Pathfinding vs Beastcraft

Started 3 May 2019
by BaldEagle
in Suggestions
Rangers have to only spec 31 PF to get 50 AF, while Hunters have to spec 42 BC to get 52 AF. 11 more levels for 2 AF?

This needs to be looked at with the recent buff changes.

That is all.
Fri 3 May 2019 9:08 PM by teiloh
Hunter pet makes up for it
Fri 3 May 2019 10:13 PM by BaldEagle
teiloh wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 9:08 PM
Hunter pet makes up for it

By procing AF and heal?

The Base str and damage add of rangers you could argue is the tradeoff with the pet, not the Spec AF. The reason why hunters' had a lower one was because hunter could stack both the spec AF and base AF, they have since changed it, so this should also be adjusted.
Fri 3 May 2019 10:43 PM by Bradekes
Hunter's been broken a long time.. But apparently it's not bad enough to warrant their time
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM by Cadebrennus
If only Hunters had something cool, like free 2hand or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....
Fri 3 May 2019 11:08 PM by BaldEagle
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
If only Hunters had something cool, like free 2hand or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

A pet that only procs AF and heal...

Don't ranger's get more defense because of celtic dual, oh and 2h misses hurt a lot more than 1h misses.
Fri 3 May 2019 11:38 PM by Bradekes
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
If only Hunters had something cool, like free 2hand or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

I am not a big toter of hunters needing buffs, but their pet is literally the worst summoned pet in the game lol... like hands down.. Every other class that gets a pet, that pet actually has some sort of proc/stun/dd/heal/etc,etc,etc... Hunter pet the only one that has nothing but base AI
Fri 3 May 2019 11:43 PM by AngelRose
Hunter pet is worthless. Not worth spec points
Sat 4 May 2019 12:13 AM by Hodge
Hunter pet is the only insta pet... But other than interrupt and some bits and bites at it's target... Maybe if we could have two wolves. Like summon the pack.
Sat 4 May 2019 12:53 AM by Bradekes
Hodge wrote:
Sat 4 May 2019 12:13 AM
Hunter pet is the only insta pet... But other than interrupt and some bits and bites at it's target... Maybe if we could have two wolves. Like summon the pack.

Well there are reasons other than balance that the hunters pet needs to be instant.. It is also the only pet with a cooldown so that's a trade off in itself
Sat 4 May 2019 3:58 AM by Mavella
Let hunters spec parry.
Sat 4 May 2019 7:26 AM by soiehib1337
The main issues with the hunter are :
- hit/defense bonus
- no front stun in spear
- smallest bow
- the fact wielding a 2h makes it harder to cap all stats with 1 less item to imbue
- all the other stealthers with buffs rendering half of their skill points moot.
- the WS debuff instead of SC making the spear even weaker.

It's not about PF vs BC. It's never about mirror, it shouldn't be. Scouts don't have buffs... but the longest bow and a slam.
Mon 6 May 2019 2:46 PM by Tillbeast
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
If only Hunters had something cool, like free 2hand or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

My level 1 character with no xp nor rps is 100% immune to the highest level hunter pet available by just pressing one button.....sprint!!! I move faster than the pet and the pet cannot hit what he cannot catch....well until endo runs out but potions could prolong the chase. The rangers damage add is millions time better than the hunters pet as it is far more reliable. Yes on paper the damage output of a hunter and a ranger is pretty equal the hunter has the disadvantage of using a slow two hander vs high evade classes which makes the ranger a better option vs melee dps that use evade. The rangers dam add also effects its bow damage if I recall.

Hope you enjoying your albs...have you learned to group yet? I am currently trying hibs, 50 ns and 50 ranger. It may be a case of grass is greener but the ranger just seems easier to play than the hunter.
Mon 6 May 2019 2:52 PM by Cadebrennus
Tillbeast wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 2:46 PM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
If only Hunters had something cool, like free 2hand or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

My level 1 character with no xp nor rps is 100% immune to the highest level hunter pet available by just pressing one button.....sprint!!! I move faster than the pet and the pet cannot hit what he cannot catch....well until endo runs out but potions could prolong the chase. The rangers damage add is millions time better than the hunters pet as it is far more reliable. Yes on paper the damage output the melee output of a hunter and a ranger is pretty equal the hunter has the disadvantage of using a slow two hander vs high evade classes which makes the ranger a better option vs melee dps that use evade. The rangers dam add also effects its bow damage if I recall.

