Ranged Alacrity 10% on Black dragonscale hide armor

[Deathromancer]

I was considering investing the time in getting the 25 black dragon scales for my Ranger Hvy repeater build, but was told by several ppl they did not notice the alleged Ranged Alacrity 10% increase that your supposed to get when wearing the black scale dragon hide armor.

Can anyone let me know if that armor actually works for that, or if it only works for bows or returning wpns or what. And if its not working are the devs aware of it.

Thanks

[Turial]

The ability does not stack with haste so if they are hasted a lot then they wouldnt notice the difference.

My issue with the ability comes from it being on a dex capping armor when most ranged builds are sporting a +8 or higher dex bonus.

That said I'm going to get it as it helps bridge the gap between me and melees in ROA when I have manyshot up and helps a little while its charging back up.

[Deathromancer]

ok most the feedback ive gotten is that it works on bows and possibly repeaters and no comments on if it works with returners? dies anyone know if black scale hide armor Ranged Alacrity 10% works with returners, it seems it would and seems as if it should stack with haste since ur animated throwing faster when hasted.

[Deathromancer]

had someone ask me if it worked with greatcrossbows if anyone knows please post a reply

[Ikuryo]

I'm afraid to find out if it works on those types of weapons you would need to find someone that USES those weapons. Returners are normally used by melee just to pull or if it has a nice effect. You are not real likely to find someone in the right armor using returners alot. Greatcrossbows are even less likely. They require a feat so you would need to find someone with the B. Dragon armor who wasted a feat on Great Xbows to test it.

[Qzipoun]

My main question is not whether the black dragonscale armor enhancements stacks for haste for repeaters but why is your ranger a "heavy repeater" build? Unless of course you meant "ranger" to mean a ranged character rather than a character with Ranger levels...

[Turial]

Pretty sure that it doesnt stack with haste as the ranged ability on the armor is derived from the spell and items tend not to stack with spells all that often.

[Cedrica-the-Bard]

Yes, ranged alacrity from the armor works on thrown weapons, just tested it for you:

Without armor on: had 43 throws in 1 minute
With armor on: had 47 throws in 1 minute

43 + 10% = 47.3 or rounded down 47.

So, yes it works on thrown weapons.

[Luthen]

Yes, ranged alacrity from the armor works on thrown weapons, just tested it for you:

Without armor on: had 43 throws in 1 minute
With armor on: had 47 throws in 1 minute

43 + 10% = 47.3 or rounded down 47.

So, yes it works on thrown weapons.

Great... but doesnt stack with haste so ultimately becomes useless since not many people run around without someone to cast haste or haste pots.