What the best Ranger feat setup after next update?

[goldgolem]

Anyone have nay input for what the best progression is for pure archers? I was going to take healing amp and quicken but now it looks like I might take some of the ranged power feats instead. May have to swap in Shot on the run




NEW: Various weapon feats have been improved to grant Melee and/or Ranged Power:

Weapon Focus now grants 2 Melee or Ranged Power (depending on the weapon equipped.)
Greater Weapon Focus now grants 2 Melee or Ranged Power.
Superior Weapon Focus now grants 2 Melee or Ranged Power.
Weapon Specialization now grants 2 Melee or Ranged Power.
Greater Weapon Specialization now grants 2 Melee or Ranged Power.
Shot on the Run now grants 3 Ranged Power.

Edit: how do you get weapon specialisation?

[Grailhawk]

Edit: how do you get weapon specialisation?

4 levels of fighter.

[CThruTheEgo]

Weapon specialization, greater weapon focus, greater weapon specialization, and superior weapon focus require 4, 8, 12, and 16 levels of fighter, respectively. So says the wiki.

So this is really a boost to fighter based archers.

[adrian69]

Weapon specialization, greater weapon focus, greater weapon specialization, and superior weapon focus require 4, 8, 12, and 16 levels of fighter, respectively. So says the wiki.

So this is really a boost to fighter based archers.

I was in this MP forum the other day and they clarified that you'll only get the MP off one feat line, whichever is higher, and do not stack. So if you're getting 1/1/2 from TWF and 2 from a focus, it seems a little worthless to take a feat for the MP.

[AylinIsAwesome]

Well, Fighters will be happy.

Shot on the Run wouldn't be a bad choice, if you're already taking the pre-reqs. I don't think the weapon focus/specialization line will be worth it to non-Fighters though.

Dodge, Mobility, Shot on the Run, Point Blank Shot, Zen Archery, Precision, Improved Critical, Overwhelming Critical, 10K stars, Combat Archery, Blinding Speed is 11 feats, and with 7 heroic + 3 monk + 3 epic you have 2 left over (3 if you're human). Iirc the typical ranged Ranger build is 6 Monk/11 Ranger/3 ??? so you wouldn't be able to take Weapon Specialization anyway. Though, if you did 6 Monk/10 Ranger/4 Fighter or 7 Monk/9 Ranger/4 Fighter you could pick up Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization, Quicken, and Empower Heal (though with only CLW it won't be much benefit).

[goldgolem]

I will go pure elf ranger, so ftr and monk are out. At some point they are gonna make pure rangers the best rangers, right? lol

OK so its all really just buffs to fighters?

All rangers get from that long list is:
Weapon Focus now grants 2 Melee or Ranged Power (depending on the weapon equipped.) - Prerequisite: Base attack bonus of +1 or higher
Shot on the Run now grants 3 Ranged Power.

Was this the great ranged power update?

[AylinIsAwesome]

Was this the great ranged power update?

It was probably a much needed buff to fighters.