Hope you enjoying your albs...have you learned to group yet? I am currently trying hibs, 50 ns and 50 ranger. It may be a case of grass is greener but the ranger just seems easier to play than the hunter.

Have I learned to group yet? Is that an insult or an honest question?

Yes, I was the one advocating for Archer group plat and perfected it on live. It was successful enough that Albs and Mids started to copy our group setup and tactics. If you were asking an honest question there's your answer. If you were being a smarmy little shit then go to hell.

Regarding the dog yes it has serious issues running like an asthmatic trying to hit APFT run standards.
Mon 6 May 2019 3:06 PM by Dominus
played Mid during beta and pleaded for speed increase on the hunter avatar (or any pet). Landed on deaf ears. Been on Hib since live and can agree the the ranger dmg add applies to both bow and melee making it superior to the hunter pet.
Mon 6 May 2019 3:49 PM by Kalinda
It s really a pain in the ass to play hunter on this server right now!
I cant grp much because i dont play a lot.
But i should have done a sb...
Im strugling to kill anything and i got all my temp well done
Mon 6 May 2019 3:50 PM by Sepphiroth75
Cadebrennus wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 2:52 PM
Tillbeast wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 2:46 PM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
If only Hunters had something cool, like free 2hand or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

My level 1 character with no xp nor rps is 100% immune to the highest level hunter pet available by just pressing one button.....sprint!!! I move faster than the pet and the pet cannot hit what he cannot catch....well until endo runs out but potions could prolong the chase. The rangers damage add is millions time better than the hunters pet as it is far more reliable. Yes on paper the damage output the melee output of a hunter and a ranger is pretty equal the hunter has the disadvantage of using a slow two hander vs high evade classes which makes the ranger a better option vs melee dps that use evade. The rangers dam add also effects its bow damage if I recall.

Hope you enjoying your albs...have you learned to group yet? I am currently trying hibs, 50 ns and 50 ranger. It may be a case of grass is greener but the ranger just seems easier to play than the hunter.

Have I learned to group yet? Is that an insult or an honest question?

Yes, I was the one advocating for Archer group plat and perfected it on live. It was successful enough that Albs and Mids started to copy our group setup and tactics. If you were asking an honest question there's your answer. If you were being a smarmy little shit then go to hell.

Regarding the dog yes it has serious issues running like an asthmatic trying to hit APFT run standards.

Cade brennus : i perfected archer group play!

Swamp donkey Ninjas: hold my beer
Mon 6 May 2019 4:18 PM by Cadebrennus
Sepphiroth75 wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 3:50 PM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 2:52 PM
Tillbeast wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 2:46 PM
My level 1 character with no xp nor rps is 100% immune to the highest level hunter pet available by just pressing one button.....sprint!!! I move faster than the pet and the pet cannot hit what he cannot catch....well until endo runs out but potions could prolong the chase. The rangers damage add is millions time better than the hunters pet as it is far more reliable. Yes on paper the damage output the melee output of a hunter and a ranger is pretty equal the hunter has the disadvantage of using a slow two hander vs high evade classes which makes the ranger a better option vs melee dps that use evade. The rangers dam add also effects its bow damage if I recall.

Hope you enjoying your albs...have you learned to group yet? I am currently trying hibs, 50 ns and 50 ranger. It may be a case of grass is greener but the ranger just seems easier to play than the hunter.

Have I learned to group yet? Is that an insult or an honest question?

Yes, I was the one advocating for Archer group plat and perfected it on live. It was successful enough that Albs and Mids started to copy our group setup and tactics. If you were asking an honest question there's your answer. If you were being a smarmy little shit then go to hell.

Regarding the dog yes it has serious issues running like an asthmatic trying to hit APFT run standards.

Cade brennus : i perfected archer group play!

Swamp donkey Ninjas: hold my beer

lol you got me there. I should have said "Visi Grouping without being a useless stealther who never unstealths on INC."

Other stealthers "group play" = stealthzerg down a solo or duo (not going to call out SDN because others were far worse).

