Ranger solo

[Cecily]

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

Ivory is right. Bows are great dps. Ivory has a woushi bow which is an aoe proc. Imagine endless quad kiting never running oom. That is what this is and it works. Anyone who says different is just a sheep with no real context of what is actually going on. Just because this play style is outside your realm of what is possible doesn't mean it isn't efficient. Rangers are below Rogues, Warriors, and Monks for dps at the top end so dispel your belief that a bow can't work. It does. The art of archery is not just firing arrows - it is doing everything Ivory has described above.

That's a very very unique playstyle given by no drop piece of raid loot. You can hardly generalize "bows" talking about a particular bow. I use a windstriker with a sky cloak and fleeting quiver. It hits really, really hard. It's still bad dps compared to my melee damage and I wouldn't dream of using it as primary source of damage in a party w/o trueshot. Not that it's bad by any stretch. I used bows extensively face tanking to 60 solo before Velious. On a rooted mob it's a great source of dot damage while you time med ticks / regen.