#1
|
|||
|
Ranger: Bow progression (for bow rotting)
Hello,
Had the Runed Oak Bow. Finally got the Bow of the Huntsman and have really been enjoying it. In my low 50's now and it's nice being able to log on and bow rot some mobs when I dont have time to group. Even with the Tolan's bracer the Huntsman just chews through stacks. For about 1500p is it worth getting a velium bow for bow-rotting or is the dps from the 20/30 and 81dd proc pretty much the same as say a 30/40 ratio? I know the DD breaks root sometimes so that's a bit of a pain when killing stuff indoors. Currently I have a fleeting quiver but non Velium Swiftblade. If the answer is "it always sucks" I'll just plunk away and summon more stacks. If something slower makes sense lemme know [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. Thanks! | ||
|
#2
|
|||
|
What is your avg. proc rate vs number of shots?
I imagine your average hit (non-crit) is in 20s with that bow vs 30s with a velium. | ||
|
#3
|
|||
|
And I thought warrior soloing was bad. This must be new levels of slowness.
| ||
|
#4
|
||||
|
Quote:
Once you've got some crack I'll throw in Immolate/Drones to speed up the killing process. Then when you spend ~2min clicking your Tolan's Bracer to refill your arrow stock you'll get that mana regen. Add using Trueshot whenever it's off cooldown and I can probably kill ~8 dark blues an hour (which is pretty good for a Ranger soloing and is super safe). That said, whether or not investing in a Velium Bow to speed up the process really depends on your other gearing priorities and how often you plan to bow rot. I'd think the Bow of the Huntsman is plenty fine unless you plan on doing this all the time. I rot with a Windsaber which eats thru stacks of arrows like crazy but since I only do it occasionally it's not really an issue. | |||
|
#5
|
|||
|
Thanks everyone [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].
Yea I'm primarily rotting with this toon. Probably as the bow and bracer are fairly new acquisitions...I can't see doing this for another 7 levels. The exp rate actually isn't "bad" given I never get hit and use about 20% of my mana on roots. With a bit more space and one ensnare it would even be less. Compared to a solo class its a dredge, compared to most melees (Warriors, Rogues, Pallies, maybe even sk's) it's actually decent. Especially given the cost to do this (5k + a bow) vs having to invest in a fungi and other items. I could see the Velium bow's cutting down on downtime mainly from arrow usage. 10 extra damage is give/take 50% more damage per landed hit. It's basically stretching those arrows further and cutting down on summoning downtime. | ||
|
#6
|
|||
|
Do you toggle sit/stand between shots to maximise med ticks?
| ||
|
#7
|
||||
|
Quote:
I’m arm-swarming and casting immolate (when I have clarity) but am not medding during the fight. I figured the delay of the Huntsman didn’t justify med ticks. My bad. | |||
|
#9
|
|||
|
No, other than assigning sit to a more convenient key. And yes sitting in between shots is extremely important to the efficiency as it allows you to mix in more DoTs/nukes.
| ||
|
|
|