Need soloing advice (37 Ranger)

[Lazaretto]

<DIV>Hey all,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I just reactivated my account after about a 4 month break.  I'm a level 37 Ranger who has pretty much always grouped.  Lately, I've been trying to get access to Splitpaw and seem to be having a hard time soloing a group of 3-5 mobs.  I get pounded on so fast before I can kill them and in melee range with a group of mobs like that I can't seem to do enough damage fast enough.  My spells are pretty good and I have decent gear.  Any advice for soloing a pack of mobs as a ranger?  I keep dying so what I'm doing isn't working. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm assuming I should go into my defensive stance, stealth in there hit a gnoll with my master 2 spell then wail away until I get down to one then I can cheap shot stun / slow and use my bow.  Just feeling pretty weak at the moment soloing and I want to experience all the solo content added since I've been gone.  Thanks in advance for you help.</DIV> <DIV><BR>  </DIV>

[Gareorn]

<DIV>Target the healer mob from a long range and pull with your ranged CAs.  You have to drop him before the other mobs get to you.  Then kill the other casters, and do the tank(s) last.  If The healer mob gets a heal off break the encounter and start over.  You can tell pretty early in the fight how it's going to go.  So if it's going bad, cut and run.  You can always come back try again.</DIV>

[Crychtonn]

<P>As said above start at max range with your best Bow CA on the healer.  Try and burn it down before they get to you.  Next target any other healer or mage and cheap shot it.  Take a few steps back and unload 1-2 Bow CA's.  It's very unlikely the double and triple down arrow mobs on you will interupt you.  While cheap shot is refreshing use your melee CA's.  Once cheap shot is up again stun a mob, move back and fire bow shots again.</P> <P>The biggest key is to locate the healer and caster mobs to take out first.  Pay attention to the mob names and see what they are doing to you.  Shouldn't take to long to learn which mobs need to die first.  And use cheap shot / bow shots as much as possible.</P> <P> </P>

[jarlaxle8]

<P>as said above, kill healer first on the pull shots and if he doesn't drop on that just bash the rest out of him when he get's to you. then the cheap shot - step back - bow shots game on the rest, casters first. if you are not going to kite, forget the slow. if you use it, then only for the fire debuff.</P> <P>i wanted to add that it may be better to start off in offensive stance, so you got extra damage on the pull. and if you have more casters on you then mellee, stay in offencive, cause defensive is no use against nukes and just lowers your damage output. i only go to defensive stance if i have hard hitting mellees on me.</P> <P>--------------------------<BR><A href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/pplayer.vm?characterId=383113204" target=_self>Ryilan Nightbreeze </A><BR>--------------------------</P>

[Bayler_x]

Don't forget to use poisons!  (See <a href="http://www.eq2alchemy.com" target=_blank>www.eq2alchemy.com</a> if you need help deciding what to shop for.) <div></div>

[Jay]

If you're looking for tips specifically regarding Harclave's Trial, I wrote a brief (sorta) walkthrough a while back. You can find it here: <A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=39&message.id=9947&query.id=307192#M9947" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=39&message.id=9947&query.id=307192#M9947</A> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope it helps, good luck in there. </DIV>

[xandez]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>jarlaxle888 wrote:<p>as said above, kill healer first on the pull shots </p><p><font color="#ff9900">hmm have to disagree here a bit, i'd concentrate on the stifling / stunning / heavy blasting puppies 1st. Hmm dont remember those names of course but, malefactors were warlocks at least, they made some nasty dmg if ya didnt drop em fast. Of course if theres only healers and melee'ers in the group, then healers... <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></font></p><font color="#ff9900">Wrote some posts about soloing in SP some time ago, also theres others since it was disgussed pretty much when the adv pack was launched. Go and find the earlier threads and study the info on them, im sure (even most of em are post CU) they give you some ideas what to do.</font><p>and if he doesn't drop on that just bash the rest out of him when he get's to you. then the cheap shot - step back - bow shots game on the rest, casters first. if you are not going to kite, forget the slow. if you use it, then only for the fire debuff.</p> <p>i wanted to add that it may be better to start off in offensive stance, so you got extra damage on the pull. and if you have more casters on you then mellee, stay in offencive, cause defensive is no use against nukes and just lowers your damage output. i only go to defensive stance if i have hard hitting mellees on me.</p><font color="#ff9900">Agreed heavily on the rest thou!</font><div></div><hr></blockquote><font color="#ff9900">++Xan</font>

[Beldin_]

<BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <HR> <FONT color=#ff9900>hmm have to disagree here a bit, i'd concentrate on the stifling / stunning / heavy blasting puppies 1st. Hmm dont remember those names of course but, malefactors were warlocks at least, they made some nasty dmg if ya didnt drop em fast. Of course if theres only healers and melee'ers in the group, then healers... <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></FONT><BR> <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>The mages always have name starting with "Rosch ... " in the name, "Tesch ... " are fighters, "Nisch .. " Healers and "Leth .. " are scouts. I still havent testet Splitpaw with my ranger, however with other chars i normally also startet with the casters first because the do heavy damage, specially pet casters, but die quick.</P>

[GastonPhoebus]

<P>One of the things I enjoy quite a bit, though it may not yield the maximum damage, is to open with stealth ranged (e.g. Hidden Shot), plunk another ranged CA while mob is running to you, engage in melee, debuff, stun, leap over the mob, immediately use stealthing positional, land Shadow Lunge (or whatever), then back up just enough to plunk Sniping Shot or rear positional ranged CA.</P> <P>Usually kills most things non-heroic before they touch ya! Best thing about it is that you are fully engaged in the encounter, believe me!</P> <P>Sheyrkhan</P> <P>35 Ranger</P> <P>Lucan D'Lere</P>