New ranger enhancements

[rpasell]

+4 to hit is good for str based guys I suppose. Not a huge deal for dex based, but a "nice to have". I guess I'm just underwelmed by it so far. Even if you crit when you use the shot, you are only going to make something mad and then you can't continue to deliver enough dps to take it down. Maybe we are just not seeing the follow on to this one.

Something more like, when standing still and the target is unaware of your presence you have a 90% chance to slay. I.e. you put an arrow through its brain or heart and it dropped dead. If the targets are moving the chance is reduced. If they no you are there (even if they can't get to you right then) the chance is reduced.

I guess the term "sniper" just seems like it should have more "one shot kill" capability than is currently being discussed.

And banish? Maybe I'm using the wrong quest to decide, by my banishing bow seems to get saved against most of the time. I actually stopped using it because of that.

Again, I've been running on Risia and I'm banishing many of the mobs before outright HP killing them. As rangers we have the 1 shot 1 kill available already in Greater Slaying arrows. I don't want to see an easy button Enhancement line, and 90% kill rate on any Enhancement is that. It should be noted from a ranged perspective, in the new explorer area there are a bunch of places a ranged ranger can use to stand and plink away without taking damage.

On the sniper front. There should definintly be a way of for doing an instant kill shot on creatures capable of being criticaled. It certainly would not be any worse than casters who pk/finger of death everything in sight.

See above re:banishing