Rangers, how much fun is bow kiting?

[camdog]

But I do it. I could root+shoot blue gnolls down to 50% in High Hold Pass and then melee them no problem. Tried same tactic on blue mammoths in Everfrost. Those mammoths resist a lot, and root or snare does not last half as long as on the gnolls. And those mammoths hit HARD. But I can do it if I med + heal to full. And it's much easier with SoW and a HP buff.

I don't think archery was thought through thoroughly. I think I miss WAY too much and I get a lot of 2, 4, 7 point hits. I mean, where am I hitting the mob? In the freakin' fingernail? I don't think every arrow should hit for 50 pts, but we should be able to take down a blue mob with let's say, a stack and a half of arrows. Imagine if casters had to PURCHASE mana? Because that's pretty much analogous to what we do as rangers with arrows...

I must be very lucky because about a month or so ago I was given, over a 2 day period or so, by complete strangers,
1) Runed Oak Bow (was in SK - maybe it was the person who posted above [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] )
2) trueshot bow
3) raincaller
4) couple ivy etched pieces

I should have written their names down but did not. Thanks if it was you. Makes my life a lot easier and game more enjoyable and I was able to earn plat to buy some additional weapons.

Camneely
24 Ranger