Ranger DW vs 2h

[MikeXG]

Post 50 is it better to switch to DW weapons (even if you don't have the epic yet)? Currently using a woodsman staff and weaving in a swarmcaller for the slow proc which is working great, but I have been seeing more and more rangers 50+ DW even when they don't have an epic.

If one were to go the DW route, what are some weapons you would suggest in the 2-4k price range?

[Legidias]

You switch to DW 50+ because of damage bonus.

Most of the velium weapons from DN are pretty nice. Many are above the 0.5 ratio and are under 4k. Theres also that sword from velk thats pretty good for off hand.

(Or, be cheap and just try to go to PoF a ton and get some free weaps)

[MikeXG]

Awesome - I'll have to work on getting some good one handers. Always wanted to walk around with a wurmslayer :-) although I am sure some other options are better and maybe even cheaper haha.

it just looks so cool as a 1 hander.

[Legidias]

I said PoF, but I meant PoH

[Jimjam]

Also, a good reason to switch to DW in the 50s is the Swiftwind isn't soo hard to do, and it gives a decent ratio offhand, haste and attack boost!

[MikeXG]

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

Also, a good reason to switch to DW in the 50s is the Swiftwind isn't soo hard to do, and it gives a decent ratio offhand, haste and attack boost!

epics seemed a bit out of reach for me if I didn't save up the ~40k and buy them. Define "not so hard to do" haha. Looking at the wiki and following the check list it shows you both weapons at the same time, not sure if the stuff just for swift wind is much easier than earth caller, but I think either way I would need to drop several K to finish these. I have started them but.... the light at the end of the tunnel is pretty dim.

[Veleria]

Lupine dagger is excellent. Frostbringer is one of the best weapons for the price, but has very high aggro potential.

[Doctor Jeff]

I took out the bits that are only for the earthcaller

[_] Speak with Telin Darkforest in Burning Wood and receive a Worn Note.
[_] Spawn Faelin Bloodbriar in Greater Faydark and give her the Worn Note, receiving Faelin`s Ring.
[_] Find Giz X`Tin in Kithicor Forest and give him Faelin`s Ring, receiving a Dark Metal Coin.
[_] Give the Dark Metal Coin to Telin Darkforest, he gives it back.
[_] Find Althele in East Karana and give her the Dark Metal Coin. The druid will tell you to find Sionae who will show up on track and give you a Braided Grass Amulet.
[_] Give Sionae the Braided Grass Amulet, Amulet is returned.
[_] Give Nuien the Braided Grass Amulet, Amulet is returned.
[_] Give Teloa the Braided Grass Amulet, spawning a Dark Elf Corruptor and two Dark Elf Reavers.
[_] Kill all 3 dark elves and Althele will give you an Earth Stained Note.
[_] Give Ella Foodcrafter in Misty Thicket the Earth Stained Note and receive a Shiny Tin Bowl.
[_] Forage 4 items that you have to combine in Ella's mixing bowl.
[_] Chilled Tundra Root from Everfrost.
[_] Ripened Heartfruit from Greater Faydark.
[_] Speckled Molded Mushroom from Innothule Swamp.
[_] Sweetened Mudroot from Misty Thicket.
[_] Combine all 4 items to make Hardened Mixture.
[_] Talk to Alrik Farsight in Timorous Deep and receive a Crushed Pot.
[_] Give Farios Elianos in Felwithe the Crushed Pot and receive a Grocery List.
[_] Give Merchant Nora in Northern Felwithe the Grocery List and receive a Bag of Provisions.
[_] Give the Bag of Provisions to Farios Elianos and receive a Receipt.
[_] Give the Receipt to Alrik Farsight and receive an Ancient Pattern.
[_] Forage a Rose of Firiona from Firiona Vie.
[_] Hail Merdan Fleetfoot, ask him "Who is Niera?", then hand him the Rose of Firiona receiving a Wood Painting.
[_] Track down a human skeleton in Frontier Mountains, give it the Wood Painting receiving a Silver Chained Locket.
[_] Give Niera Farbreeze in Surefall Glade the Silver Chained Locket receiving Platinum Speckled Powder.
[_] Slay black reavers in City of Mist and loot a Jade Reaver.
[_] Speak to Kinlo Strongarm in North Kaladim and give him the Jade Reaver receiving Enchanted Clay.
[_] Combine the Ancient Pattern, Platinum Speckled Powder, and Enchanted Clay, creating a Runecrested Bowl.
[_] Give the Hardened Mixture and Runecrested Bowl to Ella Foodcrafter, receiving a Softly glowing stone.
[_] Slay Venril Sathir in Karnor's Castle and loot a Pulsing Green Stone.
[_] Give Foloal Stormforest in Firiona Vie the Pulsing Green Stone and Softly Glowing Stone, receiving a Warmly Glowing Stone.
[_] Give Telin Darkforest the Warmly Glowing Stone receiving an Ancient Longsword.
[_] Spawn Jaeil the Insane by giving Jaeil the Wretched in The Hole Ella's Shiny Tin Bowl and slay him. Loot a Soulbound Hammer.
[_] Speak to Mairee Silentone in Erudin Palace and give her the Soulbound Hammer, receiving a Dwarven Smithy Hammer.
[_] Slay essence tamers in Plane of Sky and loot a Swirling Sphere of Color.
[_] Give Mairee Silentone the Dwarven Smithy Hammer and Swirling Sphere of Color, receiving Hammer of the Ancients.
[_] Give Kinlo Strongarm the Hammer of the Ancients spawning Usbak the Old who gives you a Small bit of Mithril Ore.
[_] Hail Usbak the Old and give him the Ancient Longsword receiving a Refined Ancient Sword.
[_] Give Telin Darkforest the Refined Ancient Sword spawning Faelin Bloodbriar, then give her the Refined Ancient Sword receiving Swiftwind.

[Jimjam]

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

epics seemed a bit out of reach for me if I didn't save up the ~40k and buy them. Define "not so hard to do" haha. Looking at the wiki and following the check list it shows you both weapons at the same time, not sure if the stuff just for swift wind is much easier than earth caller, but I think either way I would need to drop several K to finish these. I have started them but.... the light at the end of the tunnel is pretty dim.

Get a 60 druid to solo EK for you (I asked Expediency, not sure if still that active. I'm sure if you ask around you can find one).

PM Rygar on the forums for hole pull.

Get in touch with guilds offering them loot rights to a VSR stone (he drops 2) on the basis that you'll do the tracking and provide the hand ins in exchange for keeping one of the stones.

I asked Manasana (in his AG days) for help with the VSR kill when I was like 46 and within a week I had Swiftwind.

Earthcaller ... I wouldn't blame you for buying the MQ on that piece.

[MikeXG]

Hmmm lupine dagger does look nice, I was a bad ranger and raised everything except piercing.... so, may need to figure that out.... does the proc work indoors? Any risk of instantly becoming KOS to nearby mobs due to wolf form? I can totally see that happening to me....

Leaning towards wurmslayer and frostbringer until I can get epics hahaha.....haha...ha.....