To be fair, I can't recall seeing more than 3 (4? on a rare night) SDN together. Now compare that to the Albs (6-8 Vs solo/duo) and the Mids (8-22 Vs solo/duo - no shit this was the normal Mid stealthzerg) and Hib stealthers barely registered.

So me "I perfected VISI group play with an Archer"...

SDN "hold my beer"

Mid stealth on live "hah that's amateur hour, watch this shit".

Mid stealthzerg was so bad it looked like a Capital One commercial.
Tue 7 May 2019 5:35 AM by jelzinga_EU
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

You keep saying this - tho you never refer to the test-result. I did a short test on my hunter and SB on the dummy to see how close it is:

Hunter with 32 BC pet
[07:05:55] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:05:55] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:05:59] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:05:59] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:02] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:06:02] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:06] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:06:06] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:09] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:06:09] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:13] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and misses!
[07:06:17] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!

SB with 2.9 speed offhand 99% qua
[07:24:08] You perform your Doublefrost perfectly! (+52, Growth Rate: 0.75, Effective Style Multiplier: 0.4777)
[07:24:08] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium exceptional long sword and hit for 119 (-41) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
[07:24:09] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium weighted bearded axe and hit for 47 (-16) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
[07:24:09] You prepare to perform a Doublefrost!
[07:24:11] You perform your Doublefrost perfectly! (+52, Growth Rate: 0.75, Effective Style Multiplier: 0.4777)
[07:24:11] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium exceptional long sword and hit for 119 (-41) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
[07:24:11] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium weighted bearded axe and hit for 47 (-16) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
You critically hit Training Dummy Level 50 for an additional 33 damage! (Crit Chance: 32%)

Pet:
Sometimes 3 secs, sometimes 4 secs - so lets assume 3,5 secs swing-speed.
29 misses
97 hits
126 attacks
==> 29/126 = 23% miss-rate ==> equals 9.9 dps

SB:
Sometimes 3 secs, sometimes 2 secs - so lets assume 2.5 sec swing-speed
15% miss rate ==> equals ==> equals 16 dps

A few things to notice:
* Ranger offhand doesn't swing every round like my SB - but should do more damage with an offhand due to no LA-penalty - assume 60% swing-rate with 10% more dmg
* Ranger its offhand also benefits from dmg-add - it should at least add something like 12 dmg
* Ranger its offhand benefits from MoPain (hunter pet can crit with Wild Minion, but thats an additional RA)

So lets assume the ranger his offhand would do 50 + 12 dmg, 60% swing-rate and 15% miss (as SB) ==> 12.3 DPS

I'm gonna call it busted - I've been low-balling with Ranger offhand dmg and it is still 25% above hunter-pet damage. So, show me the tests you performed (link) or proof me wrong.
Tue 7 May 2019 5:58 AM by Cadebrennus
jelzinga_EU wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 5:35 AM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

You keep saying this - tho you never refer to the test-result. I did a short test on my hunter and SB on the dummy to see how close it is:

Hunter with 32 BC pet
[07:05:55] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:05:55] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:05:59] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:05:59] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:02] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:06:02] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:06] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:06:06] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:09] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!
[07:06:09] Your hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits for 45 (-15) damage!
[07:06:13] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and misses!
[07:06:17] The hunter's avatar attacks Training Dummy Level 50 and hits!

SB with 2.9 speed offhand 99% qua
[07:24:08] You perform your Doublefrost perfectly! (+52, Growth Rate: 0.75, Effective Style Multiplier: 0.4777)
[07:24:08] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium exceptional long sword and hit for 119 (-41) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
[07:24:09] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium weighted bearded axe and hit for 47 (-16) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
[07:24:09] You prepare to perform a Doublefrost!
[07:24:11] You perform your Doublefrost perfectly! (+52, Growth Rate: 0.75, Effective Style Multiplier: 0.4777)
[07:24:11] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium exceptional long sword and hit for 119 (-41) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
[07:24:11] You attack Training Dummy Level 50 with your shimmering arcanium weighted bearded axe and hit for 47 (-16) damage! (Damage Modifier: 1207)
You critically hit Training Dummy Level 50 for an additional 33 damage! (Crit Chance: 32%)

Pet:
Sometimes 3 secs, sometimes 4 secs - so lets assume 3,5 secs swing-speed.
29 misses
97 hits
126 attacks
==> 29/126 = 23% miss-rate ==> equals 9.9 dps

