My Max DPS Ranged Barb

[The_Phenx]

Sing it with me.

Silver booowwwww SIILLllllvvverrr BOOOOwwww (to silver bells tune)

15-20 crit range.... 1d10 weeee

[Aeneas]

Dude, do yourself a favor; Drop power attack and grab quickdraw. Then you can pull your mob, quickswitch to a weapon, and beat them the rest of the way down without missing a beat.


Also, i don't buy that his ranged killcount in madstone is better than a properly built melee barb (maybe on normal, even then i doubt it), attack speed on a bow is too low. The damage is decent, it's just the attack speed that keeps it from being viable.

[Aeneas]

As for me kiting around mobs and ****ing off other players, I do it all the time with my 7/4/2 ranger/fighter/barbarian. Nobody has ever complained

Just because they didn't verbalize their anger and frustration doesn't mean it didn't **** them off.

EDIT: reading through my posts i seem pretty negative about your build - don't let my comments dissuade you in any way, my opinion is just a little bit of experience from my barb/ranger and seeing what has worked while playing her and what has been a wash.

Also, phenx is super correct - silver bow FTW.

[avatar28]

remember, that standing still and shooting mobs constantly means no running around chasing monsters, healing, drawing aggro of next mob. etc.
the attack speed of a bow is much slower than twf speced melee, however it equals out the time saved by remaining stationary, while constantly hitting mobs, even before they are in melee range