Baby ranger - fun hunting ideas?

[Troxx]

Status update:

Level: 37 (nearly 38)
Race: Wood Elf
Gender: Female (better melee animations imo)
Diety: Tunare (only option)

Primary weapon: Argent Protector
Alternate weapons: Wurmslayer and 2 11/20 1hbs
Bow: Huntsman (20/30 doesn't proc yet and no stats from Gleed
Haste: "borrowing" Seahorse belt from my paladin
Regen: Ikky regen bp

have kept 1hs 1hb and 2hs fully maxed for level along with defensive skills

Summary so far: some of the most fun I've had to date on p99. The ikky regen bp at level 37 is starting to show insufficiency compared to the Fungi tunic I used to own to pass around but sold a long time ago. Pulling is a breeze. Fully self sufficient at this point. Bow + self crafted arrow combined range of 180 + 150 = 330 is fun as hell. Unresistable harmony is overpowered.

"Fun" level for an alt thus far:

A++

What could make it better:
-a fungi???

What could make it worse:
-for the scope of what i want ... probably a fungi. Only having 5hp/tick regen forces me to slow down and do the other things like pick battles more carefully, craft mah arrows and somesuch. I'm a'feared a fungi would just have me grinding as I always have without enjoying the slow road (which was the point of this alt).

About my weapon: Argent protector at 42/49 is really perfect imo. Ratio is slightly worse than woodsman but has great stats and the delay with current haste allows for casting all my relevant spells without any lost melee dps. Added Dmg bonus from delay helps with archery

Starting stats: full strength. I practice what I preach. If 20 str is better than 20int for an iksar sk, it is certainly best for a low starting str ranger

[Seducio]

Swarmcaller procs at 46. Thats worth adding once get there for the proc'd slow.

Ya Fungi would be the biggest gameplay changer, but it seems you're enjoying what you have and Fungi could always be a long term goal.

[Snaggles]

Personally, and I’m in the minority, but I don’t like CT. Fairly far away bind point and tough to get a rez to run out. You have casters and a lot of pathers. Some weird healing-through-the wall and z-axis BS. Also while it’s good ranger training stuff runs a lot which is just another variable/task.

HK is also outdoor with a better setup. 99% of NPC’s are warrior archetype. Over half are static. There is that 45-50’ish lump where there are a lot of green and most the blues are a bit too tough. That said, burning down a 2k health npc with arrows is quite easy. I did this in Grobb and kept all the 7-8 front spawns downs down from 45-54 and a basher has like 50% more hps than a noble or bard. These days the plat is even better (in Grobb). Can sneak to sell or lupine dagger and wolf vendor.

[Toxigen]

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

Personally, and I’m in the minority, but I don’t like CT. Fairly far away bind point and tough to get a rez to run out. You have casters and a lot of pathers. Some weird healing-through-the wall and z-axis BS. Also while it’s good ranger training stuff runs a lot which is just another variable/task.

HK is also outdoor with a better setup. 99% of NPC’s are warrior archetype. Over half are static. There is that 45-50’ish lump where there are a lot of green and most the blues are a bit too tough. That said, burning down a 2k health npc with arrows is quite easy. I did this in Grobb and kept all the 7-8 front spawns downs down from 45-54 and a basher has like 50% more hps than a noble or bard. These days the plat is even better (in Grobb). Can sneak to sell or lupine dagger and wolf vendor.

I never had an issue in CT after the first 30 minutes of figuring out positioning away from heals through walls. I solo'd my twink paladin there 32-44.

Troxx, stop being a pussy and go smash temple area while its still viable. You'll thank me later.

[Crede]

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

I never had an issue in CT after the first 30 minutes of figuring out positioning away from heals through walls. I solo'd my twink paladin there 32-44.

Troxx, stop being a pussy and go smash temple area while its still viable. You'll thank me later.

Ranger will get slapped around hard compared to pally. They can’t tank worth a damn. Those temple mobs are no joke from what I remember. It was the pyramid #2 on map I assume you’re referring to.

[Jimjam]

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

Ranger will get slapped around hard compared to pally. They can’t tank worth a damn. Those temple mobs are no joke from what I remember. It was the pyramid #2 on map I assume you’re referring to.

I only noticed an issue with ranger tanking after level 40. Not even in particularly great gear - Ivy etched kinda stuff. It gets a bit better again at 51. I suspect the issue was due to the defence caps stagnating in 40s (I think this has changed since I levelled mine) and then there being a change to how worn ac caps are calculated post 50. idk.

[Troxx]

Ok I need some honest advice. I’m now closing in on 41 in OT hunting sarnak berzerkers. I’ve done a bunch of braid turn ins and am still scowls. Per wiki as a tunare woodelf Ranger I could be looking at hundreds of turn ins which would have me grinding them until they are long since past green and not giving xp.

It’s not bad xp for now but I’m getting bored and, for the first time on this toon, not having fun.

How much is a puppet string charge these days? Thinking of bailing, moving on, and just charming him later when I’m higher level.

Thoughts?

[Snaggles]

I’ve done a few quests gathering up like a dozen Berserkers with my 60 ranger and swapping to loot. It’s still taken like 20hrs or so. The xp is ok but just not worth it.

I think a puppet string click is about 3-4k on the market. I’d go kill stuff that drops FS or plat like HK.

[Jimjam]

The problem is the zerkers just drop almost zero cash and almost zero vendorable loot.

While the XP is decent, the opportunity cost of gathering enough braids to make faction is huge. So much so, that if you were to xp conventially somewhere else then in the time it would take a troll SK to get to decent enough faction to do the quest you would have made enough pp to pay for a strings click anyway. This can only be worse for an elf.

Something I did enjoy on my ranger was fear kiting the OT tigers.

[Keebz]

Just pay for a strings click at 50. Better yet get a Tolan's BP.