Ranger Bow Killing

[kgallowaypa]

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

bows suck try a solo class if you like soloing

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

Spoken by someone who's obviously failed at Ranger.

Don't anyone tell you what you can or can't do in this game, besides why race to lvl 60 when there is nothing left to do anyhow.

[Munkh]

Love it! Great remark, Vaedir.

[kgallowaypa]

Yep, Those links I posted by that user on your OP, she role played only using her bow to kite and kill some impressive targets. Very entertaining read regarding her accomplishments and the guild she started, its a shame the screenshots don't work anymore though [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[MikeXG]

Quoting Ivory's lovely post
"At 35 to 40 you may start to feel a bit anxious about finally getting a stronger bow. I understand your feels.....it is something all archers experience at some point.

It is time to do the quest for the Bow of the Huntsman !!

But you will likely need some help....for Vluudeen is no push over!!

Still, I'm sure you are resourceful and will figure a way to get her tail....and then take it to the giants city.

There, past the wolf pit, you will find Gleed ....whom even if you are an enemy, can sneak behind and turn in the tail for your bow! ((Though there are some see invis guards before him...so....find a monk to distract them, or get a little bit of giant faction so they are dubious).

Bow of the Huntsman - 20/30 - Range 180 (proc spirit strike, an 81 DD)

After that, it is up to you!! The huntsmans bow will take you to 50 and beyond! But never stop searching for a better bow! Adventure to the furthest reaches of Norrath! "

As someone who is not a part of a guild and doesn't have a character or resources capable of killing valuedeen, how easy is it to get loot rights to the tail?/how much would it cost me?

[danzig]

Vludeens an easy piece of tail. Hint: it involves a friendly rogue and like 20 snares.

[MikeXG]

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

Vludeens an easy piece of tail. Hint: it involves a friendly rogue and like 20 snares.

Glad to hear it, I still think I am a ways away from looking for the friendly rogue. What level should I try to finagle the tail?

[danzig]

Could do it whenever I think. If you're too low to land a snare, a high level Druid friend (or a grizzled dial a port mercenary) to land an Ensnare, and Flame Lick to grab agro while a rogue backstabs. Run in circles until dead.

[skarlorn]

The best way to "bow kill" with a ranger is to use the bow as a hybrid damage source. The key to this strategy is fighting monsters who flee at 20%.

Instead of trying to whittle down 80% with bow damage (very slow and LOTS of arrows), you can try this...

Hit the enemy with your biggest DoT, then snare, then haul ass and plink away. You can even spin, shoot, nuke, shoot, and run - maximizing DPS around your paltry nukes.

Even taking your opponent to 70% with this strategy gives you a huge advantage, because suddenly you only have to take them down another 50% in melee combat before they start running. This cuts your loss of hp per fight in half, meaning less downtime!

I leveled like this quite a lot in Karanas [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[fadetree]

I have used bow kiting to kill a number of higher level mobs. If it snares and roots and doesn't summon, I can kill it.....eventually. I have a tolans bracer (summon arrows clicky) and a wrapped velium bow, good haste and a fleeting quiver. My dex kind of sucks but I use pots or buffs to bring that up. I keep a couple dots up, immolate and stinging swarm from the tolans arms. It works, but is really, really slow. Better arrows would help, but they get to be expensive in the quantities bow kiting takes. Personally, I would never try to exp with only bow kiting, it's just sad. But, as mentioned above, it can help speed up the eventual melee kill, plus you can regen some while bow kiting.

[Ivory]

Must....defend....archery!!

Archery is amazins! Don't let people tell you it is bad or slow exp!!!

At 40-50 it can slow down (if you don't have a good bow). But if you manage to land a skydarkener or something, then you will be soloing faster than most classes.

Sub 40 you solo DEFINITELY faster than most people. I remember I was outpacing a necromancer around level 30 on the firiona vie cliffs easily.

Just make sure you get a decent enough bow AND USE SPELLS (medding between shots).

The people who say it is painfully slow haven't really tried it with a decent focus on archery (velium swiftblade, quiver, basic arrows from merchant are fine, and a good bow).

I used a trueshot bow WAY longer than I should have and still was rocking it! With a huntsmans bow earlier (very easy to get with some random wanderbys help) I woulda been the archer supreme. Or if you can spend 1k for a velium bow, ohhhhh that is bananas good. (roughly 30/40 stats, even the lowest quality velium bow is a beast)

If you get a skydarkener at 40+ though....oh....then you will understand the true power of archery. You will never be seen again as you run across the lands killin everything (4 at a time) till things slow down again at 56ish (though, even then, I just got tired of grinding....with the skydarkener I could easily quad kite more for EXP at the armor spawns in wakening lands or the othmirs in cobalt scar).

Again, don't let these people tell you it is bad! They tried to tell me that....but I didn't listen...and now I know the great power of archery!