Lowbie ranger gear

[Kendir]

So i rolled a ranger and made his first 100pp and was wondering what i should spend it on first, a weapon, armor, save for later what? Was thinking a weapon but not sure what i could get thats worth anything for approx 100pp

[SupaflyIRL]

buy a 50p 2h weapon (check wiki prices) and spend the rest on banded armor which is usually 1pp per ac

[webrunner5]

Silver Swiftblade is the best weapon you can have on a Ranger till level 20. http://wiki.project1999.org/Silver_Swiftblade They run between 100 to 250 plat. You need a good weapon to kill.

[fadetree]

Yep, I agree ^ Silver swiftblade is what you need.

[Kendir]

Really? I thought that I would want one handed weapons so that when i can dual wield my skills are on par with my level. But ok I'll try to find a Silver Swiftblade for cheap.

[falkun]

Ya, keep your skills maxed, but for actual DPS and not skill-training, put that 2H back on.

[webrunner5]

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

Ya, keep your skills maxed, but for actual DPS and not skill-training, put that 2H back on.

Falkun is a wise person. Do what he says. Even after level 20 2 hander is the way to go. But not the Swiftbalde. Too little damage once the damage cap is off at 20. Woodsman Staff is the UBER Ranger weapon but pretty big money. Like 5 to 6k. Plenty of cheap 2 hand Ranger only weapons to be had in the Tunnel.

[Oaks the Ranger]

I would say get hold of 'Natures Wrath' and or 'Swarmcaller', both sell for 100pp to 250pp depending on how lucky you get.. seen both for 100pp before now.
You need to kill stuff fast !
Also get a bow and make some arrows, you can get 25% off mobs hit points on pulling at lower levels with a bit of luck.
Hope it goes well for you, been great fun for me...

Oaks

[webrunner5]

[QUOTE=Oaks the Ranger;'
Also get a bow and make some arrows, you can get 25% off mobs hit points on pulling at lower levels with a bit of luck.
Hope it goes well for you, been great fun for me...

Oaks[/QUOTE]

Oaks is right. Ranger is a Cat and Mouse character without Uber gear and even then pretty much the same. Best to try to get mobs down to like 60% with your Bow then go in and Melee toe to toe or you will have just WAY too much down time unless you have a Fungi or Ikky BP. They just take too much damage to Melee mobs Solo. And a Ranger can solo pretty well with all their spells. You NEED to solo Hybrids with the 40% XP penality or will take you 2 years to get to level 60. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Kendir]

Ok so everyone is suggesting 2 handers I'm curious what the reason is behind this. Also I have an Argent Defender in the bank of another character, would that be good enough for now and maybe pick up a suit of banded? Or try to sell the Argent Defender and use that cash to pick up one of the above mentioned weapons AND a set of banded?