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SNIEVES · Apr 09, 2008, 01:56 PM // 13:56

Ok, build has been updated to reflect suggestion, plz continue to critique, and suggest atrributes plz, thks.

Hello

I was just toying around, and came up with a possible build, not completed per say, would like your opinion and posiible attribute selection if possible;
Ranger/ Ritualist(R/Rit)

marksmanship:
expertise:
widerness Survival:
chaneling:

1.Splinter Weapon Skills
2.Volley
3.Broadhead arrow(elite)
4.Sloth Hunter shot
5.Distracting shot
6.Lighting Reflexes
7.Troll ungent
8.Flesh of my Flesh

Any help would be appreciated, plz feel free to critique!
Tanis Silvershot

distilledwill · Apr 09, 2008, 02:07 PM // 14:07

If you want to get the most out of Splinter then I suggest you try using BHA + Volley + Splinter Weapon. This allows you to do decent AoE damage whilst having the utility of the Daze. This would mean you would have to take out your preperation (of which you can only use one at a time anyway - you have both Apply and Rapid Fire in your build)

Failing this, drop Splinter entirely and take epidemic instead, allowing you to either use volley after spreading the daze from BHA and interupt lots of targets, or take apply instead of volley and spread daze over a few enemies with Poison as a cover condition.

Atm your build isnt utilising splinter so it feels a little bit surplus to requirement. So, to conclude:

1. Splinter + Volley = fun.
2. Epidemic + BHA + Volley = interupts over a larger area.
3. Epidemic + BHA + Apply = degen over a large area. (I use this as I use a minion master hero and the minions interupt the enemies affected by the daze that I spread.)

smilingscar · Apr 09, 2008, 02:07 PM // 14:07

You will make much better use of splinter weapon if you include volley. On the other hand, you may be able to make better use of BHA and Apply poison as a /me with epidemic. Either way, those are two simple changes that I would suggest.

Flem · Apr 09, 2008, 02:12 PM // 14:12

Well, it's a pretty basic build. It will work effectively. It would work better with volley tho, to make proper use of splinter.

If you were to go pvp, splinter weapon isn't nearly as effective as it is in pve.

SnipiousMax · Apr 09, 2008, 02:22 PM // 14:22

I think your spreading your attributes to thin. You'd be better off sticking Splinter on a hero and to BA or BHA. If you're gonna use splinter, stick to a basic Barrage/Volley Build and drop wilderness survival so you can put more points into Channeling.

lennymon · Apr 10, 2008, 09:09 PM // 21:09

Unless you plan on soloing and I wouldn't with that, drop troll (0 WS) and set channeling to 10. Expertise at 11+1+1 (or 11+3+1) Marksmanship at 10+1 (or is it 9+1) whatever the rest here. Personally I like to include needling shot whenever I've got BHA but sloth is quite good so meh, whatever you like there. You might throw in dwarven stability in place of troll for longer LR duration.