SB:
Sometimes 3 secs, sometimes 2 secs - so lets assume 2.5 sec swing-speed
15% miss rate ==> equals ==> equals 16 dps

A few things to notice:
* Ranger offhand doesn't swing every round like my SB - but should do more damage with an offhand due to no LA-penalty - assume 60% swing-rate with 10% more dmg
* Ranger its offhand also benefits from dmg-add - it should at least add something like 12 dmg
* Ranger its offhand benefits from MoPain (hunter pet can crit with Wild Minion, but thats an additional RA)

So lets assume the ranger his offhand would do 50 + 12 dmg, 60% swing-rate and 15% miss (as SB) ==> 12.3 DPS

I'm gonna call it busted - I've been low-balling with Ranger offhand dmg and it is still 25% above hunter-pet damage. So, show me the tests you performed (link) or proof me wrong.

You forget to take into account the offhand speeds that are available in Hib/Alb. The weapons are faster. Your PF argument is busted because PF isn't worth speccing for, especially with the new pot/charge changes. With those factors your numbers are pretty damn close to my original argument.
Tue 7 May 2019 6:37 AM by Sepplord
why does PF need to be worth speccing for, to compare it with another line?
if something is worth speccing for or not would be the conclusion, not the entry-requirement for the test/comparison

how do faster offhand weapons decrease offhand weapon-DPS?
Tue 7 May 2019 6:58 AM by Cadebrennus
Sepplord wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:37 AM
why does PF need to be worth speccing for, to compare it with another line?
if something is worth speccing for or not would be the conclusion, not the entry-requirement for the test/comparison

how do faster offhand weapons decrease offhand weapon-DPS?

I think you're just being contrarian at this point, but I'll bite. He's using Mid offhand weapons as a stand-in for Hib offhand weapons which is a misleading comparison because a) the weapons are typically different speeds and b) people are typically going to use the fastest offhand in either realm, which means that testable speeds (and damage) that exist on Hib do not exist on Mid.

In addition, any theorycraft must include actual current theorycraft of current viable specs, which leaves PF out of the equation, or specced just for the speed burst. Speccing high PF requires a heavy sacrifice to another line such as stealth, melee, or bow, in comparison to Hunters who are fairly easy to spec. Don't even argue this point with me, I played a Hunter in beta and it was ridiculously easy to spec high in one line with very little sacrifice in another, and performed exceptionally.
Tue 7 May 2019 7:11 AM by Sepplord
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:58 AM
Sepplord wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:37 AM
why does PF need to be worth speccing for, to compare it with another line?
if something is worth speccing for or not would be the conclusion, not the entry-requirement for the test/comparison

how do faster offhand weapons decrease offhand weapon-DPS?

I think you're just being contrarian at this point, but I'll bite. He's using Mid offhand weapons as a stand-in for Hib offhand weapons which is a misleading comparison because a) the weapons are typically different speeds and b) people are typically going to use the fastest offhand in either realm, which means that testable speeds (and damage) that exist on Hib do not exist on Mid.

In addition, any theorycraft must include actual current theorycraft of current viable specs, which leaves PF out of the equation, or specced just for the speed burst. Speccing high PF requires a heavy sacrifice to another line such as stealth, melee, or bow, in comparison to Hunters who are fairly easy to spec. Don't even argue this point with me, I played a Hunter in beta and it was ridiculously easy to spec high in one line with very little sacrifice in another, and performed exceptionally.

Yeah i was wondering about testing ranger-offhand dmg with an SB, but since you didn't comment on THAT part i got confused. You only mentioned faster weapons, which wouldn't change offhand-DPS afaik.
Got your point about specc now, makes sense
Tue 7 May 2019 7:25 AM by Cadebrennus
Sepplord wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 7:11 AM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:58 AM
Sepplord wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:37 AM
why does PF need to be worth speccing for, to compare it with another line?
if something is worth speccing for or not would be the conclusion, not the entry-requirement for the test/comparison

how do faster offhand weapons decrease offhand weapon-DPS?

