Baby ranger - fun hunting ideas?

[Snaggles]

Yea raid geared I have the same experience as Rip.

Prior with a 10/18 and Swiftwind I was on par with most knights and aggro weapon warriors. Prob about 10-15% behind warriors if using a reaver. Monks and rogues will be 50-100% up depending on gear.

That said, Trueshot under certain circumstances is still solid even if no BFG. Exquisite Velium bow, Earthshaker, fleeting quiver, 8dmg arrows. Outdoors can even gwolf form which is like 40% of Avatar. I’d prob bow plunk if not raid geared, at least until the disc runs dry. Even with Tolan arrows if the npc isn’t rooted or moving it’s solid dps.

[Snaggles]

Yea totally. For burndowns like that not saving bump makes a lot of sense. I need to parse my dagarn sometime on a short fight when everyone is clawing for aggro.

[Snaggles]

I rebought a Swarmcaller. Seldom do I root/joust until a proc triggers but with the EC that’s painful.

[Toxigen]

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

I rebought a Swarmcaller. Seldom do I root/joust until a proc triggers but with the EC that’s painful.

swarmcaller opens up a lot of options duo tho

[Jimjam]

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

swarmcaller opens up a lot of options duo tho

Yeah, it is great to hand off to the enc or necro charm pet.

[Snaggles]

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swarmcaller opens up a lot of options duo tho

Yea I mean I have an Earthcaller but got a swarmcaller again for certain situations. Like wanting to slow but not swap out Dw back to 2h every mob.

[Toxigen]

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

Yea I mean I have an Earthcaller but got a swarmcaller again for certain situations. Like wanting to slow but not swap out Dw back to 2h every mob.

i would think once youve got earthcaller the swarmcaller is doneski and headed for your enchanter alt

[Ripqozko]

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i would think once youve got earthcaller the swarmcaller is doneski and headed for your enchanter alt

1h dps is trash compared to 2h tho, makes sense to use swarmcaller still if ya have a good 2h and haste

[Troxx]

Swarmcaller solo I’ve found useful when soloing the harder spectrum dark blues for sure. For the easier dark blues or xp greens the procs can be spotty enough that I lose less health by just keeping the actual dps 2 hander loaded from the start.

It has been quite useful in duos/trios or very weird composition groups with less than ideal healing potential. The dps from it isn’t terrible to be honest and scoring an early proc takes a big bite out of the whallop mobs pack.

If I had an earthcaller, I honestly don’t think id keep it around in my bags though.

Other update: got myself a woodsman’s staff finally. It’s a parseable dps upgrade over argent protector and the faster swing speed makes the dps much more consistent and predictable.

Dps average is definitely up and the dps “range” any given fight tightens compared to the 49 delay AP.

Once I find an earthshaker for use with now for sale, I’ll be selling AP or tossing it in the bank for a future SK alt.

[Troxx]

gamparse is working ok for me on windows 11 ... i can't remember if i had to do anything in particular to get it to work

And yes. Swarmcaller isn't actually bad dps and the proc is badass. Probably one of the best if not THE BEST weapons for the cost involved. The warrior equivalent is much much more expensive.

On my 60 warrior, these days I only keep 3 weapons in my bags: Frostreaver for all purpose use, Truncheon for slow, and a lower dps but lower threat 2h for dps on raids (which I don't do these days anyways).