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U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Jan 18th, 2016 at 3:23pm
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Don't Shoot (v1)

Race: Human/PDK
Alignment: Neutral
Class: 20 Ranger


Stats:..........Level 1 (36 pt build)

Strength............18 (+ level ups)
Dexterity.............8
Constitution.......16
Intelligence........16
Wisdom..............8
Charisma............8
(Tomes recommended)

Feat Progression

Level 1   : Power Attack, Khopesh Proficiency
Level 3   : Completionist
Level 6   : Cleave
Level 9   : Improved Critical-Slashing
Level 12 : Great Cleave
Level 15 : Weapon Focus
Level 18 : Quick Draw
Level 21 : Overwhelming Critical
Level 24 : Weapon Focus
Level 26 : Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
Level 27 : Weapon Focus
Level 28 : First Blood
Level 29 : Harbinger
Level 30 : Power Crit
Level 30 : Arborea



Enhancements

Tempest: 43 pts

Core 6/6
Whirling Blades 3/5 (6 pts)
Improved Defense 3/3
Improved Parry 2/3
Storm Dancer
Critical Mastery 3/3
Str +1 (2 pts)
Storm Tempest
Elaborate Parry 3/3
The Growing Storm 3/3
Dual Perfection (2 pts)
Evasive Dance 3/3
Many Cuts 3/3
DoD 3/3

DWS: 24 pts

Core 4/6
Stealthy 3/3
Increased Empathy 3/3
Versatile Empathy 2/2
Action Boost Melee Power 3/3
Survivalist 1 (2 pts)
Survivalist 2 (2 pts)
Thrill of the Hunt 2/3
Killer 3/3

Harper: 10 AP

Core 1/6
Harper Enchantment (2 pts)
Traveler's Toughness 2/3
Know the Angles 2/3
Versatile Adept I 3/3


Human: 3 AP

Damage Boost
Heal Amp



Epic Destiny: Legendary Dreadnought

Extra Action Boost 3/3
AB Attack 1/3
Str+1

Improved Power Attack (2 pts)
Momentum Swing 3/3

Lay Waste
AB: Haste 3/3
Critical Damage 2/3

Advancing Blows (2 pts)
Devastating Critical (2 pts)

Master's Blitz: PRR (2 pts)


Twists: 4/3/2/1/1

Sense Weakness
Balanced Attacks
Hail of Blows
Rejuvenation Cocoon
Purge The Wicked
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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #1 - Jan 18th, 2016 at 3:35pm
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Thank you.
  

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DDO is easy to summarize - the greatest game to suck the most ass.
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Turbine - So incompetent that we are skeptical when they report their own incompetence.  
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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #2 - Jan 18th, 2016 at 4:13pm
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Why not go dex based and make better use of improved evasion?
  

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I don't think naming names would be a good thing for me to do, but I'd pretty much add anyone who's a know-it-all dick on the list.� Even if they are sometimes intelligent with their opinions, the way they state them in long, "i'm a lawyer at trial"-type posts makes me want to punch them in the face.� They act like whiney babies with god complexes and then freak out if someone so much as breathes criticism in their direction.
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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
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Rubbinns wrote on Jan 18th, 2016 at 4:13pm:
Why not go dex based and make better use of improved evasion?


Improved evasion means you don't need a no-fail save. Also, you can't get dex to damage on a khopesh.
  

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Reply #4 - Jan 18th, 2016 at 5:10pm
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5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 18th, 2016 at 4:35pm:
Improved evasion means you don't need a no-fail save. Also, you can't get dex to damage on a khopesh.

yes and evasion means evaded on a no fail. would be scimitars.
  

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I don't think naming names would be a good thing for me to do, but I'd pretty much add anyone who's a know-it-all dick on the list.� Even if they are sometimes intelligent with their opinions, the way they state them in long, "i'm a lawyer at trial"-type posts makes me want to punch them in the face.� They act like whiney babies with god complexes and then freak out if someone so much as breathes criticism in their direction.
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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #5 - Jan 18th, 2016 at 5:19pm
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Rubbinns wrote on Jan 18th, 2016 at 5:10pm:
would be scimitars.


Not max DPS.
  

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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #6 - Jan 18th, 2016 at 6:34pm
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5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 18th, 2016 at 5:19pm:
Not max DPS.

right, 6000 is way less than 6300 per second
  

Mockduck wrote on Aug 30th, 2010 at 2:20pm:
I don't think naming names would be a good thing for me to do, but I'd pretty much add anyone who's a know-it-all dick on the list.� Even if they are sometimes intelligent with their opinions, the way they state them in long, "i'm a lawyer at trial"-type posts makes me want to punch them in the face.� They act like whiney babies with god complexes and then freak out if someone so much as breathes criticism in their direction.
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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #7 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 4:45am
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5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 18th, 2016 at 3:23pm:
Don't Shoot (v1)

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The point distribution in Tempest does not seem to add up for the points spent requirements for tiers 4 and 5.

