in velious?

[ownrage]

Other than bfg, what are some things Rangers should try to get asap that might get nerfed or cut from the game completely?

[hammertime7795]

Other than bfg, what are some things Rangers should try to get asap that might get nerfed or cut from the game completely?

There will only be a couple bfg's on the server. So I would not worry about getting one.

[Cecily]

Probably a haste cloak from sky, now. Guilds are going to be way less excited about sky loot in Velious, I'd imagine, and that's an irreplaceable item.

[hammertime7795]

Probably a haste cloak from sky, now. Guilds are going to be way less excited about sky loot in Velious, I'd imagine, and that's an irreplaceable item.

Smart! I agree. That cloak is hax.

[Jimjam]

Other than bfg, what are some things Rangers should try to get asap

Rez :p.

[Daldaen]

Not much gets cut from the game to be honest.

BFG, alliance neck and Holgresh elder beads are about it that pops into my head right now.

Most important thing for a ranger is be level 60 for Weaponshield. Sky cloak is pretty boss as well.

[hammertime7795]

Not much gets cut from the game to be honest.

BFG, alliance neck and Holgresh elder beads are about it that pops into my head right now.

Most important thing for a ranger is be level 60 for Weaponshield. Sky cloak is pretty boss as well.

When do the beads get nerfed? I was thinking it was post velious.

[Billbike]

What is bfg?

[falkun]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Breezeboot%27s_Frigid_Gnasher

I believe SOE eventually stopped the seaworthy planking from spawning, which breaks the quest.

[hammertime7795]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Breezeboot%27s_Frigid_Gnasher

I believe SOE eventually stopped the seaworthy planking from spawning, which breaks the quest.

It was pretty darn quick iirc. Weeks not months.

[baalzy]

Yeah they stop the plank from dropping which kills the ability to do the quest for new people. The quest can still be completed after the nerf as long as you have the plank already. So grabbing a plank while you still can should be a priority, you can then finish the quest at a later date.

[hammertime7795]

Yeah they stop the plank from dropping which kills the ability to do the quest for new people. The quest can still be completed after the nerf as long as you have the plank already. So grabbing a plank while you still can should be a priority, you can then finish the quest at a later date.

Plank can be tough to find though. It has lots of random spawn points. Not sure what the spawn time is though but it can be pretty much anywhere in the zone including underwater and iirc it was just a small bag like other dropped items.

[YendorLootmonkey]

Plank can be tough to find though. It has lots of random spawn points. Not sure what the spawn time is though but it can be pretty much anywhere in the zone including underwater and iirc it was just a small bag like other dropped items.

GMs need to watch the hell out of that zone and banhammer anyone who makes a beeline right to the spawn point.

[Daldaen]

GMs need to watch the hell out of that zone and banhammer anyone who makes a beeline right to the spawn point.

They just have to randomize the spawn points and leave them active for quite awhile so that the determined are able to get their plank.

[hammertime7795]

It should be random and will be nearly impossible to find or atleast it was on live. We only had like 2 of the bfgs on veeshan.

[Daldaen]

It should be random and will be nearly impossible to find or atleast it was on live. We only had like 2 of the bfgs on veeshan.

Meh. It shouldn't be this rare. It just was a new expansion and not many people knew what stuff was for.

On this server I hope most who play the first month have a shot at getting this. It shouldn't be limited to neckbeard's who swim around Iceclad for 12 hours a day.

[Jimjam]

Everyone is going to be filling all their character slots with wooden planks to save for selling MQ after the plank stops ground spawning.

[hammertime7795]

Meh. It shouldn't be this rare. It just was a new expansion and not many people knew what stuff was for.

On this server I hope most who play the first month have a shot at getting this. It shouldn't be limited to neckbeard's who swim around Iceclad for 12 hours a day.

Well honestly it should not be allowed at all it was nerfed for a reason but it really will be limited to the people who swim 12hrs a day or more likely the people who buy the mq from bards who swim around for 12 hrs a day. At least if its like it was on live. It was nearly impossible to find

[koros]

Bag wasn't that rare while it was active. People just didn't go looking for ground spawns in iceclad, and I'm sure many many planks rotted in banks/got destroyed.

