Curse

Ugh · Jul 05, 2010, 04:55 AM // 04:55

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Originally Posted by timbo_3101

When I do DoA/Glaiveway farming, DwG builds (Channel=12) usually deliver 500-1500 damage spikes (over <1sec due to latency of Ancestor's Rage and Spirit Rift) and sometimes >5000 damage at certain sections. So I tend to not to agree with rangers (or any other class) that a specific build is superior to all others or other professions quantitatively in damage output.

I don't think results from Glaiveway would be a good reason to draw such a conclusion. DwG being OP enough that specific professions don't matter doesn't necessarily mean that there are no optimal builds in other areas of the game (sorry if this sentence sounds awkward).

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Originally Posted by Drege_Icebow

Glaiveway in DoA is pretty fun, as your pictures illustrate.

/sigh

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Originally Posted by elitenoname

reading through this i didn't see anyone post or talk about the degening part of the ranger

That's 'cause everyone agrees that degeneration is inefficient, so it doesn't need to be discussed. If there are any comments regarding degeneration in PvE, they're usually just short sentences acknowledging that everyone agrees it's a bad tactic.

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barbed arrows
poison sig
incinerating arrows
epidemic

That's 20 dps per target (and that's only for 3 seconds, then it's 14 dps). To get dps close to a turret build (for 3 seconds), you would have to condition your target and hit another 7+ targets with epidemic, which won't happen. After that, your dps will only decrease over time. Also, many mobs are immune to fleshy conditions and things like destroyers and titans are immune to burning.

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and another thing ranger have that not many other classes have is the fact they can run many other support builds just as good as the main class support builds

What support builds are you running on a ranger? All the ranger imitations I know of (SoS, daggerspam, sycthe) are significantly less effective than their legit counterparts.

Anyways, I'd rather be optimal at a few things than mediocre at many. Versatility is what character slots are for. One class shouldn't be made subpar at a wide variety of things just for people who are too lazy to reroll.

Jaskaran · Jul 05, 2010, 06:57 AM // 06:57

It's a pity.