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Originally Posted by Ripqozko
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you just dont bother slowing while grinding, relying on procs is dumb for just plain exp. save that for like low man trio groups.
edit: you will have long killed something by time slow procs with a cek sword and way faster than you will have with 1h.
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We’re gonna have to agree to disagree on this point. To give you an example, I’m currently farming a guardian robe. I kill 21 named guardians per cycle: most are easy but some are blue or dark green, and many are undercons. An unlucky pull can occasionally include a roaming guard, and some of these are very tough. I’ve tried these cycles without Earthcaller. I’ve tried with Batton/Claw and Cek, and then my typical setup, EC/Silver Whip. I have never not completed a full cycle with EC/Silver Whip, whereas a bad fight has set me back when using Baton/Claw and Cek, and I’ve had miss a few mobs. I can certainly face tank a blue mob, but I’m then out of or low on mana and also down on HP. EC provides a ton of efficiency.
My typical setup is Aary Shield/EC to begin with. I swap out the shield after losing 100hp for whip. After EC proc, I put whip in mainhand and put claw in offhand. After losing more hp, I swap my first golden loop for a Dragon Blood Earring, then I swap the second for the Thuderforged Earring, so I get more dex. Then after more hp loss, I swap my 20 dex bp for my fungi. I feel like you have to min/max like crazy to fully optimise playing a ranger, but it’s fun as hell.