Argent Protector or Herbalists Spade for ranger 2h

[Zuranthium]

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

remember buddy velious was beat in kunark gear and nobody was swapping weapons for more damage

So what? That has nothing to do with what is objectively better play. Warriors and Rangers who don't weapon swap would be considered low tier players if EQ was an actual competitive game.

For everything outside of shitty zerg raiding, maximizing your character's DPS is highly relevant. Trying to beat raid content with as small of a force as possible, or single-group content, or duo/solo - in all of these instances the difference of weapon swapping or not can easily change if you win or lose, or how much you will be able to farm in a given period of time.

And actually it can still matter for shitty zerg raiding, because a Warrior is building more aggro when they weapon swap and the extra DPS from all the Warriors/Rangers on the raid changes how fast the kill happens, and that could make a difference for being able to move onto another raid target before another guild.

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[enjchanter]

Is there any reason you're not gunna use mjledrens or primal 2hs?

Rp or something ?

[Crede]

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

Is there any reason you're not gunna use mjledrens or primal 2hs?

Rp or something ?

Stuff still isn’t cheap dkp nowadays. And not everyone raids. No way in hell guilds would sell cek 2h loot rights either.

[Snaggles]

If a ranger wants to optimize DPS you don’t do it with a gimmick that won’t work.

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* Use Cek or Shovel, time jolts so you aren’t losing dps
* Approx 2 mins from the end swap in BFG and Swiftwind, burn Trueshot and 8dmg arrows
* Don’t Jolt

Congrats, you might get bronze medal podium finish on the parse if the target isn’t rooted and nobody torps you.

[Ripqozko]

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

If a ranger wants to optimize DPS you don’t do it with a gimmick that won’t work.

* Get Avatar
* Use Cek or Shovel, time jolts so you aren’t losing dps
* Approx 2 mins from the end swap in BFG and Swiftwind, burn Trueshot and 8dmg arrows
* Don’t Jolt

Congrats, you might get bronze medal podium finish on the parse if the target isn’t rooted and nobody torps you.

bronze is pretty true in guild full of vulak dagger rogues, otherwise it parses really well (minus rooted tov that screws all that up)

[Snaggles]

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

bronze is pretty true in guild full of vulak dagger rogues, otherwise it parses really well (minus rooted tov that screws all that up)

Yea I don't have the guts to trueshot even the non-rooted stuff in ToV, having bump ready is a gamechanger.

On silly targets though meme weapon is still very good.

[Zuranthium]

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

If a ranger wants to optimize DPS you don’t do it with a gimmick that won’t work.

* Get Avatar
* Use Cek or Shovel, time jolts so you aren’t losing dps

Weapon swapping isn't a gimmick, it's a game mechanic and it works, and should be used any time someone is willing to put the effort in.

Top DPS for Ranger (minus using Trueshot disc + the generally unobtainable BFG) = Shovel of the Harvest + weapon swapping with Scimitar of the Emerald Dawn.

Jolt isn't needed all the time.

[Snaggles]

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

Weapon swapping isn't a gimmick, it's a game mechanic and it works, and should be used any time someone is willing to put the effort in.

Top DPS for Ranger (minus using Trueshot disc + the generally unobtainable BFG) = Shovel of the Harvest + weapon swapping with Scimitar of the Emerald Dawn.

Jolt isn't needed all the time.

Cool load some parses. Usually I'm too busy managing buffs or clicking worts to dig out my claw of lightning for an extra 2dps.

[Toxigen]

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

Weapon swapping isn't a gimmick, it's a game mechanic and it works, and should be used any time someone is willing to put the effort in.

Top DPS for Ranger (minus using Trueshot disc + the generally unobtainable BFG) = Shovel of the Harvest + weapon swapping with Scimitar of the Emerald Dawn.

Jolt isn't needed all the time.

lets see you beat Rip's parses w/ your amazing mechanic