I'm thinking about making a ranged alt but am having troubles deciding on which one i should make so i thought i would ask everyone's advice on which is best,
In NCNA servers, Hawkeye is the FOTM Ranger, might as well give up and roll with that.
I have Silver Ranger, and I can't stand Toe to Toe with a Hawkeye if we are both fully buffed. Only way I may win an a 1vs1 fight against an HE is if I'm fully buffed and HE isn't.
Duh PR :) i rarley lose a fight on my PR and people say they are weak but they dont know what there talking about. IF you really know how to play one and play one well, you can be very good and effective
Duh PR :) i rarley lose a fight on my PR and people say they are weak but they dont know what there talking about. IF you really know how to play one and play one well, you can be very good and effective
Goes up for any class besides dwarves.
Frankly a HE has more chance of winning then a PR...but that does not change your post...at all.
Hawkeye is the team archer. Best siege archer as well.
Due to statistics, HE has higherst constitution/hp and next-to-highest strength. It makes possibility for tweaks you like - you have more physical stats that other archers.
Though unbuffed HE is not that appealing. You don't have self buffs as HE. That's why HE is team archer. You have to have buffs to make your class shining in PvP/PvM.
With C5 in mind He has body-to-mind like skill that eliminates need for recharges/rests for mana in parties when you have healer. Works great for solo if you have some spare healing potions as well.
Also snipe increases your fire range from standard 900 to 1100. It's a great advantage for sieges.
Also HE has Dash skill that helps a lot in PvP situations - its invaluable for chasing and finishing wounded foes.
Silver Ranger is one of best scouts and soloers in the game. You have self buffs for speed, attack, defense, magical defense... That is, mostly all needed buffs you get from non-specialised buffers are in your possession.
As SR you have best evasion and great accuracy and rather good critical chances. If you are creative in pvp you can use surroundings for your advatage, while slower classes will have to follow you just to have a chance to fight you.
SR has entangle skill - the slow-down debuff that can be cast on flagged persons. It's great in pvp/wars, but is not that effective in ganking.
New C5 skill - Rapid shot - increases PAtk and attack speed while reduces fire range down to 600. Frankly said, it's not that great in pvp as mostly archers shoot people from a distance.
Phantom Ranger is the strongest archer, even though hit points are not that great. Good skills include BtM-like skill, hex, self buffs for attack and defense, and freezing strike - the slow-down debuff that you can use even on unflagged player.
PR is the best greifer due to all this. Works great in ganking as well.
Also there is Fatal counter skill that works like CDL - with low hit points you can hit harder. Can't say it makes miracles, but it comes useful in hard duels.
PR is the best mass pvp archer. This class is designed to 1 shoot oponents with extremely hard crits wich it does pretty well. Then you have the run speed to string ppl out or run behind the front line when you're getting targeted. It's not doing that well in small pvp's.
It's the best pve archer too, with hex and powerfull patak you can solo almost anywhere. I solo'd TOI 8 boxing a buffer and bd for a few weeks. but i was able to do it even only with a prophet. A hexed angel is a 1 shot with fire~~
This said HE is the best overall archer. Snipe rocks, dash rocks, he hits very hard and crit a lot.