[zeuss]

Originally Posted by Dinub i already know the answer.

Crom laughs at your enemies.

[xXm4gg0tXx]

This is my build:

http://aoc.yg.com/feat-planner?class...740-12,1735-15

i use it for PvP and PvP

[Dinub]

Originally Posted by Nolenthar My offer is still valid though

Yes we should totally hook up for a sanctum run. then you can show everyone your rawrsumness.

[Nolenthar]

I got it, truely enough, it's way easier to be a pro on the forum than in game

I was so happy to finally meet a true ranger, able to own all the rangers i've met in this game including myself, but I guess I'll have to live with the fact that you can't meet stars so easily .

[Zittla]

I will try your guys builds, i found some holes in my friends build that make the dps go down alot i wish i was home so i could link it lol but atm at work

[-Legend-]

there is not one good build here, there is a couple that are ok but missing important things... no wonder ranger DPS is so ****.

http://aoc.yg.com/feat-planner?class...733-13,1735-15

Rotation ain't hard to work out.........

[Nolenthar]

Originally Posted by -Legend- there is not one good build here, there is a couple that are ok but missing important things... no wonder ranger DPS is so ****.

read above posts, apply to you as well

Your build is hardly an improvement of any of the build seen above, it's a different variant of a the same build. For instance quick shot prevent from having to use Quick Shot while you're waiting for better version, and on the long term, allow you to have your dot running all the time (without a 1/2 seconds delay it doesn't tick without) and allows you to use 2 fully buffed finisher and rotating like that (where your target no longer needs debuff for instance).

Vigor is a 3 point, entirely selfish feat, oppositely to advantage : recuperation (5 points, group wide).

Rapid trapping is certainly the only thing that make this build an "improvement" dps wise, even though 2 point would be more than enough for it (as all traps give 13 seconds mastertrapper buff, the perfect rotation is 39 seconds, and all trap CD are 45 seconds), so without rapid trapping, you have 6 seconds potentially without master trapper buff. That is on a strawman or a very fix boss where the player hardly have to move.

Shattering attack and Fire attack are burst attacks, good for PvP, but hardly reliable in PvE, 4K instant every 45 seconds are worth really few dps in the long term.

So well, that's a good build, not the best one in my opinion, but anyway such a build makes it hard to call ranger **** when they don't have that

[Yawgmoth-VDN]

ok, i agree that the build i suggested does not squeeze every little bit of dps possible, but: what sense does it make to suggest a pure raid build to somebody that is still leveling and has still to face a lot of hours of solo play?? i think he'd better start with something that grants a decent dps and at the same time makes his life easier when playing alone...

of course when he reaches lvl 80 and has all the factions he wants at rank 4, all the moas and gold he needs, he'd better switch to a uber-dps-build, but until then i think a jack-of-all-trades build is better, especially since he's on a pvp server...


said that, you can claim that everything else sucks big time, but that's just epeen and nothing else!!

[Epicfailprophet]

to the OP:

there is really no rotation for ranger. Just debuff your targets before dps'ing them and don't forget to "hammer" your Quick Shots once the good stuff is on cooldown.
Use only (!) the dps buff before every "combo", in the same time of continous execution you won't get any better dps by doing otherwise (talking about pve).

For the rest it's more about: do the right thing at the right time.


---> my actual Jack-of-all-trades build at lvl 80:
(for lvling I would go Sharpshooter + General)

http://aoc.yg.com/feat-planner?class...740-11,1738-15

(feel free to take one point from leghold trap and put it in clever trapping if you need the effect on more than 3 mobs/players).
Groups will love you with Advantage Recuperation (3.7K stamina to the whole group in 10 secs) and Advantage Absolute Precision (more than 1K hit rating free for all for many secs, both including yourself, ofc).

get a bit of raid gear/kithai blues, nice accessories and a good bow (Eggy-mountains quest one is a good one to start with) + nice arrows and you are more than fine


AA-feat-wise you should pick up all passive protections and passive dps/combo boosts, decisive + pressing strikes, finely honed, tainted weapons and Liberation, Deadly Draw + Jarring Shot.

Why not specced in general tree ?
Because as ranger you aren't supposed to get hit that much and Lethality gives you a tiny sustained dps compared to better dots and all the rest. For anti CC use maxed Liberation and with this build you WON'T have ANY stamina probs (not many know, not even FunCom I guess , that Advantage Recuperation gives strange passive things which aren't mentioned even in your combat log). Maxed Liberation gives you a good dps boost, too, so no need to get Lethality.


And please, try to play with sword + shield switch, too.
Using this is a good way to snare/finishing off mobs and get rid of "intelligent" pvp'ers by combining it with advantage:fire attack O.o


It works for me, maybe it works for you, too.

ahh, best advice: have fun