level Way of the Ranger to max, it's pure awesome to run around with it running.
I got earrings that gave me two points in WotR (no lvl req) from The Killer Bunny at lvl 12, helped me out LOTS!
Str is not that necessary. I'd say: get some (regeneration) but not too much.
I think it's clearly obvious that STR is subpar for a ranger (versus vit or dex), unless doing some kind of melee hybrid.
Imo: Do not bother with Poison Arrows or Stunning.
Completely agree. Poison arrow is just useless in comparison to WotR. Stunning could probably be used to setup a point blank Splitting Arrow shot with WotR.
I never put a single point in PA (just the free one from the beginning).
If ranger wants single target DPS (besides normal attack), better go for max WotR and split arrows, when fired point blank, massive damage will ensue.
I also did some testing with Explosive Arrow (just hit L15), and here's the results.
Doesn't help:
- bow magic damage
- Ranger Strength
- Way of the Ranger
- Confusion
- Dexterity (except crits)
- Intelligence
Does help:
- Destruction. Yes, that's right. It increases Explosive Arrow damage.
- Way of the Battle Mage = unknown, don't have it yet. I'd bet it does increase the damage though, since Destruction does too.
This leaves me with soo many choices regarding how to build my character.
I could make a...
- max Explosive Arrow
- max Destruction
- max Way of the Battle Mage
- max Magic Missile and Firewall etc... hybrid.
- put ALL points into vitality, while dex raises crit damage, the boost from Destruction and Battle Mage should compensate for the "lost" critical damage, while making the character a huge tank that never runs out of mana with Life Tap, while having magic to spam when Explosive Arrow is on cooldown.
Bah I can't even be bothered to write down all the possible builds... there are too many
But I'm seriously leaning towards an all vitality build, since Explosive Arrow can be boosted so much, the crit multiplier becomes less of an issue, unless you want to make a HUGE glass CANNON.
