Ranger solo

[Aaramis]

Originally Posted by Muggens [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just dinged 30 on my ranger twink. Been using Woodsman's Staff primarly since lvl 20 with swaps to train the other weapon skills. Without a doubt the staff is the best dps compared to dual wielding(jade mace, lupine dagger, lammy). The way I understand it my ranger will be using Woodsman's Staff untill (if)getting epics at lvl 50+...
How does Skyfury Scimitar+Winters Fury dual wield compare to Woodsman's Staff pre/post 50 as a ranger?

Also have not used bow at all so far. I got a Rain Caller and some arrows, but it just doesnt seem usefull besides pulling. Perhaps at higher levels, but any point to it if you have a fungi?

Whats a good ranger solo spot at lvl 30?

I can't comment on the Skyfure+Winter's Fury combo - I use Lupine + Defiance personally at lvl 48 and find it works well, but then again I don't have a Woodsman. I'd wager Woodsman would still win out, unless you have high dex and can proc a lot in which case they might win out.
I just find that dual wield is more *reliable* dps than 2h weapons. Misses or single hits on the 2h weapons tend to give less dps, but then those double hits all make up for it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As for bow - no, it's mostly useless at that level unless sneak pulling stuff.

As for solo spot, I soloed 30-35 very quickly in Iceclad fear kiting snow cougars, then switched to griffons in the Karanas to well into my 40s. They went xp green at 47 I believe it was. With a fungi, hill giants are probably easily on the menu too at 40+.

[Jimjam]

At 47 you can switch to sabretooth tigers in The Overthere, where plenty stay blue until 51. At that point work on you swiftwind, with VSR spawning so often it is very easy to get the pusling green gem.

[Darguth]

Are there any places to fear kite at 55+ other than WW which is just a pain to get to?

[demokatt]

It's not hard to get to. Have a druid port you to cs then follow you and zone into sirens. Then you both succor and you will end up at WW zoneline. :-)

[Jimjam]

As a ranger, you can sneak round the sea horses in SG without drawing aggro btw. Make sure you have an invis on to get past the mobs at zone in.

[demokatt]

I tried that once but those damn seahorses saw me dispite being invis and I ended up dead on the bottom. Fortunately, the one who helped me show the way was a Cleric [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Darguth]

Anyone have any experience trying to fear kite bats/bugs in SolB and any tactics they might suggest in doing so?

[MikeXG]

Ive been toying with making a semi twinked alt. I dont have the funds for things like fungi tunic, but certainly a decent set of armor, a woodsman staff, etc. i know rangers are not top tier soloers and have read through this thread and various guides linked. My main is a shaman (closing in on 50) and a bard who i strictly duo with my buddy (shaman) in the mid 40s. I am interested in making an alt because I miss just running around and exploring the early content. Ranger just seems like a fun class with the tools they have. So my question is. Given a rangers ability to solo, be it face tankng, bow kiting, fear kiting animals, etc. if I stick to camps that are 6 minute spawns ie bard diet, deputy guards, easy camps where one can set a timer and walk away. Will the 6 minutes of downtime be enough to recoup my hp and mana? Is this doable as far as kill speed? Again I know ranger is not the best soloer or the fastest. I just want to know if it is viable without sinking more than 8-10k in the character. Also for this play style, wood or half elf?

[Doctor Jeff]

Originally Posted by demokatt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I tried that once but those damn seahorses saw me dispite being invis and I ended up dead on the bottom. Fortunately, the one who helped me show the way was a Cleric [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you didn't read the post..

You need to use SNEAK to get around the seahorses, the invis is just for walruses

[RDawg816]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You need to use SNEAK to get around the seahorses

I know it's obvious, but so we're all clear - you have to remain behind mobs for sneak to work.