Ranger Double-Shot Stance

[Llanoldar Lluindar]

Out of sheer morbid curiosity since I don't raid a ranger....how many of you use this during striking curse on boss fights, and how many dont; and why/why not?

I don't use it ever. The loss from being exhausted over a fight is too much, compared to the dps from using style 8.

 

[Salarus]

that's a pretty strong argument right there...it not being used even on *boss* fights while striking is in which would be 4x dps for that period of time..

 

[Finkk]

I'd use it at the end of the fight if I had enough stamina left from /s 8 to make it worthwhile and I wasn't planning on killing any other mobs for 10 minutes...

Again the problem is unless it's an absolute emergency where you gotta burn as hard as you can for 10 seconds, it doesn't get used. And odds are if the situation is thus, the MT is already down and I'd much rather use my /s 6 (parry all attacks for 5-10 seconds) and buy the nukers some time to get the job done and possibly camp out a cleric.

 

[Almdor]

I think that Llanoldar's suggestion is probably the best yet. Increase the duration of /s 7 and also increase the number of shots per round to 3, 4 or even 5. Even giving the # of shots fired a percentage chance, for example.

2 shots = 100% chance
3 shots = 50% chance
4 shots = 20%
5 shots = 5% chance

Of course your chance to hit is all based on mob ac, your archery skill etc,..

Not sure if it's at all possible but if so this would probably be the best route to make "flurry of shots" not only live up to it's name, but actually provide a real noticable burst in DPS for Rangers.

 

[brasileira]

I think that Llanoldar's suggestion is probably the best yet. Increase the duration of /s 7 and also increase the number of shots per round to 3, 4 or even 5. Even giving the # of shots fired a percentage chance, for example.

2 shots = 100% chance
3 shots = 50% chance
4 shots = 20%
5 shots = 5% chance

Of course your chance to hit is all based on mob ac, your archery skill etc,..

Not sure if it's at all possible but if so this would probably be the best route to make "flurry of shots" not only live up to it's name, but actually provide a real noticable burst in DPS for Rangers.

I support this idea. It would make rangers pretty good dps using his stamina. Even tho they lose alot of arrows there.

Even when i bot the ranger, i just let him melee. BUt if the burn were noticed, who knows, stop healing for 30 seconds, just to burn the mob up would be pretty good for "boting" rangers

 

[brasileira]

Out of sheer morbid curiosity since I don't raid a ranger....how many of you use this during striking curse on boss fights, and how many dont; and why/why not?

I always try to use it with curses in same time with Guardian of Forest (which give a nice boost to ATK).

But its hard since lag+duoing+dly on bow, to benefit 100% from everything.

Still with some bow like the balista you could probably hit 10 to 16 times.