@steria
Dalayan Beginner
I guess my goal of this thread is to get The Devs / GMs/ Item makers to look into the higher end bows that are available. Maybe the way it is now is what is wanted / needed and im off basis, or maybe it was just overlooked and can be changed. With that being said i will jump right into this.
My main is a ranger and while im not in the top 5 list nor all that close to them, i am highly active and id say a solid tier 8. My guild and I have climbed the tiers from about 2 all the way to 8 in the year or two that we have been around. The progression of bows throughout the tiers has been steady and well planned out till we hit tier 7 then it stopped all together. We hit the wall that every ranger hits unless they are in the top end guilds.
At tier 7 we are given a selection of 4 bows. Clockwork bow (1.53 ratio), Woe (1.51 ratio), Crossbow of Tenacity (1.52 max ratio), and Bloodseeker (1.45 ratio). After that, it is completely impossible to get a upgrade unless you get into one of the few top tier 9+ guilds that can kill the end of ToT or kill the end boss of undercity at which point the bows jump up to a 1.69 ratio.
I guess what im trying to say is that tier 7 is saturated with bows that aside from bloodseeker, are basically the same bow (ratios just about the same). They all drop off easy encounters with, in my opinion, clockwork being the easiest and the best bow in the group. Where is the higher tier 8 or low tier 9 bow that is the next logical step in progression before jumping from a 1.53 ratio all the way to a 1.69 ratio bow? Would that be just to overpowering in the long run to let rangers have a obtainable option when waiting to upgrade a Woe or Ballista to a Branch or flarewynd?
Now with the expansion being out, maybe im completely off basis in this. I have not seen any of the loot coming from there and and maybe thier is infact a tier 8/9 encounter that has a nice upgrade to bridge the gap between (very) low tier 7 and (very) high tier 9 bows. Ive had the tier 7 bows just sitting in my inventory for about a year now and its frustrating to know that it will be another 6 months to a year before the end of undercity and ToT is completed by us.
Sooooo anyways, if somebody could look at this i would be much appreciated. I know ive talked to a few rangers in my current situation and they feel the same way... or just agreed with me so i would shut the fuck up about it
My main is a ranger and while im not in the top 5 list nor all that close to them, i am highly active and id say a solid tier 8. My guild and I have climbed the tiers from about 2 all the way to 8 in the year or two that we have been around. The progression of bows throughout the tiers has been steady and well planned out till we hit tier 7 then it stopped all together. We hit the wall that every ranger hits unless they are in the top end guilds.
At tier 7 we are given a selection of 4 bows. Clockwork bow (1.53 ratio), Woe (1.51 ratio), Crossbow of Tenacity (1.52 max ratio), and Bloodseeker (1.45 ratio). After that, it is completely impossible to get a upgrade unless you get into one of the few top tier 9+ guilds that can kill the end of ToT or kill the end boss of undercity at which point the bows jump up to a 1.69 ratio.
I guess what im trying to say is that tier 7 is saturated with bows that aside from bloodseeker, are basically the same bow (ratios just about the same). They all drop off easy encounters with, in my opinion, clockwork being the easiest and the best bow in the group. Where is the higher tier 8 or low tier 9 bow that is the next logical step in progression before jumping from a 1.53 ratio all the way to a 1.69 ratio bow? Would that be just to overpowering in the long run to let rangers have a obtainable option when waiting to upgrade a Woe or Ballista to a Branch or flarewynd?
Now with the expansion being out, maybe im completely off basis in this. I have not seen any of the loot coming from there and and maybe thier is infact a tier 8/9 encounter that has a nice upgrade to bridge the gap between (very) low tier 7 and (very) high tier 9 bows. Ive had the tier 7 bows just sitting in my inventory for about a year now and its frustrating to know that it will be another 6 months to a year before the end of undercity and ToT is completed by us.
Sooooo anyways, if somebody could look at this i would be much appreciated. I know ive talked to a few rangers in my current situation and they feel the same way... or just agreed with me so i would shut the fuck up about it
