I had a dwarven version of the Exploiter build posted on the DDO forums for my wife, but I'm not sure if anything's changed in the past six months or so to make it less special.

DPS is primary, solo-ability would be nice. I am guessing with umd, ranger spells and rogue skills it is going to fairly easy to solo at any rate.

A human build with bastard swords, just to be different might be fun.

stainer wrote on Aug 11^th, 2010 at 10:11am:


fixed, and yes we noticed from day one.  T

In all seriousness you might take a look at Aranticus's floating leaf build 18Rgr/2mnk

http://ddowiki.com/page/Floating_Leaf

or the exploiter build (18rgr/1rog/1mnk) on the forums, both are fairly interesting.  There is also Impaqt's Leesa build (13rog/6rgr/1mnk) (using an elf and going scimitars and falchions rather than Khopesh)

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=181074&highlight=leesa

Doesn't seem to be all that valuable to stay pure Ranger right now...   I coverted Tspoon into the exploiter build and Superspoon is at lvl9 on the Leesa path.  not bad, fun to play.  T

Stainer,

I ran the aforementioned exploiter build to 20 with little to no issues.  I think it's pretty solid, though I have not seen the floating leaf build.  The ac is nice, being able to umd wand stoneskin/recitation/blur/etc is a nice perk.  I rarely got hit until Amrath.

Only complaint I'd have is barely reaching the 400hp mark by level 20.  Evasion makes up for it, but it still bugs me.  I don't feel comfy going into the Shroud with 390hp.  The plan is, ( when I get around to it ), getting the 10hp from Argo Favor and crafting a hp item for him.  But when I TR him, I'll be going dwarf I think for more hp.

looks pretty good.  I went undead, elemental, construct, evil outsider as my FE order sort of in the order they are getting powerful as you level, some people go for giant after undead and then later swap that out for either construct or elemental, after gianthold.  T

Madcow430 wrote on Aug 11^th, 2010 at 4:11pm:


I hear you on the hps. My monk was at 397 for a long time. Now it looks like this.

Quote:

Its real. +45 hp cloak, rage, dbl mad stoned, yugo pots. 

1. U are not going for ac, why 15 dex and 14 wis
2. U do not need spot
3. U want high str

I wanted to post about how you can boost your DPS to maximize your DPS in DPS situations, but I couldn't hit the DPS keys over the sound of my awesome DPS.

For more DPS.

DPS.

stainer wrote on Aug 11^th, 2010 at 6:53pm:


You won't get any snide comments from me, I'm new at it too 

In fact, the only reason I feel like I have anything valuable to offer is that my one and only character (for all practical purposes) is a human ranger, so I've spent quite a bit of time looking at how best to arrange his abilities/feats/enhancements.

One thing I just noticed is that you're missing the Human Versatility enhancements.  These are like one of the best reasons to be a human.  If at all possible you want to take the full line, as they provide you with a +5 to damage, to-hit, AC, saves, or skills for 20 seconds.  Very strong.

Edit: +4 should be +5

So, if you want to go with an exploiter build, I'd recommend just taking the exploiter as it is on the forums.  Lots of smart people have had input into that, it's tried and tested, and you should have good results with it.

If you're looking for something a bit different, you could instead try something more along the lines of the build below.  It has a higher strength than you'll get with an exploiter, plus it makes good use of the extra feats.  The weapon focus and specialization means you hit more often (against epic foes, at least) for more damage.  Quickdraw means you don't lose as much time when switching weapons or using action boosts.  Manyshot is still great DPS, good enough to justify the inclusion of Improved Critical Piercing.

With the outstanding action boosts available from Human Versatility and the Fighter Haste boost, the extra action boost from the Kensai gets a lot of mileage.  There's nothing better than being madstoned, raged, hasted, with a +5 damage boost and a +20% speed boost all going at the same time.   

The Oversized Two Weapon Fighting is really a bit superfluous.  You could swap that out with another Toughness feat or something else to suit your taste.

I tried to build it with UMD and rogue skills, since that seems to be something you're interested in.  I'm really not sure if this build will work in that arena, since that's not something I've done myself.  My character is a 14 ranger/6 fighter.  While I can see how UMD would be nice, I don't think it's strictly necessary as you still have a decent selection of spells available to you, plus Cure Serious Wands.


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Gimpler McStainy
Level 20 Lawful Neutral Human Male
(6 Fighter \ 2 Rogue \ 12 Ranger)
Hit Points: 340
Spell Points: 156
BAB: 19\19\24\29\29
Fortitude: 17
Reflex: 17
Will: 7

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             17                    27
Dexterity            13                    18
Constitution         16                    19
Intelligence         10                    12
Wisdom               10                    12
Charisma              8                    10

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 20
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 20
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 20
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 20
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 20
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 20

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills        Base Skills        Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)          (Level 20)          (Level 20)
Balance               5                  9                    9
Bluff                -1                  0                    1
Concentration         3                  4                    5
Diplomacy            -1                  0                    1
Disable Device        4                 22                   23
Haggle               -1                  0                    0
Heal                  0                  1                    1
Hide                  1                  4                    4
Intimidate           -1                  0                    1
Jump                  7                 30                   30
Listen                0                  1                    1
Move Silently         1                  4                    4
Open Lock             5                  8                    9
Perform              n/a                n/a                   n/a
Repair                0                  1                    1
Search                4                 19                   20
Spot                  4                 17                   17
Swim                  7                 12                   12
Tumble                5                  8                    8
Use Magic Device      3                 23                   23

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Dodge
Feat: (Human Bonus) Toughness
Enhancement: Human Versatility I
Enhancement: Rogue Disable Device I
Enhancement: Rogue Search I


Level 2 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Undead
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I


Level 3 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Mobility
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity I


Level 4 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Rogue Open Lock I


Level 5 (Ranger)


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Elemental
Feat: (Selected) Spring Attack
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery I
Enhancement: Ranger Energy of the Wild I


Level 7 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Swamp Lore I
Enhancement: Human Adaptability Strength I
Enhancement: Human Versatility II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Attack I
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage II
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest I


Level 8 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Human Versatility III


Level 9 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity II


Level 10 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Human Versatility IV


Level 11 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage III


Level 12 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity III


Level 13 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest II


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I
Enhancement: Human Greater Adaptability Constitution I


Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Quick Draw
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I


Level 16 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I


Level 17 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy II


Level 18 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II


Level 19 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons
Enhancement: Kensei Khopesh Mastery I
Enhancement: Fighter Kensei I


Level 20 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II

Eladiun wrote on Aug 11^th, 2010 at 4:06pm:

Just remember, they did fix the rogue capstone.  And by fix, I mean they offered a viable alternative that leaves Cheap Death in the dust.