I wish Nep didn't nerf savage blow to the extent that he did

November 06, 2015 04:57PM
cause it gave the class a lot more options. It wasn't like it never missed before, it missed a lot
on mountains and plains and it never lagged on swamps/plains/desert/civilized even if it hit.

I never tried it in caves.

It was *very* reliable on forests (with me being forester), felt like it hit 9/10 which is FINE
imo and didn't need any nerfing. Not like you can permalag with it.

It's basically unusable now since it misses so much, game theory-wise should never be used
period. You're better off doing 2 serpent strikes rather than gambling for a savage blow hit
and taking the 2 rounds on miss (which is plenty time for the other dude to word/teleport or simply walk out in the wilderness).

I still think savage felar is the best ranger combo for PK at hero range, even if you *never* use savage blow.
Not so much because of the combo itself, more like the other combos are a lot worse.
You get guaranteed onslaught + bonus damage which is huge deal with snare and also lightning.
Protection from metals is very nice (nullifies wavedancers pretty much) and mud is situationally good when needed.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/06/2015 05:01PM by zoskia.
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Rager Ranger

wasted November 06, 2015 02:46PM

If you played like a total bitch you could have fun (n/t)

Zheeser November 08, 2015 10:24AM

Hunter/mariner rager = suicidal? (n/t)

wasted November 07, 2015 01:24PM

Anyone know if you can DB hits with a bow as a hunter? n/t (n/t)

wasted November 07, 2015 12:44PM

You can (n/t)

alex November 07, 2015 12:58PM

Re: You can

wasted November 07, 2015 01:23PM

Pretty sure it is a nerfed deathblow multiplier for bow hits.

abernyte November 08, 2015 06:00AM

Re: Pretty sure it is a nerfed deathblow multiplier for bow hits.

wasted November 09, 2015 11:30AM

I'd not say so

alex November 07, 2015 01:46PM

Pretty much any

Quas November 06, 2015 06:40PM

Ragers make bad rangers even though I haven't played any

zoskia November 06, 2015 04:43PM

Tried Felar Berserker Savage Forester earlier this year.

wrathpuppet November 06, 2015 02:54PM

I wish Nep didn't nerf savage blow to the extent that he did

zoskia November 06, 2015 04:57PM

Why Felar Savage and not Beastmaster? I'd figure that Predator's Stance with Felar would be, no pun intended, beast. nt

dalneko November 07, 2015 04:53AM

You're not gonna kill anyone competent at hero with just predators stance

zoskia November 07, 2015 06:23AM

Oh, I see. Then what makes Felar better over Human as a Savage? Wouldn't the higher strength be more beneficial for such tactics over dual wield claws/growl/catnip?

dalneko November 07, 2015 06:37AM

To give you a concrete example, since I haven't played a ranger in a while

zoskia November 07, 2015 07:18AM

I appreciate the theory crafting. Though, was it you who basically said backrake is useless?

Jib November 07, 2015 11:39AM

I don't think so

zoskia November 07, 2015 12:36PM

Must have been someone else my bad.

Jib November 07, 2015 02:43PM

It was the gorilla named davey who takes his orders from the talking walnut. (n/t)

NbM(VIP) November 07, 2015 03:56PM