what it's the best melee solo class??

[Ivory]

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

But bows are objectively terrible DPS. Archery is overall objectively terrible until Luclin.

You fool!!! Archery is one of the strongest forces in Norrath! I do about the same damage with my swords as I do with my bow in a group....if I go trueshot, I go far beyond that!

Sure I don't have a self haste / epic....but my weapons aren't so shabby.

Cecily can tell you! Yesterday we teamed up and I was demonstrating the power of the bendy branch fighting foragers in trakanon's teeth.

Which is a perfect example, a "normal" ranger trying to just sit and melee down a forager solo wouldn't be able to make it. But I, as an archer, could kill them easily and at a good pace.

Cecily, 5 levels higher (60 vs 55) and max hasted to 90% haste (compared to my self 50% bow haste) with her using epic weapon and some other super great high end weaponry.....compared to me using my skydarkener..... she killed it at double the rate I did (but my mob was rooted! So I lost my double bow damage bonus!).

I think once I catch up in levels and equipment, that would be a lot closer (still, it isn't so bad considering I don't have downtime and can do it safely....even at 60, Cecily was getting pretty hurt, I don't think a normal melee ranger at my level with normal equipment would have been able to do it without rooting and backing up to heal mid-fight).

Basically.....bows are awesome, archery is awesome, everyone should be an archer and be awesome [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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