I think you're just being contrarian at this point, but I'll bite. He's using Mid offhand weapons as a stand-in for Hib offhand weapons which is a misleading comparison because a) the weapons are typically different speeds and b) people are typically going to use the fastest offhand in either realm, which means that testable speeds (and damage) that exist on Hib do not exist on Mid.

In addition, any theorycraft must include actual current theorycraft of current viable specs, which leaves PF out of the equation, or specced just for the speed burst. Speccing high PF requires a heavy sacrifice to another line such as stealth, melee, or bow, in comparison to Hunters who are fairly easy to spec. Don't even argue this point with me, I played a Hunter in beta and it was ridiculously easy to spec high in one line with very little sacrifice in another, and performed exceptionally.

Yeah i was wondering about testing ranger-offhand dmg with an SB, but since you didn't comment on THAT part i got confused. You only mentioned faster weapons, which wouldn't change offhand-DPS afaik.
Got your point about specc now, makes sense

Sorry if I seemed to jump down your throat on that last post, the last few posts of yours have surprised me. You are generally a very reasonable person. Yes, sometimes I do miss details because I'm reading/posting between assignments or while I ride the light rail or walking so I have to read and post quickly, which does lead to errors of omission from time to time.
Tue 7 May 2019 7:44 AM by Tillbeast
Cadebrennus wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 2:52 PM
Tillbeast wrote:
Mon 6 May 2019 2:46 PM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Fri 3 May 2019 10:57 PM
If only Hunters had something cool, like free 2hand or a pet that did as much damage as a Ranger's offhand attack.....

My level 1 character with no xp nor rps is 100% immune to the highest level hunter pet available by just pressing one button.....sprint!!! I move faster than the pet and the pet cannot hit what he cannot catch....well until endo runs out but potions could prolong the chase. The rangers damage add is millions time better than the hunters pet as it is far more reliable. Yes on paper the damage output the melee output of a hunter and a ranger is pretty equal the hunter has the disadvantage of using a slow two hander vs high evade classes which makes the ranger a better option vs melee dps that use evade. The rangers dam add also effects its bow damage if I recall.

Hope you enjoying your albs...have you learned to group yet? I am currently trying hibs, 50 ns and 50 ranger. It may be a case of grass is greener but the ranger just seems easier to play than the hunter.

Have I learned to group yet? Is that an insult or an honest question?

Yes, I was the one advocating for Archer group plat and perfected it on live. It was successful enough that Albs and Mids started to copy our group setup and tactics. If you were asking an honest question there's your answer. If you were being a smarmy little shit then go to hell.

Regarding the dog yes it has serious issues running like an asthmatic trying to hit APFT run standards.

Oops sorry if that came across as an insult. Alb stealthers are well known to stealth zerg and join groups and there are virtually no solo alb stealthers on phoenix so it was just a joke more aimed at alb stealthers than yourself.
Tue 7 May 2019 9:54 AM by jelzinga_EU
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 5:58 AM
You forget to take into account the offhand speeds that are available in Hib/Alb. The weapons are faster. Your PF argument is busted because PF isn't worth speccing for, especially with the new pot/charge changes. With those factors your numbers are pretty damn close to my original argument.

I did not forget anything - if for whatever reason you're using a (much) faster offhand than the 2.9 speed the total DPS from the offhand will not change much, as it is DPS and not dmg/swing I'm using. There is a small subtle change due to haste-effect -but I think I've been pretty low-balling the numbers (60% offhand-swing is low CD-spec, only 10% dmg-difference between CD and my LA-spec is probably too little too).
But - it is very easy to PROOF me wrong: Show me a combat-log of a ranger swinging a few times fully buffed on the dummy and list their weapon-speeds and specs so we can see.

As for PF being useless, you keep saying that (too) but those buff-charge changes aren't live (yet) and as a melee orientated ranger PathFinding is actually pretty good. The added +12 I used is probably possible with the 27 PF DmgAdd-buff.

I'll await your screenshots/logs just to see how far I was off. I wouldn't be surprised the difference is closer to 40% pre-MoPain RA's.
Tue 7 May 2019 10:02 AM by jelzinga_EU
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:58 AM
I think you're just being contrarian at this point, but I'll bite. He's using Mid offhand weapons as a stand-in for Hib offhand weapons which is a misleading comparison because a) the weapons are typically different speeds and b) people are typically going to use the fastest offhand in either realm, which means that testable speeds (and damage) that exist on Hib do not exist on Mid.

