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Edit- in my last post I meant to say I mained a ranger from 2000-2003. It was my first legitimate character and I took it through kunark all the way up until PoP/GoD. I used archer extensively, but prior to luclin only as a tool to help me solo as a class that otherwise struggled without it. The low damage output and longer kill times were only worth it as it allowed me to not have to spend as much down time healing or kill things that I couldn't kill toe to toe.

If you're soloing you're dealing with a rooted or snared and moving target and losing 50% of your bow damage. 25 dps now becomes 12. My point is, if the mob is not moving or rooted your weapons will net more damage production with less wasted time/resources. Outside if trueshot, not really viable or worth it. You do less damage and waste arrows. If you have unlimited arrows via tolans that 80 arrows a minut also means you lose 10 ticks of meditating.

Your parses only reinforce that. You could make the case that it might be worth it in a group IF you need to meditate as you can get in med ticks while shooting - but the contribution to a group would still be more sufficient in most cases by getting stuff dead faster.

Her weapon choices at 55 are also not so great even with the budget stuff. If she has 200 dex (2 proc primary a minute 1 offhand) the spell proc component of her weapons only contributes 4.083 dps assuming 0 resists. On a tight budget, She'd be better off with a cheap, fast jade mace primary at level 55 and a higher ratio offhand. Funds permitting, 2handers are the go-to prior to epic level weaponry.

What haste was she using when meleeing?

Nobody has ever argued it wasn't good for soloing. It allows a melee class to damage an enemy without taking damage themselves. It's not going to help you kill fast, but it will help you kill.