got me thinking

[Clogan]

was playing my hunter today and i think there needs to be a look at them we take a shot and the enemy are in are faces in under a second add special firing times.

just seems like we are a very weak race personally i say reduce the timers on specials a little bit not enough to make us a pew pew class but to give us a chance and make the auto attack bow speed faster

just my ideas

[Shikon]

you might have a point on auto attack speed because that just seems really slow yes
spamming skills is faster =p

but i don't think specials should et a reduced cast/draw time.
in solo it might seem slow but if you have enough distance you can still take down a mob fast.

and if you would make skill spamming faster think what a hunter could do in a party you would probably dish out twice as much damage as all the other party members together. that just seems wrong to me even if hunters are supposed to be nukers =p

[Clogan]

yeah you make a fair point okay so scrap the special timer reduction but descrese the auto attack speed even if they reduced the dmg by a bit but sped it up i dunno but somthing

[Teriodin]

Once you get dual wield, mobs rushing into your face doesn't bother you any more - believe me

As for shot speed, I can kill any green mob before it gets to me and most light blue mobs die as they get to me from 1 hit. Normal blue mobs take a special or two and they are dead also.

I pull with Quickshot [using Strength Stance] so the mob runs slowly, I then hit it with Swift Bow (2 hits) and follow up with Barbed Arrow. If they are not dead when they get to me I usually use Swift Stroke, followed by Scourging Blow [needs Barbed Arrow to have hit to be really effective] if they were still breathing the extra damage on this last attack finishes most mobs off.

If something jumps me unexpectedly I have lots of options. If I'm not worried by the mob, my usual choice is Barbed Arrow in their face with Swift Stroke and Scourging Blow to follow - rinse and repeat until they die.

For tougher mobs jumping me, Low Cut - run - then use the Quickshot line...

Using traps makes my life a lot easier too, I can take most paired mobs that way.

I really feel hunter is working fine the way it is. I never run out of power and I rarely get low on health as long as I'm sensible.

[Arodor]

Originally Posted by Teriodin

I pull with Quickshot [using Strength Stance] so the mob runs slowly, I then hit it with Swift Bow (2 hits) and follow up with Barbed Arrow. If they are not dead when they get to me I usually use Swift Stroke, followed by Scourging Blow [needs Barbed Arrow to have hit to be really effective] if they were still breathing the extra damage on this last attack finishes most mobs off.

All good but for me after the barbed arrow ill usualy use Penertrating shot and that usualy does the trick.... the thing is with hutner you cant just go stomping, its about time, preperation and knowing your limits, thats part of the fun, the best hunter players are the ones who chose their targets and fights so that the enemy has dropped before it gets close enough to swipe at you...... thats just my opinion tho ; )

But for me, I find a great deal of satisfaction to kill an emey before it gets to close, then to kill one after losing half health because he got to close

[Bucephio]

And the animal cry skill is fantastic. I can take out creatures 4 levels above me (That I've tried so far) and never go down to less than half health. I usually go Swift Bow, Barbed Arrow, Penetrating Shot, take a hit and then the animal cry thingy, a quick shot if swift bow hasn't become available, etc. It's a really fantastic skill and if you use it in conjunction with a trap you'll be able to deal with creatures very easily. Although they have balanced it a bit with insects who don't respond to it, and creatures that reduce agility.

And the bane of my life, those god damn birds.

[Halo Jones]

heh ebil birds

my combo is

trap, swift bow, barbed arrow, penetrating strike, swift shot, penetrating strike, scourging blow, then spam the other meele strikes and they're soon dead, dual weilding helps alot

I have the class trait to reduce penetrating strike down to only using 2 focus, a very effective assault

[Baksheesh]

Originally Posted by Arodor

All good but for me after the barbed arrow ill usualy use Penertrating shot and that usualy does the trick.... the thing is with hutner you cant just go stomping, its about time, preperation and knowing your limits, thats part of the fun, the best hunter players are the ones who chose their targets and fights so that the enemy has dropped before it gets close enough to swipe at you...... thats just my opinion tho ; )

But for me, I find a great deal of satisfaction to kill an emey before it gets to close, then to kill one after losing half health because he got to close

I have noticed that my quickshot seems not to be slowing mobs anymore. Anyone else noticed this? Spiders, Wolves and Half-Orcs in the weather hills at the moment and that yellow box just isn' popping up. Been like that the last two sessions.

I am probably missing something, but are alot of mobs resistant to quickshot slowdown?

Anyone else feeling like this skill is becoming less effective?

[Erowas]

set trap, barbed arrow(snare dot), swift, quick,quick,penetrating... then chump out some melee moves... makes anything yellow or below die before they land more than 1 hit ... usally

[fatallyflawed]

Originally Posted by Erowas

set trap, barbed arrow(snare dot), swift, quick,quick,penetrating... then chump out some melee moves... makes anything yellow or below die before they land more than 1 hit ... usally

Pretty much exactly the same as my combo, I have managed mobs upto 5lvls higher than me with this method.