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Old 08-20-2014, 01:21 AM
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i just started playing my ranger like a month ago for the very first time .. he just hit 50 and im having alot of fun with em .. just need them uber lewtz from the planes ( red server btw)
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Old 08-20-2014, 09:47 AM
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I just made a ranger and I love playing it. Certainly not as powerful solo as my enchanter, and bow kiting is torture, even with a Rain Caller and non-store-bought arrows. It's faster to go toe-to-toe and then heal and med up after than it is to kite. I'm level 17 now so not a great judge of how they are going to be later on... but 1-17 is a blast!
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Old 08-20-2014, 10:39 AM
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Awesome thank you all for the responses. So it sounds to me like I should just focus on some decent weapons and the bow is more useful for getting a little extra damage in if I say snare pull a mob and get a couple hits in before it reaches me.

And then I guess 2h weapons will be better? Is there a point when two 1h will out perform the 2h weapons? Other than Epic of course.
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Old 08-20-2014, 11:02 AM
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Im a little late to the party, almost 47 wood elf ranger here, You have 4k for twinking nice, get ac/str/hp gear. I put all my points into Dex, dex gear is hard to come by, but str gear is all over the place. Dex also plays a big part if you want to solo at higher levels with the Swarmcaller. I did not bow kite, i used my bow as a dot, I would root dot then use my bow, i did this until 46 when i switched to using my Swarmy, and switching of to better weps.

Right now if you want me to give you a measure, I can kill 3 dark blue con Hill giants before i have to med. HG's have ton of hp's, so i can take out 4 or 5 DB con mobs with less hp's. I am using an FBss, but would really like to upgarde to a RBB.

Starting off, i would deffinetly go with the swiftblade, then upgrade to Woodman's staff, it seems that the Woodsman is the best wep to have, if you dont want to be reposted to death. Str or Dex is a tough choice, Str suppsedly makes you hit harder, but you do need that Swarmy to proc if you want to solo at higher levels. Anyways, i should of been 55 by now, but i have been missing too much playing time, and i also messed around with my other toons.

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Old 08-20-2014, 11:34 AM
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Im a little late to the party, almost 47 wood elf ranger here, You have 4k for twinking nice, get ac/str/hp gear. I put all my points into Dex, dex gear is hard to come by, but str gear is all over the place. Dex also plays a big part if you want to solo at higher levels with the Swarmcaller. I did not bow kite, i used my bow as a dot, I would root dot then use my bow, i did this until 46 when i switched to using my Swarmy, and switching of to better weps.

Right now if you want me to give you a measure, I can kill 3 dark blue con Hill giants before i have to med. HG's have ton of hp's, so i can take out 4 or 5 DB con mobs with less hp's. I am using an FBss, but would really like to upgarde to a RBB.

Starting off, i would deffinetly go with the swiftblade, then upgrade to Woodman's staff, it seems that the Woodsman is the best wep to have, if you dont want to be reposted to death. Str or Dex is a tough choice, Str suppsedly makes you hit harder, but you do need that Swarmy to proc if you want to solo at higher levels. Anyways, i should of been 55 by now, but i have been missing too much playing time, and i also messed around with my other toons.

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Thanks for the tips. And I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad about only being 47. I started playing here October of last year and still only have a level 32 magician. My playtime is extremely limited which is why I want to be able to solo.
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Old 08-20-2014, 11:47 AM
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Being that this is EQ I would recommend joining groups and not worrying about what you can solo. You can fill in the tank roll well into your 40's. Use Flame Lick for instant aggro. A woodsman's staff will cost you about 7k. Better to stick with your silver swiftblade until the rest of your gear is decent.
I wouldn't recommend a Ranger if your goal is to solo.
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Old 08-20-2014, 11:56 AM
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Being that this is EQ I would recommend joining groups and not worrying about what you can solo. You can fill in the tank roll well into your 40's. Use Flame Lick for instant aggro. A woodsman's staff will cost you about 7k. Better to stick with your silver swiftblade until the rest of your gear is decent.
I wouldn't recommend a Ranger if your goal is to solo.
Well that isn't my goal, I would prefer to group. It's just with 3 kids, half the time that I do find a group, after about 30 minutes I have to bail because my daughter wakes in the middle of the night or something and then I feel like an asshole to the group. I just want the "option" to solo and I want something other than a caster. I love my mage and enchanter but I'm interested in playing a melee. I had a Paladin and Warrior on live back in 00'-01' (35th, 55th levels) so I know about sitting in groups for hours, but I just don't have that time anymore. Anyways, I don't want to go warrior or rogue because they are so group dependent unless you have a fungi which I obviously can't afford, and I have already played a paladin on live, hence my interest in a Ranger.
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Old 08-20-2014, 12:31 PM
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Snare mob -> spam flame lick and shoot arrows to keep agro while kiting

Have an epic rogue or enchanter with quadding pet maul shit

Bonus points if you can find a rogue or monk npc for the enchanter to charm
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Old 08-20-2014, 12:52 PM
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Was killing this guy(( http://wiki.project1999.com/Axe_Broadsmith )) with a 19 ranger.

Some faction hits but you can keep the Hadden camper company in between spawns =D
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Old 08-20-2014, 01:36 PM
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Woops i am not a wood elf ranger, i am a Half Elf ranger [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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