From the time the quest was discovered until it was nerfed plenty of people got bags. I don't think people expected it to go away so it wasn't priority #1.

[Jimjam]

I wonder if there was a finite number of planks to be found, perhaps representing the remains of one specific ship... when the ship was fully looted the planks were gone?

[hammertime7795]

Bag wasn't that rare while it was active. People just didn't go looking for ground spawns in iceclad, and I'm sure many many planks rotted in banks/got destroyed.

From the time the quest was discovered until it was nerfed plenty of people got bags. I don't think people expected it to go away so it wasn't priority #1.

IDK how it was on other servers but that was not the case on veeshan people were offering big money for planks so ice clad was scoured pretty well. Maybe it was only shortly before it was nerfed but they were pretty damn rare. I don't recall how soon the nerf was after velious released.

[koros]

IDK how it was on other servers but that was not the case on veeshan people were offering big money for planks so ice clad was scoured pretty well. Maybe it was only shortly before it was nerfed but they were pretty damn rare. I don't recall how soon the nerf was after velious released.

Because there were only a few weeks between the time it was discovered and the time it was nerfed. But they didn't tell anyone it was nerfed so the rarity of planks became the stuff of legend for a while.

[YendorLootmonkey]

They just have to randomize the spawn points and leave them active for quite awhile so that the determined are able to get their plank.

I'm talking about these ground spawns being a good way to find people using hax. Like a warrior I saw in the first few days of Kunark routinely beating me to the Hunter/Forager.

[hammertime7795]

Because there were only a few weeks between the time it was discovered and the time it was nerfed. But they didn't tell anyone it was nerfed so the rarity of planks became the stuff of legend for a while.

Could be

[newcomer411]

whats so special about this item looks useless to me plz explain

[wycca]

whats so special about this item looks useless to me plz explain

It can do this -

http://v011o.popscreen.com/eG1lNTNhMTI=_o_phi-doom-altrit-et-bfg-9000.jpg

[eqgmrdbz]

The rarity and look is what made it wanted. The knock-back is nice, but there are many bows with better stats.

[Cecily]

I think the weapon itself is hideous, but the grief potenti.. I mean utility of the item is unmatched.

[PDX0621]

Had one of these on live with my Ranger.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Helm_of_the_Tracker

[YendorLootmonkey]

Ban people for going after planks.. Thats funny ! I swear some are 100% paranoid and/or childish... Funny thread reads

Now ask yourself, how would someone know exactly where a plank spawned if the GMs see them bee-line right to it when it spawns? Ban for hax.

[Itap]

In reality, which items will go to rangers over other melees? Claw of Lightning for instance...

[koros]

Salindrite Dagger, Krizenn's Flame, Baton of Flame if you can convince monks they don't need it, Dragon-Rib Club

[Itap]

Salindrite Dagger, Krizenn's Flame, Baton of Flame if you can convince monks they don't need it, Dragon-Rib Club

So if its brd/rog/rng then there is a 1/3 chance it will go to rangers lol

[Pint]

Now ask yourself, how would someone know exactly where a plank spawned if the GMs see them bee-line right to it when it spawns? Ban for hax.

Maybe they swam around on the empty beta server and compiled a list of potential locs?

[Daldaen]

Maybe they swam around on the empty beta server and compiled a list of potential locs?

They randomized them pretty well. Since my last time posting here, I went around to quite a few ones I/guildmates found the groundspawns at and never saw them there again.

[xassis]

Ranger must-haves in Velious? Well the delete button is a good place to start.

[blondeattk]

if you dont raid, this is decent bow.....

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=953

also....

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=5329

useful device, for running away from scary monsters!!

[emdubwubwub]

They randomized them pretty well. Since my last time posting here, I went around to quite a few ones I/guildmates found the groundspawns at and never saw them there again.

What is this plank used for?

[Daldaen]

BCG. A 20/50 primary and ranged bow.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Breezeboot%27s_Frigid_Gnasher

It's mostly for looks but it does also count as a bow even though you can primary wield it and Autoattack with it. Which means Trueshot Discipline will greatly enhance the damage this puts out, making the BFG more like a 40/50 primary, plus the mainhand bonus, makes it a very powerful weapon during Trueshot disc. On cornered mob. That can't be knocked back.