Ranger: force arrows question

[skaught78]

"Gaining additional Elemental Damage dice in the Arcane Archer tree increases Force Arrows dice. This damage also scales with Spell Power."

I don't understand what either of these statements mean. Can someone elaborate please?

[unbongwah]

The first sentence indicates if you take the Elemental Damage enhancements from the Elemental Arrows line, they will also boost Force Arrows by the same number of dice. Though note that Force Arrows is d4/d6 while Elemental Arrows is d8.

The second sentence indicates that Force Arrows imbue scales with Force Spellpower just as Elemental Arrows scale with the relevant element Spellpower. +1 Spellpower = +1% damage, i.e., having 100 Force Spellpower means your Force Arrows do twice as much damage compared to 0 Force Spellpower.

[skaught78]

So even if I don't plan on using the elemental arrows, it's still worth it to take the enhancements cause it will boost the force damage yes?

And, it is prudent to wear an impulse item then?

[Nightmanis]

So even if I don't plan on using the elemental arrows, it's still worth it to take the enhancements cause it will boost the force damage yes?

And, it is prudent to wear an impulse item then?

Yes and yes.

Here's a post talking with me about that with some really large and unrealistic numbers.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post6006073

99% certain my setup uses tier 5 AA considering the build, so it should be roughly 7d6 base force damage.

Here's a post where someone is answering me with some somewhat different sources to answer this very same question.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post5993795

They used acid damage. You get both more dice with acid damage AND larger dice. I just like force better because it's easier.