Basically one and the same argument, weapon-speed. The weapon-speed however does not make a big impact in DPS. I had to produce some reasonable numbers - so 2.9 speed offhand seemed an OK-choice. I'm quite sure some might use faster weapons on their ranger, but some might also use slower.

Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:58 AM
In addition, any theorycraft must include actual current theorycraft of current viable specs, which leaves PF out of the equation, or specced just for the speed burst. Speccing high PF requires a heavy sacrifice to another line such as stealth, melee, or bow, in comparison to Hunters who are fairly easy to spec. Don't even argue this point with me, I played a Hunter in beta and it was ridiculously easy to spec high in one line with very little sacrifice in another, and performed exceptionally.

Just because you think PF isn't worth speccing doesn't mean that it isn't. And yes, I agree how hunters have speccing easier, at RR3 you can go like 32 BC, 40 Archery, 44 Spear, 37 Stealth which isn't really possible as Ranger. But once you're RR5+ you can (and will) do much better on a Ranger - both as Hybrid or as pure melee.
Tue 7 May 2019 2:35 PM by Cadebrennus
jelzinga_EU wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 10:02 AM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:58 AM
I think you're just being contrarian at this point, but I'll bite. He's using Mid offhand weapons as a stand-in for Hib offhand weapons which is a misleading comparison because a) the weapons are typically different speeds and b) people are typically going to use the fastest offhand in either realm, which means that testable speeds (and damage) that exist on Hib do not exist on Mid.

Basically one and the same argument, weapon-speed. The weapon-speed however does not make a big impact in DPS. I had to produce some reasonable numbers - so 2.9 speed offhand seemed an OK-choice. I'm quite sure some might use faster weapons on their ranger, but some might also use slower.

Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 6:58 AM
In addition, any theorycraft must include actual current theorycraft of current viable specs, which leaves PF out of the equation, or specced just for the speed burst. Speccing high PF requires a heavy sacrifice to another line such as stealth, melee, or bow, in comparison to Hunters who are fairly easy to spec. Don't even argue this point with me, I played a Hunter in beta and it was ridiculously easy to spec high in one line with very little sacrifice in another, and performed exceptionally.

Just because you think PF isn't worth speccing doesn't mean that it isn't. And yes, I agree how hunters have speccing easier, at RR3 you can go like 32 BC, 40 Archery, 44 Spear, 37 Stealth which isn't really possible as Ranger. But once you're RR5+ you can (and will) do much better on a Ranger - both as Hybrid or as pure melee.

You sound like a goddamn conspiracy theorist.

Just because you found a small wiggle in the data (testing from a completely different realm no less) does not mean you've unearthed the secrets of the Masons, the Illuminati, or the Secret Hibernian Ranger society.

I've done multiple tests in the past in the appropriate realms and tested effectiveness in the field. Other actual TESTERS (not just people who have a funny feeling about something) have confirmed my tests. When I have proved myself wrong or when others have proved me wrong I have published the results in detail. This is the opposite of what people such as yourself do, which is to dig in your heels the more wrong you are. Just let it go. I don't have time to provide fresh results for every single nutjob on request. Do your own goddamn homework and read the **flowersandhoneybees*** forums.
Tue 7 May 2019 5:24 PM by jelzinga_EU
Well, you can resort to name-calling but your "tests" are nowhere to be found on the forum (to me, at least). Care to provide a link ?
Tue 7 May 2019 7:51 PM by Cadebrennus
jelzinga_EU wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 5:24 PM
Well, you can resort to name-calling but your "tests" are nowhere to be found on the forum (to me, at least). Care to provide a link ?

DO

YOUR

HOMEWORK

If you identify with the mouthbreathers I called out in my previous response that's on you.

I don't have time to do all of the work for you. Or any of it. It's already been done and it's not going to be done again.
Tue 7 May 2019 7:59 PM by mhenfhis
jelzinga_EU wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 5:24 PM
Well, you can resort to name-calling but your "tests" are nowhere to be found on the forum (to me, at least). Care to provide a link ?

