Recent content by Madred

hmmm.. its one of the few paragon path that gives avenger a chance of standing head to head with other strikers... (half elf cheese puts him over, but radiant servant/SoC makes him about =) sad but true...

Level 4: Righteous Rage of Tempus Level 6: Power of Skill you wish.. and so do I.

this seems weird (the link build).. retribution avenger with sequestering strike ??

ditch strength. power attack is not so good. (and for just that one feat, it is absurd to put 14 in Str). start with 18 int, 18 wis, 13 charisma, 11 con.

minions are not a threat in MOST groups... well. i don't see them as a problem. usually only 1 action from a good controller or cleric or whoever have nice area dmg and they are out.

seriously, the game is mostly about heroic and paragon level. and i think other strikers do just fine in comparison with the rangers. in my group there is a ranger, an avenger, and a barbarian. and they are all as much useful. ranger do slightly more dmg (nothing crazy btw), but he gets less...

sacrifices they ALL make. care to print more paragon paths that will never see the light of day ? it is already too late.. Avengers have some options to increase crit range. The question is: are the other PP, even if not giving a crit range as good, are worth it ? so far, no. (aside from very...

your DM is right. to move away he have to get out of your 'close burst 1' reach. anyhow! if the target doesn't move, you have to make it for the better. (swordmage warding, paladin divine challenge...) actually, these are good exchanges for not getting your extra dmg ! avengers are...

it helps to use overwhelming strike if you have some type of defenders in your team. with swordmage: he attacks + mark, I attack, pull the target away from him. target have 2 choices: hit you and you are warded by the shielding swordmage, or shift towards the swordmage to attack him and guess...

I am an avenger using a greatspear, yup.. I am funky like that. I have Overwhelming strike as an at-will. I attack ! Using reach. then.. I shift 1 square away (i am now 2 squares away from my target) and.. I slide the target 1 square (as per the power description) into the square I occupied...

ok then, agree that with some feats, 2 to be exact (probably chain then scale) the twf ranger will compensate for his low AC, but, still wont compensate for his lack of initiative. all in all, lets say that at paragon levels the twf ranger will be on par with the archer ranger. just have to go...

to come back on the archer ranger thing.. i find it quite 'strong' that he can get TO HIT + DMG + AC only using his main stats. + he can use twin strike with greatbow doing d12+d12.. there is no way the two-sword ranger can match that.. since he needs strength, it will probably leave his...

the idea is the same.. elf archer ranger is #1 best char.. an hardcore source of dmg that is barely never hindered by anything. even a wimpy greatsword fighter or avenging paladin can dare to go in a fight knowing that the crazy archer behind them is going to down the enemies so quick that...

yeah.. taking hits is necessary.. but, archer ranger got a very decent AC and HP close to the paladin (since the paladin is so stats dependent that he cannot afford constitution..) But I agree. Battlerager w/ hammer and shield, iron vanguard works like a charm. but most vanilla defenders...

thats right. range in general is overpowered because DM won't take time to do small area maps/dungeons. most of the time (well in the games I played) it is usually a near open field. but.. i never played an 'official' campaign. i would like to test one of those paragon level adventure and see...