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Thread: Post CU Question for Rangers

NoWires
Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:08 pm
#1

Hello All,

I have an issue... prior to CU and now I am a TKM/Ranger and I love both professions. Unfortunately since the CU I'm having much trouble being able to hunt on my own. It's not that I can't take the beating it's just that it takes to long to kill everything. I do have my respec left and am trying to decide what other combat profession I should respec to.


I would prefer to respec to another Master profession (eg. Rifleman) vs. a mix and match template but I'm open to any suggestions you can can make. The only thing I won't give up is Master Ranger.



Thanks in advance.



Briare Vines - Eclipse
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Ronaj
Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:16 pm
#2


Personally I say keep TKM, get yourself a nice Katarn with full damage slice under the new slicing system, assuming you can do a full damage slice lol. I'm TKM/MRanger myself and enjoying it alot.


Now to actually answer your question instead of trying to talk you out of it lol, do you like to pick things off from a distance or do you like to get up close and fight in their face/maw/whatever?


One popular ranged template is MBH/MRanger/SL 0300, gives you access to a variety of ranged weapons and decent defense thanks to the SL 0300.





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NoWires
Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:54 pm
#3

Thank you Ronaj,


Believe me.... I don't give up TK lightly. I actually like most of the CU changes to it... no armor, buffs, etc... and we still have our wound healing and powerboost. But the damage lowering and the removal of a mulitple target attack really hurt. (Already using Katarn :smileywink. I actually like the face to face combat but would definitely consider ranged. I've entertained the thought of MBH but since I'm really a PvE kind of guy I'm wondering if some of MBH would just bea waste.


Another problem I have is with TK itself and the concept of the tank. This part of the post should probably go in the TK forum but... I'm supposed to be a tank for a party but everyone else does more damage than me. As a result nothing attacks me it aggros everyone else. So how am I supposed to be a tank?





Briare Vines - Eclipse
Master Ranger / Teras Kasi Master
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Ronaj
Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:03 pm
#4

Hehe yeah a lot of people are bringing that up over on the TKA forum, Taunt doesn't really work that good. As far as BH goes there is the Duelist Stance that increases defense by 125 and Improved Duelist Stance that increases it by 250, I think it raises both Melee & Ranged and both of those only come from the Investigation line.



IGN Ronaj Anatil - Master Ranger

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NoWires
Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:10 am
#5

Thank you Ronaj... so it looks like, as soon as I can bring myself to give up TK... MBH is the way to go.



Briare Vines - Eclipse
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Aenedor
Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:49 am
#6

I was MR/MTK before the CU and dropped it after being in the open beta, from all that I have heard from guildies, TKM on it's own just does not cut it now.


I would recomend going ranged. Carbineer seems to be growing in popularity. Or you can take the combat skills from BH and have have skills points left over to try other stuff.




Aenedor Tru'shot
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Ronaj
Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:47 am
#7

I have no problems soloing critters as a TKA, not quite TKM on this character yet. One thing I don't know about the Duelist Stances is the duration of them, I don't know how that part compares to the Center of Being abilities. I know alot of people go with MBH/MRanger/SL 0300 but one possibility is MBH/MRanger/Medic 0010 and use what clothing you can with Healing Efficiency BE mods. To be honest I still find myself tempted to go the MBH route, I'm just not sure how TKM Innate Armor and Imp COB would compare to Imp Duelist Stance and about 6500+ Kinetic or Kinetic/Energy resist armor.



IGN Ronaj Anatil - Master Ranger

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