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Tempest 41 pts

Tier 1:
Shield of Whirling Steel (1 pt)
Improved Defense 3/3 (3 pts)
Whirling Blades (2 pts)
Total: 6 pts

Tier 2:
Tempest (1 pt)
Improved Parry 2/3 (2 pts)
Whirling Blades (2 pts)
Total: 11 pts

Tier 3:
Graceful Death (1 pt)
Storm Dancer (2 pts)
Critical Mastery 3/3 (3 pts)
Whirling Blades (2 pts)
Total: 19 pts

Tier 4 (20 points spent req.):

Deflect Arrows (1 pt)
Storm Tempest (2 pts)
Elaborate Parry 3/3 (3 pts)
The Growing Storm 3/3 (3 pts)
Total: 28 pts

Tier 5 (30 points spent req.):

Whirlwind (1 pt)
Dual Perfection (2 pts)
Evasive Dance 3/3 (3 pts)
Many Cuts 3/3 (3 pts)
DoD 3/3 (3 pts)
Total: 40 pts

Dervish (1 pt)
Total: 41 pts
  
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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #8 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 5:00am
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I'd swap
Cleave, Great Cleave, Quick Draw
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Quicken, Empower Heal, Maximise

DoD is enough to rely on for AoE.
Cleaves do not improve single target damage while TWF anyway.
Being able to heal up uninterrupted and for a meaningful amount improves your dps (unless you are beating a portal but in that case you don't want to cleave anyway).

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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #9 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 6:57am
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Where the fuck is precision ? Also first blood  Undecided ?

This is what you should do, feat wise...

Great cleave ---> quicken.
Quick draw (Use cleave) ---> maximize.
Power crit ---> precision.
Harbringer ---> dire charge.
First blood ---> elusive target or epic tactics +2.

Also take out cocoon. Maximized cures are enough for heals.
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Re: U29 Max DPS Melee Ranger.
Reply #10 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 7:08am
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SayWhatAgain wrote on Jan 19th, 2016 at 5:00am:
I'd swap
Cleave, Great Cleave, Quick Draw
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Quicken, Empower Heal, Maximise

DoD is enough to rely on for AoE.
Cleaves do not improve single target damage while TWF anyway.
Being able to heal up uninterrupted and for a meaningful amount improves your dps (unless you are beating a portal but in that case you don't want to cleave anyway).



Cleave is for lay waste, and it is awesome. It uses balance checks, making it work reliably on EL even.
  
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Reply #11 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 8:35am
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5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 18th, 2016 at 5:19pm:
Not max DPS.


Incorrect: scimi outperforms khop when you factor in the elven racial bonuses.  Also, it's easier to get a ridiculously high DEX score than STR.  Elf scimi baby; lern 2 DDO.
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Reply #12 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 8:47am
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Lol Puerto Potty is always sharing his stupidity.
  

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ILoveExploits wrote on Jan 19th, 2016 at 8:47am:
Lol Puerto Potty is always sharing his stupidity.


You wanna talk stupid, why don't you ask yourself where improved evasion fits into this build, as the idiots above seem to think it does.
  
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Reply #14 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 9:20am
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lol tard.
  

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ILoveExploits wrote on Jan 19th, 2016 at 9:20am:
lol tard.


IKR?!  Anyone who thinks a pure Ranger gets improved evasion IS a tard; agreed!
  
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Reply #16 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 9:40am
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Puerto Potty go back to build pringles can antennas because you no nothing about dps, ranged or anything.
  

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Reply #17 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 9:42am
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I know nothing about anything...except that only Monks and Rogues have access to improved evasion, meanwhile, the people acting like build experts have their heads completely up their asses on this point. 

You're welcome.
  
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Stupid lol
  

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ILoveExploits wrote on Jan 19th, 2016 at 9:46am:
Stupid lol


I know it IS fuck-all-stupid-as-hell to think improved evasion belongs in this conversation, meanwhile, the idiots in this thread were aguing about it like that shit was a genuine consideration.  I'm glad we agree.
  
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i'm glady manyshot got nerfed hard.
  

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You must be Mr. Reilley: both of you put up posts that read like you were barely able to rub 2 brain cells together to write them.  What are the odds that two people share the same exact kind of stupid?
  
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fucking ranged toons are for fags like Puerto Potty.
  

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Reply #23 - Jan 19th, 2016 at 9:54am
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I've never found a need to take Dance of Death to Tier 3.  Tier 2 is sufficient, saving an AP to be used elsewhere.  It's rare the instances you are able to line up 4 mobs in the TWF hit box.  It's tough enough to hit 3 at the same time.
  
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DoRayEgon wrote on Jan 19th, 2016 at 9:54am:
I've never found a need to take Dance of Death to Tier 3.  Tier 2 is sufficient, saving an AP to be used elsewhere.  It's rare the instances you are able to line up 4 mobs in the TWF hit box.  It's tough enough to hit 3 at the same time.


What's your stance on improved evasion in this build?
  
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