Rangers, how much fun is bow kiting?

[YendorLootmonkey]

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

I'd have to disagree with you on that Dald. Using an elemental bow was never higher dps for me unless using TS disc. That was with max worn haste and fleeting quiver. Melee weaps pre time I was using Stone etched mallet 26/28 1hb and 16/20 1hs from SSRA in Luclin

Depends on how much you crit with the bow, since you can't crit with melee.

Plus, the effective range of archery was outside of AE range and for a while it was very rare to grab aggro from archery damage, even Trueshot disc damage, until the rogues and wizards screamed about it. I think that made it very attractive to use archery via melee in that area if the mob was not clipped into a wall.

[dartaniun]

once AA opens in Luclin, you can crit with melee. The ranged dmg aggro got changed in a patch well into PoP. I remember the wizards and mages complaining to no end about how much dmg we could do with practically 0 aggro. They just didn't like being knocked off the top spot of the parses

[dartaniun]

So now that this thread has been completely derailed. Guess its time to get back on track.

Bow kiting in p99 is very very low dps and situational at best in use

[camdog]

But I do it. I could root+shoot blue gnolls down to 50% in High Hold Pass and then melee them no problem. Tried same tactic on blue mammoths in Everfrost. Those mammoths resist a lot, and root or snare does not last half as long as on the gnolls. And those mammoths hit HARD. But I can do it if I med + heal to full. And it's much easier with SoW and a HP buff.

I don't think archery was thought through thoroughly. I think I miss WAY too much and I get a lot of 2, 4, 7 point hits. I mean, where am I hitting the mob? In the freakin' fingernail? I don't think every arrow should hit for 50 pts, but we should be able to take down a blue mob with let's say, a stack and a half of arrows. Imagine if casters had to PURCHASE mana? Because that's pretty much analogous to what we do as rangers with arrows...

I must be very lucky because about a month or so ago I was given, over a 2 day period or so, by complete strangers,
1) Runed Oak Bow (was in SK - maybe it was the person who posted above [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] )
2) trueshot bow
3) raincaller
4) couple ivy etched pieces

I should have written their names down but did not. Thanks if it was you. Makes my life a lot easier and game more enjoyable and I was able to earn plat to buy some additional weapons.

Camneely
24 Ranger

[Kender]

well alot of casters (especially soloing wiz and dru) do purchase mana (in the form of clarity)

[Colgate]

bow kiting was better on live because there wasn't the 0.25 modifier on accuracy that this server has

[Kich867]

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

bow kiting was better on live because there wasn't the 0.25 modifier on accuracy that this server has

Are there any actual facts behind this or is this just a guess?

[dartaniun]

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

Are there any actual facts behind this or is this just a guess?

I am interested in hearing this answer as well