The Truth About Arrows

[Morphysi]

<div>Hi all,</div><div> </div><div>I'm hanging on to my Ranger (and EQII period) by a thread these days. It's hard to just ditch it all even though SOE seems to be trying so hard to kill the solo play...</div><div> </div><div>Anyway, my post here is about Ranger arrows.</div><div> </div><div>Can someone break these down so I might eek out a slighly less boring existance as a ranger trying to solo?</div><div> </div><div>Are store bought better than conjured?</div><div> </div><div>Are player made better than store bought?</div><div> </div><div>Is high tier better than low tier?</div><div> </div><div>Should I carry both piecing and blunt and switch up depending on mob types?</div><div> </div><div>I've heard so many confilicting things I'd like someone in the know to clear it all up...</div><div> </div><div>If this has already been addressed in a clear concies manner, please point this saddened player in the right direction.</div><div> </div><div>Thanks,</div><div> </div><div>-Fellowhawk, Jaded Lvl 50 on Ranger on (the now slow and bloated) Butcherblock</div><div> </div><div>PS: Is my sarcasm and bitterness apparent? LOL.</div>

[Fennir]

<div><span><blockquote><hr><div>Are store bought better than conjured?<b><font color="#ccffff">Depends.  If they are higher tier, they will do more auto-attack damage.  Arrow quality ONLY affects auto-attack. Combat art damage is completely independant of arrow quality and is only affected by arrow type (piercing, slashing, or crushing).</font></b></div><div> </div><div>Are player made better than store bought?<b><font color="#ccffff">Depends.  If they are made from rare ingots, they will do more auto-attack damage than common arrows of that tier.  Otherwise they will do the same damage as their store-bought equivalent.  Rare arrows are not cost-efficient for the ranger or the woodworker, so don't bother.</font></b></div><div> </div><div>Is high tier better than low tier?<font color="#ccffff"><b>Yes, always.  Because of the spell system, you will not always be summoning arrows of the correct tier.  This will not affect combat arts but will affect auto-attack damage.</b></font></div><div> </div><div>Should I carry both piecing and blunt and switch up depending on mob types?</div><div> </div><div><font color="#ccffff"><b>I used to, but not anymore.  They recently got rid of most of mobs immunities in favor of 'being more resistant,' but I carried slash arrows around for a while after the change and noticed no difference in damage on creatures that used to be pierce-immune.  Now I just carry my summoned arrows.  This could change in the future, and if it does, hunting arrows will make our combat arts do slashing damage, and can be bought cheaply in WW or Antonica.</b></font></div><hr></blockquote></span></div>

[Steezi]

<div></div>carry a bunch of store bought slashers (cheap ones from hometown) for grinding... the quality makes a difference but not enough to justify payin heaps of cash for minimal dps bonus... i save the good ones for when they needed. raids, names, instances etc...