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Brian the Gladiator · Jun 03, 2008, 06:57 AM // 06:57

What ever happened to using [[flail] on a machine gunner???

If you're going for DPS... you should probably bring an IAS.

Lourens · Jun 03, 2008, 10:54 AM // 10:54

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Originally Posted by Orange Milk

PLUS I have a Rez, you know, for the Team, I'm a team player.

You can bring a scroll of ressurection just incase

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Originally Posted by RotteN

Thing is, conjure spells (take your pick out of [[conjure [email protected]], [[conjure [email protected]] or [[conjure [email protected]]) give more extra damage than [[brutal [email protected]]. Surely, you cannot use a vampiric bow then, but at least you can be enchanted (so no sudden drops in DPS). It also lasts longer, less time spend casting buffs = more DPS.

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Originally Posted by Cathode_Reborn

Conjures are also good because they're armor ignoring and enchants won't screw you up.

Enchants might screw you up but enchant removal will not,
and with conjure you have to wait like 45 sec till you can use it again and on top of that you can control enchants whereas enchant removal you cannot

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Originally Posted by Brian the Gladiator

What ever happened to using [[flail] on a machine gunner???

If you're going for DPS... you should probably bring an IAS.

Most of the skills i use have a casting time so theres no need for an ias

Rhamia Darigaz · Jun 12, 2008, 08:15 AM // 08:15

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Originally Posted by Brian the Gladiator

What ever happened to using [[flail] on a machine gunner???

If you're going for DPS... you should probably bring an IAS.

for sundering and penetrating shot the spammability is morelimited by the recharge than the attack speed, which is already faster than normal at 1 second activation, so id assume all the +dmg buffs would be more useful than ias.

jesh · Jun 21, 2008, 09:26 AM // 09:26

FYI: Timed skills are still sped up by an IAS.

Vazze · Jun 21, 2008, 04:32 PM // 16:32

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Originally Posted by Lourens

[build prof=R/Rt name="DPS Ranger" Marks=12+4 Expertise=8+1 Communing=10 desc="Weapon: Vampiric Hornbow preferred"][Prepared Shot][Sundering Attack][Penetrating Attack][Forked Arrow][Distracting Shot]["I Am The Strongest!"][Brutal Weapon][Read The Wind][/build](thanks to Shayne Hawke for putting my build into this format ^^)

Im getting around 75 DPS with this build

So what do you guys think of it?

That 75 is probably just the first ~25-30s, as soon as your prep/weapon spell expires you have to renew it and your DPS drops, an when you hit 0 energy it drops below 50.

The highest DPS PvE R build I know of is :
[flail][Point Blank Shot][Zojun's Shot][Sundering Attack][Penetrating Attack][Favorable winds][Expert Focus] (["I Am The Strongest!"] / [Prepared Shot] )

Close to 100 DPS against single target for 24s and it does not drop much on the long range (renew preparation every 24s and you need to use prepared shot once in a while to maintain energy, other than that do not use PS)

The problem is that it is not easy to stay in half-range even with a flatbow especially when I am "crippled" by flail...hitting flail on recharge (every 4s) is also dumb, + I hate having to drop FW before every single mob fight +no utility skill...so I don't play this build

, but 90-100 DPS on ranger is nice.

Gabriel Kimura · Jun 22, 2008, 07:27 AM // 07:27

It doesn't get much better than Conjure/Glass for pure dps. At 14 exp (playing with 16 now just for kicks...) it hits for around 100 dps on squishies and Conjure has the added benefit of being a 1 minute spell... which is huge in clutch situations. Bring needling shot and you're doing some serious damage, although that'll sap your energy like no other.

shogun avatar · Jun 23, 2008, 09:11 AM // 09:11

I'm not on gw currently, but mine ranger for VERY high DPS uses:
Forked arrow
Tripple shot
Glass Arrows
"I am the strongest"
Distracting Shot
Lightning Reflexes

the other 2 slots wary from secondary to secondary

100-150 armor ignoring damage, followed by another 50 and an interrupt? yes please!!

AfroThunder396 · Jun 27, 2008, 07:42 PM // 19:42

I find Conjure to be the best DPS for a Ranger.
[build prof=R/E name="Conjure DPS" Marks=12+1 Expertise=11+1+1 Air=6 desc="Weapon: Shocking Recurve Bow of Enchanting"][Prepared Shot][Expert Focus][Sundering Attack][Penetrating Attack][Sloth Hunter's Shot][Distracting Shot][Conjure Lightning][Resurrection Signet][/build]
Between Expert Focus and Prepared shot, you're able to spam the attack skills with little to no energy loss. A +15% while enchanted and +20% longer enchantment bow works best. Works great, and is pretty low maintenance so it should work well on heroes too. I've also used this in RA, TA, and AB (drop Res for [Point Blank Shot] or a utility skill like [Throw Dirt]) successfully as well.

Vazze · Jun 27, 2008, 07:51 PM // 19:51

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Originally Posted by AfroThunder396

I find Conjure to be the best DPS for a Ranger.
[build prof=R/E name="Conjure DPS" Marks=12+1 Expertise=11+1+1 Air=6 desc="Weapon: Shocking Recurve Bow of Enchanting"][Prepared Shot][Expert Focus][Sundering Attack][Penetrating Attack][Sloth Hunter's Shot][Distracting Shot][Conjure Lightning][Resurrection Signet][/build]
Between Expert Focus and Prepared shot, you're able to spam the attack skills with little to no energy loss. A +15% while enchanted and +20% longer enchantment bow works best. Works great, and is pretty low maintenance so it should work well on heroes too.

, this is the build that I use on my heroes (one or two skills might be different), they use it well and it is a strong build.

Tyla · Jun 27, 2008, 08:35 PM // 20:35

I would really consider taking a +30hp mod on your bow and getting 20% enchantments on a staff.

Not to mention conjures can be used without staves; they last long enough.

Rhamia Darigaz · Jun 27, 2008, 09:39 PM // 21:39

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Originally Posted by jesh

FYI: Timed skills are still sped up by an IAS.

FYI: i know this already, note that i said sundering and penetrating were more limited, not solely limited, by the recharge. i was suggesting that i think more +dmg would do more to increase his dps than the effect that ias would have on the timed skills.