Babybanana
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This was posted by Jaina on another thread, should be very useful on a sniper ranger template:
you will find the dmg test here
VN Boards - ARCHERY TEST: How to Cap Your Damage...
and this are speed caps
ARCHERY HASTE DEX
10% 386
9% 388
8% 391
7% 393
6% 395
5% 397
4% 400
3% 402
2% 404
1% 406
0% 408
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basically they say when you hit x amount of dex it won't increase your bow dmg, and when you hit y amount of bow skill it won't increase your bow dmg.
Looks like the amount of dex you need to cap bow dmg is less than 380 but you still need it to cap your archery skill, the amount of skill you need is 61 composite skill.
So check your RR and base dex and maybe you can rework the template and get higher benefices.
Another point is if this is a sniper ranger template, stealth lore charges are very important (if you want to roam, that is). Godess Necklace, Ring of Dances and Shades of mist are a must imo, then if you throw away any idea of melee and focus on sniper mode, add cyplop's shield and maybe snatcher bracer + orion's belt
About bow's choice Fool's bow is a nice one but it gives way too much bow skill and no dex cap at all, another thing is the "permanent" dot on your targets it's great on 1 vs 1 stealther warfare , it prevents your enemy for restealth, but on the other side it helps your enemies if the fight is not 1 vs 1 as a dot on your target will cancel you speed boost spell, preventing you to run away from zerg and restealth, .... well or speed up and zerg your lonely enemy. Check Braggart's bow, 9 dex cap and only 3 bow skill.
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Dyvet
Hibernia
Meradesh, VW LGM Alchemist
Dandelion, Warden LGM Armorcrafter
Ereshkigal, Ranger GM of <Everhate>
Enlil, Enchanter LGM Spellcrafter
Everhate, Ranger
Innin, Bainshee
Midgard
Enmerkar, SB, LGM Tailor
Revy, Shaman, LGM Spellcrafter
Ereskigal, Hastebot
Asclepio, M Alchemist
OK, with 9% casting speed you need 388 dex to cap draw time reduction (according to the scout TL). With 50 archery and 6 RR bonus you'll be capping your dps with just a few +archery in template. I don't have a precise figure for that amount of dex (you can see it falls in between two values I tested), but I'd say you'd cap with 2 or 3 archery skill in template. So you can afford to drop your aug dex until you're sitting at around 388, drop any archery in your suit as most bows have 3 or more archery skill, and you shouldn't notice any reduction in archery performance. ATM you have a lot of waisted bon
you will find the dmg test here
VN Boards - ARCHERY TEST: How to Cap Your Damage...
and this are speed caps
ARCHERY HASTE DEX
10% 386
9% 388
8% 391
7% 393
6% 395
5% 397
4% 400
3% 402
2% 404
1% 406
0% 408
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
basically they say when you hit x amount of dex it won't increase your bow dmg, and when you hit y amount of bow skill it won't increase your bow dmg.
Looks like the amount of dex you need to cap bow dmg is less than 380 but you still need it to cap your archery skill, the amount of skill you need is 61 composite skill.
So check your RR and base dex and maybe you can rework the template and get higher benefices.
Another point is if this is a sniper ranger template, stealth lore charges are very important (if you want to roam, that is). Godess Necklace, Ring of Dances and Shades of mist are a must imo, then if you throw away any idea of melee and focus on sniper mode, add cyplop's shield and maybe snatcher bracer + orion's belt
About bow's choice Fool's bow is a nice one but it gives way too much bow skill and no dex cap at all, another thing is the "permanent" dot on your targets it's great on 1 vs 1 stealther warfare , it prevents your enemy for restealth, but on the other side it helps your enemies if the fight is not 1 vs 1 as a dot on your target will cancel you speed boost spell, preventing you to run away from zerg and restealth, .... well or speed up and zerg your lonely enemy. Check Braggart's bow, 9 dex cap and only 3 bow skill.
__________________
Dyvet
Hibernia
Meradesh, VW LGM Alchemist
Dandelion, Warden LGM Armorcrafter
Ereshkigal, Ranger GM of <Everhate>
Enlil, Enchanter LGM Spellcrafter
Everhate, Ranger
Innin, Bainshee
Midgard
Enmerkar, SB, LGM Tailor
Revy, Shaman, LGM Spellcrafter
Ereskigal, Hastebot
Asclepio, M Alchemist
OK, with 9% casting speed you need 388 dex to cap draw time reduction (according to the scout TL). With 50 archery and 6 RR bonus you'll be capping your dps with just a few +archery in template. I don't have a precise figure for that amount of dex (you can see it falls in between two values I tested), but I'd say you'd cap with 2 or 3 archery skill in template. So you can afford to drop your aug dex until you're sitting at around 388, drop any archery in your suit as most bows have 3 or more archery skill, and you shouldn't notice any reduction in archery performance. ATM you have a lot of waisted bon