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Originally Posted by Barlu
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I’m considering starting a ranger for something new to do since my Monk is 58 and the grind had really set in. I have a 60 enchanter and 50 Pally plus the Monk. The enchanter was leveled first followed by Monk then Pally.
I’ve read in the other thread about most fun class to twink for many it was a ranger. My question for those that have rolled rangers did you find the spell set of rangers or is it going to be like the Monk and Pally where you hit auto attack on a dark blue until level 50? I know that’s a big part of EQ but I enjoy twinking Melee since they scale so much better with gear. Overall budget would be about 180k. Fungi and Seahorse Belt have already been purchased.
Also, I Used a 2 hander the whole time on Monk and Pally and really was looking forward to dual wielding on the Ranger but I’ve also read that Woodsman staff is going to outperform pretty much everything until about 50? Could have been just level 30 to 50 can’t remember exactly.
How much worse dps would I see if I used a Swiftblade of Zek and possibly EoN in offhand (know it’s not that great but fashionquesy and open to suggestions on offhand)? I guess I would just have a hard time dropping 65k on weapons when a 4K staff would be better.
I usually don’t have more than an hour or two to play so having some solo ability is nice which has kept me away from making a rogue since they are so group dependent.
Thanks in advance for the feedback/advice.
Barlu
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Ranger twink will feel very underwhelming compared to a monk. You'll get hit a lot more, no FD, and won't have access to easy 40% spell haste until you get sky cloak after lots of raiding. You'll do great until 50, where mobs will just start wrecking you.
Read the most fun twink thread I started a few weeks ago, better off making a gnome warrior if you go melee. 50+ solo for you will basically be fear kiting animals which gets old after awhile. You really need to stack AC, like full SS/Kael plus solid other slots to even stand a chance. I twinked my ranger with about 150K worth of gear, and still got bored at 52 from a solo perspective since mobs just hit so hard combined with the xp grind.
IMO if you only have 1-2 hours at a time to play, twink a necro. Pre Nerf CoS, Zlandi Heart, etc. You'll be way more powerful. Unless you absolutely need to play a melee. Tough to play anything else after an enchanter 50+ if you aren't grouping a lot, but necro is prob the 2nd closest leveling comparison. Another cool option would be mage with thurg/ss robe clicky which is OP, but will be much more limited after 50 from a solo perspective.