Be carefull i know Cadebrennus from postcount , better ignore him, just my 2cnts.
Tue 7 May 2019 9:17 PM by Cadebrennus
mhenfhis wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 7:59 PM
jelzinga_EU wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 5:24 PM
Well, you can resort to name-calling but your "tests" are nowhere to be found on the forum (to me, at least). Care to provide a link ?

Be carefull i know Cadebrennus from postcount , better ignore him, just my 2cnts.

lol you don't know me. I barely recognise your name, and it's one that never stood out as significant.
Tue 7 May 2019 9:21 PM by mhenfhis
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 9:17 PM
mhenfhis wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 7:59 PM
jelzinga_EU wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 5:24 PM
Well, you can resort to name-calling but your "tests" are nowhere to be found on the forum (to me, at least). Care to provide a link ?

Be carefull i know Cadebrennus from postcount , better ignore him, just my 2cnts.

lol you don't know me. I barely recognise your name, and it's one that never stood out as significant.
Thats the magic of internet, you dont need to recognise me, while i can see you miles away
Tue 7 May 2019 9:28 PM by Cadebrennus
mhenfhis wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 9:21 PM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 9:17 PM
mhenfhis wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 7:59 PM
Be carefull i know Cadebrennus from postcount , better ignore him, just my 2cnts.

lol you don't know me. I barely recognise your name, and it's one that never stood out as significant.
Thats the magic of internet, you dont need to recognise me, while i can see you miles away

That was such a moronic statement, I'm just going to leave it there in all of its glory.
Tue 7 May 2019 9:34 PM by mhenfhis
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 9:28 PM
mhenfhis wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 9:21 PM
Cadebrennus wrote:
Tue 7 May 2019 9:17 PM
lol you don't know me. I barely recognise your name, and it's one that never stood out as significant.
Thats the magic of internet, you dont need to recognise me, while i can see you miles away

That was such a moronic statement, I'm just going to leave it there in all of its glory.
Just think that i am like one of your test .
Wed 8 May 2019 7:26 AM by Sepplord
he's got a point though Cade....Person X can know loads of stuff about Person Y, without person Y even being aware that person X exists...
Doesn't mean any claims are correct, but you can't refute his statement of knowing you, by saying you don't know him
Wed 8 May 2019 9:42 AM by Cadebrennus
Sepplord wrote:
Wed 8 May 2019 7:26 AM
he's got a point though Cade....Person X can know loads of stuff about Person Y, without person Y even being aware that person X exists...
Doesn't mean any claims are correct, but you can't refute his statement of knowing you, by saying you don't know him

I recognize his name from Postcount. It's not that I don't know, it's that I don't care.
Wed 8 May 2019 2:31 PM by Horus
I think part of the problem with pets is perma sprint and unable to find enemies when they restealth.

Being able to put your pet on a target while you run away was a main tactic of hunters. If the enemy decided to stop and deal with the blue pet nipping at their heels, you turned around and started shooting again.

Here on Phoenix everyone has perma sprint so it negates that...

Also the pet used to be able to track enemies down after they restealthed...Not so here.

As a ranger both of the above would be bad for me, but... I think an interesting tweak would be..

Up pet speed to to be able to keep up with sprinters.
Allow pet once aggroed on a target to be able to keep tracking it after restealth.

That would add some uniqueness to the class that has a foundational reference in 1.65 without making it OP... imo...

I can say on my keen bow/hybrid spec ranger, Hunters almost always beat me 1 on 1 melee. Maybe against the FOTM shar melee specs that is not the case. But really that is apples to oranges. The blades shar FOTM is almost a totally different class. It pains me to even call it a "ranger".
Wed 8 May 2019 3:59 PM by jelzinga_EU
Horus wrote:
Wed 8 May 2019 2:31 PM
I can say on my keen bow/hybrid spec ranger, Hunters almost always beat me 1 on 1 melee. Maybe against the FOTM shar melee specs that is not the case. But really that is apples to oranges. The blades shar FOTM is almost a totally different class. It pains me to even call it a "ranger".

Hunter is ironically one of the better stealthers against a ranger. I think a lot of rangers think hunters are fine because it is so often a close fight (or a lost fight). To be fair, I always thought that too when I was playing my ranger back in the days. Part of it is due to access to a thrust-weapon too for hunters, but also because the main defense of a ranger isn't all that big on this patch-level, and when the spear lands, it hurts.

