Rangers, how much fun is bow kiting?

[Kytross]

It looks like fun. I've never done it. What's your opinion?

[Fiyero]

Seeing as it's largely useless, probably not fun.

[fiveeauxfour]

id rather be condemned to Sisyphus' fate

[Rhambuk]

rabid elaine! great sig

[Thulack]

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

It looks like fun. I've never done it. What's your opinion?

Not fun or efficient for that matter.

[Daldaen]

The novelty in bow kiting is if a mob is red to you and above your level, you can how kite them if you have sow and snare. Allowing you to solo mobs you wouldn't otherwise be able to.

But it's ungodly slow. I remember reading a guide of a level 20 or so ranger bow kiting a hill giant. Took him like 10 stacks of arrows to down it but he got an uber 30 Platinums.

Bow kiting was useless until they added headshot AAs. Decent DPS once you get Trueshot though I guess.

[zanderklocke]

One time when I was duoing Quillmane by running her pathes while another person killed the triggers, I stumbled upon a level 21 ranger bow kiting Quillmane. He proceeded to kill Quillmane over the course of 20 minutes.

[Rhambuk]

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

Bow kiting was useless until they added headshot AAs. Decent DPS once you get Trueshot though I guess.

100%

these aa were great, a ranger could buy a bow out of bazaar and do more dps than a raid geared rogue. oh sony love how you kept things balanced over the years

[FindCorpse]

Once they get sow at 39 Rangers can run away at least lol. You get a ranger to 60 and you can tank anything on this server outside dragons. I have MT'd Sebilite Protector on Find. And having 200 tracking skill is fun. If you like roaming around the world looking for random things it's a fun class to explore with.

[Daldaen]

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

One time when I was duoing Quillmane by running her pathes while another person killed the triggers, I stumbled upon a level 21 ranger bow kiting Quillmane. He proceeded to kill Quillmane over the course of 20 minutes.

This is why you bow kite basically. Rare mob in open zone that you're way too low level to take standing toe to toe.

You will receive the ire of a level 60 farming Quillmane though if you're kiting him for 20 min lol. If I were farming I'd offer to kill it for em and let them take cloak to save the 20mins of it kiting.