Curse

Lectic · Mar 24, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

Im thinking of making a PvE R/N :
skills :

Res sig
vampiric touch
life siphon
quick shot
dual shot ( or touch of agony ? )
throw dirt
lighting reflexes
whirling defense

attributes:
expertise 13+1+3
blood magic 12+1
marksmanship 3+1

there's no preparation which will make it low dmg , and only touch skill I have is vampiric touch which has a recharge of 2 secs so Ill always have to wait that 1sec and 1/4 of it , so Im thinking of using touch of agony instead of something .

No quickening zephyr / serpent's quickness !

Its based on high dmg at long range with bow but also good stealing and dodging / blocking at close range .

Would u say it could be good for pve? Would you change something?

Pick Me · Mar 24, 2006, 09:45 PM // 21:45

Hey man,

Hate to tell you but you've got some problems. Marksmanship is for bows, so if you want to do damage long-ranged, then I suggest you put more into Marksmanship. While yes, Expertise will lower your energy cost to your attack skills and it will add damage to your expertise skills, but your regular attacks will have no punch to them.

Dual Shot will make your damage even less, and quick shot doesn't add to your damage.

Life Syphon only goes up to 3 maybe 4 points. This may not be enough as a healing. Vampiric touch is excellent if you want to get close, which I'm guessing you don't. Vampiric Gaze is good for long range, but doesn't get as much life for you.

Life Transfer is better but it is also an Elite.

Since your goal is to do good damage at long range, with some defense,
Put more into Marksmanship and less into expertise. The reason is you can do more damage with a normal bow shot with Marksmanship at level 12. You can then use Penetrating Shot for some nice long range damage, and if you feel so inclinded, you can use barrage as well.

I don't mean to be so critical, but this is just my oppinion. Please take it as such. If you look at the damage you can do with your current setup, look at which does the most damage.

You seem to do more damage with close attackers and do well with high defense.

Hope this helps a little.

jibikao · Mar 24, 2006, 11:25 PM // 23:25

Your skill setup is pretty bad, no offense.

Why would you bring Quickshot in the first place if you have no other ways to pump up its damage? You will be massaging monsters' feet with that Marksmanship 4!!!

If you want to use Blood, Vampiric Touch is a good choice but you should have high Expertise. You always need energy management when you rely on secondary spells/skills. One Life Siphon costs 10E, two costs 20E. You are down to only 12E left before doing anything else.

You also bring 3 defensive skills with 2 blood sucking skills. Is your primary goal to stay alive? Because I can tell you that you won't be doing much damage at all.

If you truly want to use Blood, Vampire Gaze + Marksman Wager isn't a bad idea. You can cast 10E about every 5s. It's long range and it does "pure" damage.

My personal favorite is Ferocious Strike + Vampire Gaze. Let your pet do the damage and tank for you, while you suck blood from way behind. I do this all the time.

This strategy is even better in PvE since the monsters don't always go after you.