Maybe but I don’t think that’s the case. You go from being primary spell caster to saying you are attacking and using your bonus action so much that you can’t squeeze in any for hunters mark even when not concentrating on another spell.
A primary spell caster means I am concentrating on a spell, usually a summons or control spell. It does not mean I never attack.
Maybe describing a fairly typical adventuring day in terms of number of combats, what your typical actions/bonus actions are by number of rounds. What concentration spells you use and how long they last. That would be helpful.
I already did. Check out post 838.
In principle I agree, but that’s not the part I don’t thinks being explained. Its why you aren’t using it that’s not being explained.
Because I have plenty of better things to use concentration on!
Why are you not understanding this?
I have many times, I will tell you what else - wait a month until my current Ranger is around level 7 or so and I will start posting actual combats from play. We will see how often I use my 3 free Hunter's Marks (my guess is very rarely).
It absolutlely does more damage. Hunters Mark does 1d6 per attack and on a round that you are movign it or casting it (which is most rounds) you give up your bonus action. Favored Foe does not use a bonus action and scales to 1d8 at high level. 3 attacks +1d8 on each attack is more than 2 attacks + 1d6 on each attack. I also can crit fish with Favored Foe.
Further you can split up your attacks with Favored Foe, you can;t split them with Hunter's Mark. If I cast hunters Mark attack one enemy and kill him I can't put it on another enemy. Wit Favored Foe I attack an enemy due favored foe damage, attack another enemy, do favored foe damage, attack a 3rd enemy do favored foe damage.
I am speaking from experience, as I said I have already played high level Rangers with a 1d6 bonus action concentration damage option with Hex and with a free casting of it as well and FF was more effective in combat. That is just fact from play. Meanwhile you are whiteroom theorycrafting and not considering things like bonus actions, other spells you have available and concentration.
It is easier to use in combat. Not sure about ‘far easier’.
Far Easier. I can use it any time I hit. I can decide in the middle of an attack action that I want to use it and I can change it and use it on someone else on the very next attack. It is far easier.
I’d say it’s the exact opposite.
Then what you would say is wrong. Favored Foe is not great, other Ranger spells are. But FF is generally more effective than Hunter's Mark.
Agree and that’s kind of the point IMO.
HM has a bonus action to cast or to move. Favored Foe doesn't.
In this case I don’t see it.
I guess you have not played a lot with it then.
I believe you did. But there’s no logic that explains why that would be the case.
Because I chose when to cast it based on hitting the target and not having concentration being used. You may not think it is logical, but I have played it and it is logical.
Favored Foe is not great but it is better than HM (or Hex in combat) because it is easier to use, can easily be used on multiple targets and does not require a bonus action (and if you use it on a bonus action attack it does even more damage).
