Ranger ac parsing (I'm serious)

[Snaggles]

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

RED99

Well then why dont you do some tests with the shield you supposedly have on your ranger, which you have no screenshots of or other proof of having?

RED99

Probably doesn’t have any screenshots because that thing almost rots every time.

You are literally the only one nerding over shields for rangers, let alone collecting kunark Druid ones.

Try Blue or Green if you want to get passable gear and learn how to play the game. Or stay on Red farming Paineel while you finish your manifesto.

[Goregasmic]

Another thing I'd like to test eventually is the "1ac = 5/10/15hp" thing. When researching melee gear I've seen that one come up a lot and it seems like it is way too much of a situational thing to come up with any sort of general rule without context. Never seen the reasoning behind it either.

[zelld52]

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

Another thing I'd like to test eventually is the "1ac = 5/10/15hp" thing. When researching melee gear I've seen that one come up a lot and it seems like it is way too much of a situational thing to come up with any sort of general rule without context. Never seen the reasoning behind it either.

That was a thing for tanks in live, but later expacs. The idea was 10ac is equivalent to 50hp on gear when choosing upgrades. But that’s when stuff had like 150-200 on it. And I only ever remember applying that to shield. (When warriors got good discs and AAs sword and board was preferred setup on raids) Ie: 60ac 150HP shield is better than 48ac 200HP shield.

[Snaggles]

Weighing an item per its stats is a great way to compare two items of the same slot. As for if those stats are particularly relevant (outside placebo), that’s a different matter.

Coming up with a personal upgrade path and comparing items leads to less spontaneous spending and excessive point use. I’d rather burn those points on alts than bank replaced NTOV gear. Perhaps more important, it gives someone agency to own those decisions.

[Goregasmic]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That was a thing for tanks in live, but later expacs.

I've seen it floated in many threads on p99 forums.

You could probably find that value but I feel like it would most likely only be applicable to mobs in that range, for that AC value and probably with a similar time to kill. And once you are past flattening the DI, HP>AC.

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

Weighing an item per its stats is a great way to compare two items of the same slot. As for if those stats are particularly relevant (outside placebo), that’s a different matter.

Coming up with a personal upgrade path and comparing items leads to less spontaneous spending and excessive point use. I’d rather burn those points on alts than bank replaced NTOV gear. Perhaps more important, it gives someone agency to own those decisions.

Oh for sure, especially for hybrids where ideally you'd max a couple stats, which is impossible on EC gear so you have to find your balance. Ranger if you go all out tank you'll have like 145str, almost no dex and no mana. Cool if you mt but if you're called on for DPS and you don't have like 190str you'll be failing your DPS role to an extent. If you want to bow stuff you'll need the str/dex and if you fear kite you'll probably want str/mana. Those choices come at a cost and if you don't want to carry full bags of gear you'll have to find your sweet spot somewhere. For some slots it is a no brainer but for others it is a lot more nuanced.

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[Salaryman]

RED99

I play for pvp, you play to kill the same dragon over and over and look nice in the freeport tunnels, if thats "gameplay" for you I feel bad for you.

RED99

[Goregasmic]

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

RED99

I play for pvp, you play to kill the same dragon over and over and look nice in the freeport tunnels, if thats "gameplay" for you I feel bad for you.

RED99

Coming from the guy who won't shut up about his stupid robe, that's rich.

[Snaggles]

Pity from a Red99 shield ranger?

*clutches pearls*