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<blockquote data-quote="mneme" data-source="post: 5518850" data-attributes="member: 59248"><p>Actually, the options are:</p><p> Great at bow and 2xSword (but short on other options): Scout</p><p> Great at one weapon but mediocre at the other (DEX/WIS/str or STR/WIS/dex build)</p><p> Good at both weapons, but bad riders (sacrificing Wisdom--the trad ranger secondary--for Dex)</p><p> Give up 2xSword for a big weapon, and be great at bow and good with your sword (using dex for both, using Fading Strike as your melee power, not Twin Strike)</p><p> Give up the bow for a thrown weapon, and be great at both thrown weapon range (using throw and stab) and melee range (using Twin Strike).</p><p></p><p>Note, btw, that the low dex options strongly favor upgrading to heavy armor, as otherwise your AC will start low and get worse over time.</p><p></p><p>Indepentant of these questions is that of build, where you've got the following alternatives:</p><p> Extra HP and bigger melee weapons (two-weapon build)</p><p> Better OA resistance and archer-specific PP (archer build)</p><p> Pet (beastmaster build)</p><p> Quick Draw and quick sheathing and +4 against OAs from ranged attacks (Hunter)</p><p> +1 to speed and Two Weapon Defense (Marauder)</p><p></p><p>Now, based on what you've said and repeated for what you want? I think you want a Hunter Ranger with starting stats of, say, 16/12/10/16/12/8, which for an elf gets boosted to 16/12/10/18/14/8. Swap Int and Cha if you like, and if you care more about your riders than survivability, boost Wis to 13 and drop con to 11 to get a 16 wis in paragon. You'll have fine melee and range attack and damage (though you'll favor ranged slightly), good defenses and AC, and be able to seamlessly switch from ranged to dual wielding and back again at need. You will pretty much never need a second at will beyond Twin Strike (I'd take warning shot because it gives you a controller option, I guess, or Fading Strike because it gives you an attack+move option and lets you do OAs with Dex instead of Str), and can take any power you want--but want to avoid powers with a significant Wis rider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mneme, post: 5518850, member: 59248"] Actually, the options are: Great at bow and 2xSword (but short on other options): Scout Great at one weapon but mediocre at the other (DEX/WIS/str or STR/WIS/dex build) Good at both weapons, but bad riders (sacrificing Wisdom--the trad ranger secondary--for Dex) Give up 2xSword for a big weapon, and be great at bow and good with your sword (using dex for both, using Fading Strike as your melee power, not Twin Strike) Give up the bow for a thrown weapon, and be great at both thrown weapon range (using throw and stab) and melee range (using Twin Strike). Note, btw, that the low dex options strongly favor upgrading to heavy armor, as otherwise your AC will start low and get worse over time. Indepentant of these questions is that of build, where you've got the following alternatives: Extra HP and bigger melee weapons (two-weapon build) Better OA resistance and archer-specific PP (archer build) Pet (beastmaster build) Quick Draw and quick sheathing and +4 against OAs from ranged attacks (Hunter) +1 to speed and Two Weapon Defense (Marauder) Now, based on what you've said and repeated for what you want? I think you want a Hunter Ranger with starting stats of, say, 16/12/10/16/12/8, which for an elf gets boosted to 16/12/10/18/14/8. Swap Int and Cha if you like, and if you care more about your riders than survivability, boost Wis to 13 and drop con to 11 to get a 16 wis in paragon. You'll have fine melee and range attack and damage (though you'll favor ranged slightly), good defenses and AC, and be able to seamlessly switch from ranged to dual wielding and back again at need. You will pretty much never need a second at will beyond Twin Strike (I'd take warning shot because it gives you a controller option, I guess, or Fading Strike because it gives you an attack+move option and lets you do OAs with Dex instead of Str), and can take any power you want--but want to avoid powers with a significant Wis rider. [/QUOTE]
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