Baby ranger weapons/shield question

[Jimjam]

Fletching ain’t such a ball ache to raise, grinding the skill ups actually results in useful items. If you’re going to use a trueshot you want a stash of arrows, right?!

The other thing to consider is you have a baseline success chance of 1/20, so 0.5>1-(0.95^14) tells us you are odds on to succeed on at least one combine if you farm enough pieces for 14 combines - even with 0 skill - are you feeling lucky?

[Tethler]

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

Fletching ain’t such a ball ache to raise, grinding the skill ups actually results in useful items. If you’re going to use a trueshot you want a stash of arrows, right?!

The other thing to consider is you have a baseline success chance of 1/20, so 0.5>1-(0.95^14) tells us you are odds on to succeed on at least one combine if you farm enough pieces for 14 combines - even with 0 skill - are you feeling lucky?

I yolo'd mine at 115 skill and got lucky first try. Talked to a mid level ranger with 145 skill and said they have somewhere betwewn 10-15 fails and no bow yet. #justeverquestthings

One thing a lot of people dont realize about it is that trueshot isnt even magical, so it wont do damage to certain mobs. Its only worth getting if:
1. Nostalgia completion
2. You plan to quest Raincaller

If neither of those apply, buy the superior runed oak bow for 100p and call it a day.

[Kich867]

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

One thing a lot of people dont realize about it is that trueshot isnt even magical, so it wont do damage to certain mobs.

On green, for some reason with non-magical arrows and non-magical bows I could still hit wisps. Might not matter.

[kaev]

Originally Posted by Kich867 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

On green, for some reason with non-magical arrows and non-magical bows I could still hit wisps. Might not matter.

Have you ever hit for more than 1dmg without magic? Think that's a workaround for some problem or other that allows non-magic range attack to aggro/pull invuln mob.

[Jimjam]

I’m sure on live the only thing that mattered was whether the arrow was magic. That would turn the whole hit (both bow and arrow dmg) magic.

[kaev]

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

I’m sure on live the only thing that mattered was whether the arrow was magic. That would turn the whole hit (both bow and arrow dmg) magic.

That's my recollection as well. But it's easiest to just go with the p99 flow these days.

[Lartanin63]

Yeah there is something odd with it. On live you needed magic arrows or it didn't work. I don't think the bow being magic mattered if I remember correctly. Trueshot will hit wisp and other undead. It's a min dmg it seems like 6. I don't know if that's calculation is based off the arrow damage or what. I'll have to look into that a bit more now that I have a raincaller.