ranger kits

Chips_40285 · Post by **Chips_40285** » Fri Jan 04, 2002 3:49 pm

is the stalker a good ranger kit or is it worth going straight class ranger? what about the archer. seem powerful, but i dont know how many good bows there are.

Owen · Post by **Owen** » Fri Jan 04, 2002 9:58 pm

Eventually there are many bows and good ones....I have sold many as i only have 2/6 party members that use them.

i have not tried an archer, but played arounfd a bit.

Owen - the Undead Hunter (for now)

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Fri Jan 04, 2002 10:33 pm

I'm currently playing an Archer. She's got 5* in Long Bow and is currently using Ripper +2. She's quite deadly, though it does seem a bit odd to me sometimes since I had her using Crossbows in BG1.

Obsidian · Post by **Obsidian** » Fri Jan 04, 2002 11:05 pm

Well, Beast master is No good at all, unless you like fighting dragons with sticks however.

Stalker is my personal favourite, backstab and the like, can cause nasty damage. There are plenty of good leathers out there.

Archer, same dealy, but can really put the hurt on from range. It really depends on your style and who you want in your party.

You might want to start off with prof in Shortbow for your archer, that way strength isnt a big deal, and tuigans bow with the extra attack per round can cause major damge, plus, the bows that require no ammow are short bows.

Bruce Lee · Post by **Bruce Lee** » Sat Jan 05, 2002 1:41 am

Archer and stalker are both better than straight ranger imo. For powergaming reasons use shortbows or crossbows with your archer.

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sat Jan 05, 2002 3:17 am

Archers are slightly more powerful than stalkers - with bows anyway (duh).
Of course, stalkers are better at sneaking and they can backstab. Give your stalker Celestial Fury and he becomes quite dangerous.
Archers more feel like supporting fighters which always felt weird to me since your char is the hero(ine) of the story.