Lartanin's Ranger Solo Guide

[ezri]

Hey this is a really good guide. Can you please post it on the wiki along side
http://wiki.project1999.com/Loraen%27s_Enchanter_Guide

And add a link to it on:
http://wiki.project1999.com/Ranger

Thanks

[Jimjam]

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

Weight reduction bags are clutch for this as well.
Good ones =
Sewn bag of evil eye
light burlap sack
large soiled bag

Affordable ones = Lionhide backpack. Handmade backpack. Shralok pack.

Traveller's pack and pouch(?) are both easily attainable and have some WR.

[Cecily]

WR bags don't really matter. Rangers are a DPS so should have decent str and can self buff it along with SoW. The big deal is having at least one giant-sized bag to carry any big stuff you might come across (mallets/OT hammer/mammoth tusks). I like getting one Shralok pack per new character just for this. Light wt / carry all.

[SamwiseRed]

guide to solo ranger

find a duo partner, preferably one with fear. you'll make more xp and less downtime partnering up with someone then trying to poke something with 500 arrows.

[Pipip]

I've done some duoing with a necro, and the two classes fit together nicely.

Sometime during velious, rangers get panic animal, and then the solo guide will mainly consist of places to use it.

[SamwiseRed]

necro, chanter, clerics, and sks are great duo partners for ranger (druid too if dealing w/ animals). fear + snare is always a winning combination, especially when the task is divided between 2 players.

[mystang89]

I think this guide is here for those of us who don't want to wait on someone to duo with or just want the peace of a quiet night odd soloing. Is it fast? No. Will you lvl quickly? No. But it's nice to know some spots that we can go to and some tips that will help. Thanks for this.

[webrunner5]

I do mostly root rotting with Dots, DD, Arrows till mobs gets down to 60%, then go in as Melee, cast Flame Lick, etc. between swings, and snare mob at like 25%. Mobs on average turn and not hit you at 18% to 16%. So you are only getting hit between 60% and say 18% of mobs health. SO you don't take much of a beating that way. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Your small heal will bring you back to full health pretty quick, that way you have used very little mana because almost all the spells a Ranger gets are low level Druid spells that are low mana wise cost to cast. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Playing a Ranger is a Cat and Mouse thing with a lot of thought put into how to approach and attack mobs. One thing I really like about them is the ability spells wise to do it. They have a Lot more tools than you think to pull it off too. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[ctre]

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

Should get a fungi, CoF, and Woodsman and give it another go. Pretty fun class if you have the minimum required gear.

You just reduced the ranger soloing time down to 9.9 bazilion years from 10.
Yes .. nice to have Panic animal.. velious will help a lot.

The only sad thing:
### Rangers are able to find and kill mobs well.. However the time it takes to kill them is the pain point.

I play a necro these days, and comparing the mob kill time is much, much faster with a necro, or any other class for that matter.. cept rogs.. as they just suc and cannot solo).
So my point is, Rangers are by far the slowest at soloing.. full stop.

(enjoy your rangers)[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Cecily]

You're talking to someone who soloed a ranger to 60 on P99. Was a nice challenge.