Windstriker  

 

Dev-Ngreth stated that new levelcap is 85 now

Got me one finally. I love it. /duel me

With trueshot disc, nightmare wood bow, summoned arrows (tolans), str 255, dex 255, atk at 1211, I was averaging around 250 per hit and did a double crit for 512 and 532 on Innoruuk in Crypt of Nadox. Level 55 ;) Now if I had this bow my hits would have been higher just not as fast...

Got me a Tallon Engraved Greatbow 40 del 35 dmg now just waiting for the next crit...

I've noticed that I do more damage when my dex is higher. (I always have my STR maxed using my own str buff).

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This bow, lvl65 ranger, all needed aa's for bow, avatar, atk boosts, vengence items, and disc..... how much would he hit for? hmm and say 11dmg +4arrows

Edited, Tue Apr 22 20:56:51 2003

ok folks, here is the simple fact of things. the faster you can attack, the more damage you can deal out.

the reason for this is because of the randomness that is in the formulas calculating hits/misses and damage inflicted per hit.

your goal is to inflict the most damage in the shortest amount of time. to do this, you are going to need a bow that has both power and speed. of course we all know how the world works, if you want one thing, you will more than likely have to sacrifice something else.

which is why bows like the Rushing Wind Longbow, Obsidianwood Compound Bow, Nightmarewood Compound Bow, Blessed Faydark Thunderbolt, and the like; are the most effective.

so remember, Windstriker has a nice damage potential if we're just going to compare single hits. but if we're talking which will have the highest DPS rating, then a Nightmarewood Compound Bow would win.

and it isn't the single hit potential that matters, it is the overall DPS that counts.

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Ive seen posts saying the haste cap is 60% so with 60% haste on this bad boy and 11dmg arrows (also something ive seen posted not yet seen in game) this bow would b 56dmg/24dly busting off a 100dd and a stun with 260dex every 10 to 15shots (just a guess on proc rate)also sinse a quiver is not a haste on bows but a dly reduction why wouldnt it stack with haste things would be nice to have 80% kinda haste

OK 250 dex 250 agi 250 str on a 41 ranger, and i have some sweet ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
Uenladar

Ok having gotten to the high end game I'm gonna disagree with common dogma, That dogma being that AC is king. There are many circumstances where AC is not as important to a ranger than other offensive stats. In fact save for those rare times when one is the MA AC isn't really all that important to a ranger post jolt.
Post 50 your going to be working with Main Tanks who know how to manage their agro for the most part and if you've spent your career learning the most important ranger skill (agro management) you really shouldn't be taking more than a hit or two per fight.
Even if you are with a MA who can't keep agro there are tricks you can use to keep the mob on the right person. For example I use root when I'm with a tank who can't hold agro just root the mob and make sure the tank is closer than you are.
The point is that the AC is king is a warior mantra not a ranger mantra.
The ranger mantra should be AGRO MANAGEMENT IS KING

Just letting u know with a 30 40 boz used to do like 300 330 hit with arrows (2x dam included) and crits up to 976 ( my best at lvl 55 with low dex and 210 in skill )
With a 20 30 bow the best i can hope is a "pityfull" 210 and once when it rains (with 30 40 it was " normals" hits ) and my best crit is barely 350
So CHEER 60 delay of this bow (i may dream of 15oo crit maybe hehe got higher dex and skill now ).All u need to do is get this one .
Bah it s still a dream .... i have to go get one too first :D
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Can Some Body Tell Me What The Effect on this bow does?

even though this is wrong wep to post on :) myself a nice Shaman , A 60 ranger with efreet bow few casters with grav flux sat in freeport one day and offered 400pp to newbies who would help us mess around this is how it goes

Newbie stands before us and bows to us we hand him cash casters fire up grav about a second behind each other with ranger levitated high overhead watches as the newbie is hurled skyward by cascading Grav fluxes and at the height of the arc the ranger Fires a Disciplines shot with some sicko arrows and thud the newbie falls and a shout goes across the land as the newbie was lifted off the ground PULL!!!!!!

ok ,Im missing something , what is the term \disc ??

Dalcron, at lvl 43 I still have a long way to go with my Ranger. Let me first qualify by saying it is likely everyone plays their character different, some ways are better than others, but everyone chooses the way they play because it IS right for THEM. I actually have worked on three different sets of gear for my character to use. The first set is made up of DEX items. Dex directly affects the damage output of your bow, how many crits you get with the bow (and procs on weapons and other things). I love to snare and kite solo with my dex gear on, using my bow while backing up. Since I don't get hit too often this way, I trade AC and Str items for Dex when soloing like this. However, there are two other situations I also prepare for. The first is when I am in a grp and want to be pure offensive melee. In that case I try to keep my AC and Dex up to help with defense and procs, but since Strength directly affects my damage output I go as much as I can with str gear. Now, there is an issue here that leads me into the second situation: pulling for grps. In that situation you attract mob attention and have to worry about your defensive stats too. (I know there is a "defense" skill that is not what I am referring to, I am talking about your Ranger's total ability to defend him or herself). If we are good at our melee then we may attract attention from the mobs and have to worry about this aspect of our Ranger Character as well. With respect to stats, I believe you can either focus on AC here or AGI. AC it is my understanding affects how much damage you take when you are hit, and agility affects how often you are hit. Now, I believe that there is a good chance that AGI is as much if not more important to a Ranger as AC in improving defensive abilities. My theory is that monks have lower hit points than Warriors, as we do, but despite the mob attention they draw after a pull they do not seem to die anymore than warriors. Monks tend to focus on AGI as much as AC, and from comparing my Ranger AC to theirs (I have 772 ac at lvl 43 with self buffs on), theirs is almost the same as mine despite their higher lvls, though they did have high AGI. (please note that when you increase your agility you actually also increase you ac some too--try it with your agi buff sometimes and you will see). I speculate and am in the process of trying to see if AGI is the way for a Ranger to go too. This is so not scientific it isn't funny, and I am sure there is probably something wrong with my theory. It is just an idea that is at least supported by other Rangers from what I have read. Good luck and I hope I helped you some, or at least help foster a good discussion.