Does the Rain Caller ever get changed to a proc?

[Arclyte]

anyone know?

also, does the hybrid penalty get removed at velious launch or is that a later patch?

[Grahm]

pretty sure its at the later end of velious for class xp

[Nirgon]

Raincaller always 5x spammable firestrike in classic timeline.

Don't care what happens after that.

Once the non-hybrids get their triple attack and upgraded defensive/taunt shit, the hybrid penalty is just silly. So it went away.

Get ready for monks in Velious lawl.

[Arclyte]

So basically the whole rain caller quest is for +6 stats...

Also, don't rangers get sow at an earlier level with velious too?

[Ephirith]

So basically the whole rain caller quest is for +6 stats...

Also, don't rangers get sow at an earlier level with velious too?

Trueshot bow won't hit magic targets without magic arrows iirc, rain caller will.

[ForeverLost]

Sometime during Velious rangers are given sow at level 30 instead of 39, yes.

[Kika Maslyaka]

oh no, you gonna wait for that one all way up to late Luclin.
I played my ranger when Luclin was already well out, and beastlords had SoW at 30, while Ranger still had at 39, and my lev 30 ranger was complaining daily. I remember that all too well.

[Visual]

just get a windstriker

[koros]

http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=8402

Raincaller has been 5 charges of firestrike since the day it was introduced on live.

[Arclyte]

So is there any reason why I would keep my trueshot instead of buying a runed oak bow? Since rain caller looks like a slightly worse version of runed oak but with stats.

[Arclyte]

Are you dyslexic? slightly = significantly?

Rain Caller has +6str and +6dex and 75 more range, but the Runed Oak has 1 more dmg and 2 less delay. Rain Caller is better, but the difference is pretty minor considering the effort into getting these two bows. Rain Caller requires very high fletching and a fairly big quest chain. Runed Oak Bow requires 250p and a post in EC forum.

[Ephirith]

Neither of the bows have a viable ratio when it comes to out-damaging melee (not even close), and neither bows will do enough damage to root-rot something without driving you insane. The damage is just pathetic on both bows.

Rain Caller does have an absurdly high range, which is nice for pulling. Very noticably further than Runed Oak Bow. I'd say that puts it a class above Runed Oak Bow. But does that make it worth 3k-4k? Probably not... it's an overpriced item in my opinion.

Frankly I'd rather have an idol of the thorned in my range slot than a runed oak bow, and just pull with spells. Rain Caller is a decent compromise-- stats with archery.

[ForeverLost]

oh no, you gonna wait for that one all way up to late Luclin.
I played my ranger when Luclin was already well out, and beastlords had SoW at 30, while Ranger still had at 39, and my lev 30 ranger was complaining daily. I remember that all too well.



February 1, 2001 - Patch Day -

Rangers:
--- Added Endure Cold at 22
--- Added Skin Like Nature at 59
--- Added FireFist at 22
--- Moved Bramblecoat from 49 to 39
--- Added Spikecoat at 49
--- Added resist cold at 55
--- Added Panic Animal at 22
--- Moved Jolt to 51
--- Moved Spirt of Wolf from 39 to 30
--- Added Cinder Jolt (fire-based Jolt spell) at 55.
--- Offense and weapons skill made identical to warriors
--- Added See Invisible at 39

Pretty sure beastlords were the ones that had to deal with 39 sow for longer than rangers.

[Kika Maslyaka]

I guess I got it the other way around. my bad ;)