Once Evade VII (or specced Shield) comes into equation, hunters quickly loose their momentum in melee to their opponents. CD has as major advantage that it cuts into those defenses, where Spear does not. Add to that the rest of the "little disadvantages" (styles, slow dog, faster bows, lower range, slash-weak armor) and it quickly goes downhill. Hunter looks great on paper (easy to spec, a lot of great sounding things like "free 2H" and a pet!!) but once you play it you quickly realize a 2H-weapon isn't a blessing when you face 40%++ blockrates and 40%+ evade-rates.

As long as all those disadvantages exist, hunter will never be as good as a ranger at higher RR. Part of those things where fixed on Live - and when they did I enjoyed a hunter quite a bit (I played ranger to RR11 on live before fixes and hunter to RR10 after a lot of changes).
Wed 8 May 2019 4:28 PM by Bobbahunter
Here is the reason PF is WAAYYYY better than BC


Beast Craft at
43 BC I get red speed
42 Spec AF 52
41 Str/con Pet only buff value 42 but will never get used in combat EVER!
40 Yellow dex/qui value 42
35 Charm any insect or animal up to lvl 41 I think maybe 42? rarely use it now
32 Blue insta pet

To get the best Red dex/qui I have to go to BC 50 and there is nothing between 43-50. Thats a ton of points and for right now it is only value = 50 dex/qui

PF

43 Red speed
42 Spec AF value 52
40 Dex/qui value 42
39 Str buff value 41
36 Dmg Add value 7.3

Now let say we both take our lines to 50. THe only way the Hunter can get a better dex/qui right now only value 8 more dex/qui

Ranger takes PF to 50
at
46 DMG add value goes to 9.4
48 Dex/qui goes to 48
50 Str value = 50

Rangers get alot more utility when going from 43 to 50. Hunters very little in return thats why you will never see a Hunter go to 50 BC, That might change in the next patch but it puts rangers in an even better situation than a Hunter. They only need to go 5 more skill points ( 48) to get the red Dex/Qui if that changes.
Hunters will have to spec even less in a melee weapon or stealth or Bow and further be gimped by this next change.

So really a hunter will never get the new 75 dex/qui without severly gimping his melee abilities.
Wed 8 May 2019 4:42 PM by BaldEagle
Yeah, no way a hunter can go to 50 BC.

You forgot that 42 AF buff is actually 64 on Rangers compared to only 52 on Hunters, which is weird because they are at the same level.

Also weird that 44-49 gives nothing and 43 is only speed. It is almost like there is an extra AF buff and pet/charm level missing on the line.
Wed 8 May 2019 5:18 PM by Bobbahunter
Yeah it is wierd .

BC 20 get you a lvl 32 max summoned pet 80% lvl or caster and it says summon lvl max 32

BC 32 gets you the Blue pet 82% lvl of caster but in the description it says summon lvl max 50. Why even put that in the description?
Wed 8 May 2019 6:13 PM by Horus
Has anyone ever tried a pure melee build on a Hunter?

High str/con race

something like 12 bow
Rest in Spear/Sword/BC?

Not sure what the better focus would be...you can do 50 BC and 44 spear (or sword). Or ...who cares about the highest dex/quick, correct? Aren't spear and sword 100% str? Just gives you more points to play with.

Seems to me you could make a pretty mighty melee focused toon...if you sacrificed your bow spec as melee rangers have to.
Wed 8 May 2019 6:23 PM by Bobbahunter
Spear is effected by str and Dex.
Wed 8 May 2019 6:41 PM by Horus
ahh..

Well understand you won't find much sympathy from Rangers...as previously stated, Hunters are a tough matchup for Rangers. They are typically at least equal, usually better in melee head to head (unless fighting a wacky full melee build). So when a Ranger who almost always loses to a hunter+pet sees all these posts from hunters wanting this and that of course the reaction is "they need nothing, they beat me every time in melee or they run away if per chance I catch them at range they send their interrupting pet on me so I have to run away or die."

Don't really care how you do against infilts. We die to them every time too.
Don't really care how you do against nightshades. We die every time against SBs.

In reality, there is no class that beats up on hunters that does not also beat up on a Ranger....with the caveat of a no bow pure melee spec..and unless you've tried such a spec on a hunter too then can't really comment on that particular match up.
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