Ranger vs Warrior Archer

[paulgiamatti]

Stationary targets will mitigate 50% archery damage across all classes I believe. Double damage can still occur for a ranger on a stationary target, but in that case it will just be doing normal damage.

Edit: Apparently double dmg on stationaries is a feature of Trueshot for rangers, should be working as intended on P99. Also worth noting that Trueshot has a 2-minute duration.

[oqrelord]

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

Stationary targets will mitigate 50% archery damage across all classes I believe. Double damage can still occur for a ranger on a stationary target, but in that case it will just be doing normal damage.

Edit: Apparently double dmg on stationaries is a feature of Trueshot for rangers, should be working as intended on P99. Also worth noting that Trueshot has a 2-minute duration.

Dang so there is no actual added damage multiplier for pewing stationary mobs that you cant achieve by kiting it?

So aside from trueshot a crippling bowshot will be the biggest hit?

Im leaning more towards war now if this is the case.

[paulgiamatti]

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

Dang so there is no actual added damage multiplier for pewing stationary mobs that you cant achieve by kiting it?

I'm not entirely sure on the mechanics here, but it sounds like Trueshot simply negates the intrinsic 50% damage mitigation you normally get when shooting stationary mobs with a bow. Archery nerds may want to weigh in.

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

So aside from trueshot a crippling bowshot will be the biggest hit?

Im leaning more towards war now if this is the case.

A double damage, critical Trueshot hit will be the biggest - the multipliers will stack. A non-Trueshot, double damage critical hit will still be bigger than a warrior's crippling blow. I'd bet my life that even without Trueshot, ranger archery will still greatly out damage a warrior's with equal stats & gear.

Also, proc-snaring stuff as a warrior would be a total pain in the ass. Archery sucks in EQ, but it sucks the least for rangers.