Rangers, how much fun is bow kiting?

[Daywolf]

Bow kiting? not so much. I tend to use root instead. First you need a bow with a high ratio, at least .333 to start imo, not a first strike weapon. Then you want to have a dot memorized (or DoT item at higher levels). Dots do more damage to the mob if the mob is stationary. Now you need to find a mob with a low enough resist that it'll root for a given length of time on avg, pref as long as the DoT lasts. Usually this isn't for red con [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Arrows, simply the cheapest you can make is all you need, which are really cheap and remain stacked until needed, saving space, and something to craft while you med.

Find your mob, drop your root, drop your dot/s. Let fly your arrows as you back pedal to furthest range, which isn't too far with cheap arrows but far enough to reroot a charging mob. Rinse and repeat until either dead or you bring the mob to a low enough health to melee it down the rest of the way w/o you wasting too much health. If successful, you may have health and mana to keep going for a while, from one mob to the next.