Strafeless Ranger?

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thread starter mangosingh Jun 06 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm thinking of going strafeless. (Well not strafeless unless you count level 1 strafe strafeless) Im thinking of maxing out every other 3rd job skill and leaving strafe at 1. This is not because I think Hurricane will replace strafe, it's just i wanna try something new/wierd/never-before-tried or whatever you want to call it. What do you guys think? Is it possible? How will training be?

ibroa 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

if u wanna do that u shoulda made a crossbowman to 120 w/o job advancement

linking 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I was actually thinking of doing this aswell, I mean If I can get through to 120 with just Ar I think id be fine once I get hurricane?

FroznSolid 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

answering ur questions: 1. stupid (imo) 2. yes 3. hell

xias99 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

just typhoon to 120 lol

Maske 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

This is just me throwing out common sense; I avoid things that require being backed up with factual information. Probably the worst thing I can think of is you won't be able to 1x1 until 120, or whenever you get Hurricane. You wouldn't even want to attempt it, because Lv1 Strafe won't be worth it. But I'm sure you know that, otherwise you wouldn't even attempt this build. Sure, you can use DoubleShot, but it won't make up for damage lost. The second biggest thing is that you'll only be Mobbing, whether you like to do that or not. If you choose to max out your other skills, such as Arroww Rain and Inferno, those already are used for AoE purposes and not 1x1. I dont know how the mob layouts go, and I don't know if you'll find something decent for AoEing to train with from 70 to 120. If you don't, you'll be stuck killing something lower which could be a lot slower, or something higher which in terms could be slower. Yes, it's possible, but is it worth it? I wouldn't say so.

mangosingh Jun 06 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

FroznSolid said: "answering ur questions: 1. stupid (imo) 2. yes 3. hell" Strange but for every question I asked, I thought the same thing :P At the poster above me, I'd like to point out that lv1 Strafe is now 71% which multiplied by 4arrows is 284% dmg compared to max double shot's dmg of 260%. Also I could train on Typhons till 120? And even if its hell, I'm super modivated:D

issacrandom Jun 06 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

You know, I would've done that myself, but I only thought of it after I added some points to strafe. However, I'm going with 15 strafe, and really no huge problem training, go for it :D Btw, training will not be THAT slow, the only real worst part of it, is getting sick of typhons. Btw, I also thought Nightshadows inside the keep were pretty decent training as well without much strafe.

FroznSolid 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

mangosingh said: " Strange but for every question I asked, I thought the same thing :P At the poster above me, I'd like to point out that lv1 Strafe is now 71% which multiplied by 4arrows is 284% dmg compared to max double shot's dmg of 260%. Also I could train on Typhons till 120? And even if its hell, I'm super modivated:D" lol u won't be by the time ur lv 9x-10x.

arrowsneak 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

1 Strafe? Where else are you gonna put points into? Thrust? >_>

sinfullsin 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

only way this could work is if you leech to 120

mangosingh Jun 06 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

FroznSolid said: " lol u won't be by the time ur lv 9x-10x." Wanna place Bets? EDIT: At MiilyWishes, yes I wanna max Strafe for some wierd reason! Max speed and Jump FTW! Also I love your IGN.

iamfull 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hmm.. this should work out pretty well if you have enough money to burn pots on (burn pot as in like 250 pots an hour, which isnt that much actually, but it adds up). All you have to do is mob everything because...you only have mob skills (inferno, arrow rain) so you might want to try himes and Typhons, but himes will hurt your pots more, but less boring.

CtrlPlusZ 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

iamfull said: "Hmm.. this should work out pretty well if you have enough money to burn pots on (burn pot as in like 250 pots an hour, which isnt that much actually, but it adds up). All you have to do is mob everything because...you only have mob skills (inferno, arrow rain) so you might want to try himes and Typhons, but himes will hurt your pots more, but less boring." I started training on Elder Wraiths in Evil Dead, and I break even on pot money, and sell the Rags and Ashes for profit. :0 Good alternative to Typhons, imo.

whoah202 06/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

eh...I would say go with 20 strafe so you get that 90%. Then you wouldn't have to max thrust which doesn't give as much a boost after lvl 10. You'd still do reasonable damage with strafe which would allow you to train at newts and stuff.