Ranger Gearing Question
 

Currently level 9 wielding a Green Jade Broadsword
Have 2800 to spend. Should I be looking for a lamentation and use the BS when I can dual weild or is there a better bang for my plat?

Dunno prices on blue but there is a lot of 1hs ranger weapons out there. Silken Whip of Ensnaring, Lammy, The sword you have, there is 2 weapons from FM [Windetched staff, and I believe dagger] that both proc Careless Lightning at level 20 [90DD druid nuke].

Sit in EC for awhile and check it out.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Silver_Swiftblade

Use that until lvl 20ish, then switch to

http://wiki.project1999.com/Springwood_Stave

Use that until you can afford a

http://wiki.project1999.com/Woodsman%27s_Staff

then use that until epic. Nothing else ever needed, really

Is it really worth it to gear for 2hb rather than 2 1hs weapons? Also is it worth it to gear for Dex for archery?

Yeah, because it's very difficult to get your epics. Woodsman staff is the nicest weapon rangers have until epics. Easy enough to skill up various weapon types as you level also. Dex... probably not.

How much does dex really affect archery? trying to research that but ya I don't think id trade 5 str for 5 dex in either case haha.

It doesn't matter. It's like considering charisma for better merchant prices. There are numbers, but the answer is "it's not important, who cares".

Here is your answer to all questions concerning ranger weapon choice pre-epic. Nothing else matters. Solve your stat issues in non-weapon slots.

It really doesnt matter. Archery DPS is garbage and shouldnt be used unless your kiting something which a ranger shouldnt really do unless its necessary.

Why not dual lammys or somethin?

woodsman's staff is better dps.