Ranger - Instant kill

Archonte · 09-15-2004, 06:10 AM

Does the instant kill capability of the ranger (based on ranged combat skill) work with slings ? throwing weapons ?

J'aran · 09-15-2004, 07:53 AM

As far as I know it works with all ranged weapons, including slings and thrown stuff.

Wereboar · 09-15-2004, 08:27 AM

According to the manual, the ranger only gets criticals with bow and xbow.
The ninja is the only class that gets criticals with thrown stuff.
Nobody gets criticals with slings.

Riftmaker · 09-15-2004, 01:01 PM

Rangers rule for ranged crits though, especially in later levels with high crit % bows which you can get later in the game.

Nightwing · 09-15-2004, 01:30 PM

The best crit bow is the strong bow at 6% but you need 80? strength to use it. The fight with the prince on the peak I crit. Every one accept for two with my 4 ranger party. Get mystic arrows and have fun.

Gadgeteer Tom · 09-15-2004, 01:50 PM

Triple crossbows with Lightning Bolts are also fun.

Remember to 'push' a Ranger's Air and Divine magics for Portal and Summon Elemental...

Scatter · 09-15-2004, 03:12 PM

Wereboar; The Manual Is Not To Be Believed on many issues, and these are two of them.

Ninjas get Crits with Slings (i know because i've had them--plain Sling, Bullet Stone) and this is because the game lumps Sling with Throw.

AND on P 124, Appenix 4: Skills, under Ranged Combat: "For the Ranger, this skill also determines chance of a critical strike when using a bow or MODERN WEAPON." The manual is wrong anyway, i know i've had crits with a Ranger throwing Feather Darts. Probably the same thing, where the code wasn't written to distinguish.

Krull · 09-16-2004, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scatter:
Ninjas get Crits with Slings (i know because i've had them--plain Sling, Bullet Stone) and this is because the game lumps Sling with Throw.

Scatter, that's very interesting as I would much prefer a Ninja with Doubleshot Sling/Wrist Rocket and Impaling Stones doing good damage/status effects continuously, rather than relying on them using Feather Darts, Throwing Knives etc in the hope I get a critical hit now and then.

Possible silly question, do you know if auto-penetrate works with slings?

Thanks.

Loudhy · 09-16-2004, 06:38 AM

I just saw your question :

No, auto-penetrate doesn't work with slings.

[img]graemlins/monster5.gif[/img]

[ 09-16-2004, 07:32 AM: Message edited by: Loudhy ]

Scatter · 09-16-2004, 10:11 AM

have you had a Ninja hit but do no damage with a sling? not me.

09-15-2004, 01:01 PM	#4
Riftmaker Elminster Join Date: August 30, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 40 Posts: 463	Rangers rule for ranged crits though, especially in later levels with high crit % bows which you can get later in the game. __________________ a.k.a. Lord`Rift<br />Founder, Anti-Idgit Squad.<br />\"I find your lack of geek knowledge disturbing\"

09-15-2004, 01:30 PM	#5
Nightwing Baaz Draconian Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: Neb. Age: 60 Posts: 725	The best crit bow is the strong bow at 6% but you need 80? strength to use it. The fight with the prince on the peak I crit. Every one accept for two with my 4 ranger party. Get mystic arrows and have fun. __________________ HoHo What!

09-15-2004, 01:50 PM	#6
Gadgeteer Tom Dungeon Master Join Date: May 13, 2004 Location: Mpls, MN Age: 72 Posts: 81	Triple crossbows with Lightning Bolts are also fun. Remember to 'push' a Ranger's Air and Divine magics for Portal and Summon Elemental... __________________ Tom /Celeron 2Gz/P4 3Gz/AMD 64 3000

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09-15-2004, 06:10 AM	#1
Archonte Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: August 16, 2004 Location: France Age: 49 Posts: 6	Does the instant kill capability of the ranger (based on ranged combat skill) work with slings ? throwing weapons ?

09-15-2004, 07:53 AM	#2
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 45 Posts: 1,493	As far as I know it works with all ranged weapons, including slings and thrown stuff.

09-15-2004, 08:27 AM	#3
Wereboar Baaz Draconian Join Date: June 6, 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 795	According to the manual, the ranger only gets criticals with bow and xbow. The ninja is the only class that gets criticals with thrown stuff. Nobody gets criticals with slings.

09-15-2004, 03:12 PM	#7
Scatter Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 17, 2003 Location: Portland Age: 66 Posts: 1,336	Wereboar; The Manual Is Not To Be Believed on many issues, and these are two of them. Ninjas get Crits with Slings (i know because i've had them--plain Sling, Bullet Stone) and this is because the game lumps Sling with Throw. AND on P 124, Appenix 4: Skills, under Ranged Combat: "For the Ranger, this skill also determines chance of a critical strike when using a bow or MODERN WEAPON." The manual is wrong anyway, i know i've had crits with a Ranger throwing Feather Darts. Probably the same thing, where the code wasn't written to distinguish.

09-16-2004, 06:38 AM	#9
Loudhy Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: September 3, 2003 Location: Köln Germany Age: 70 Posts: 692	I just saw your question : No, auto-penetrate doesn't work with slings. [img]graemlins/monster5.gif[/img] [ 09-16-2004, 07:32 AM: Message edited by: Loudhy ]

09-16-2004, 10:11 AM	#10
Scatter Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 17, 2003 Location: Portland Age: 66 Posts: 1,336	have you had a Ninja hit but do no damage with a sling? not me.

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