Hunter Weapons

[Stryfe]

Melee
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Im just trying to get an idea of what kind of weapons Hunters are using. I myself use (2) 1handed swords.

I just want to know who is using 2handers, why, and which ones. Of course, i want to know how well theyre working for you as well.

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Range
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Same thing. Do most people go for fast shooting or slower, and harder hits?
I myself like slow, and harder hits for 2 reasons. (Assuming both guns have the same DPS)

#1 - Less ammo cost.
#2 - Higher Crits.

However i could see the agruement as follows...

The faster you shoot the more crits youll get. I concur. =)

[pre|)at]

Here's my fav weapon combos I've had in the past:

Skeletal Longsword w/+6 beastslay in mainhand
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Uber Poison Dagger in off hand

--I stab with my dagger several times, and then swing with the sword, it was a good combo, due to the stance of the hunter when engaged.

Same Uber Dagger
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Kickass Ax with frost hit +32

--Not a big fan of axes, but this one hit for more than the previous sword (had more dps), so I made the tradeoff. It was better dps, but I knew I could always replace it.

Two-handed sword (forgot what it was) w/demonslay+2

--Slower, but powerful, I enjoyed getting my 2h proficiency up, but I missed the speed of dual wield.

Scimitar of the Bear w/demonslay+4 in each hand

--This combo is what I got now, and it's awesome! It's hella cool to look at as well.

Ranged--I got "Sniper Rifle of the Monkey", and it's flipping awesome! Almost as good as the "Dwarven hand cannon"...almost.

-pred

[Nathanmx]

Most hunters, because they are primarily ranged attackers, care not for the damage that their melee weapons provide, but rather for the stat bonuses they provide.

Some hunters use "x sword of Agility" to give them a huge agility boost (I just got the beheading blade of agiliity - gives you 23 agility just by equiping it).

Further, many hunters also like increased chances to crit, and thus like to use weapons such as dawns edge.

[FieryPaladin]

With hunters its about the Ranged, where not good damage dealers with melees, i use a 2 handed axe for the 20 agility, ive never used melee and im 43 right now, but do what you want bro, about your playing style

[Stryfe]

I was more concerned with the Range Weapon aspect of my question. Dwarven HandCannons go for about 500-1kg. This being said, would you rather have a slow hard hitting gun, or a faster one? And why. Surge is 58 atm, and i really have no ambition to even make 60, since 58 is pretty much 60 anyways. Now its pretty much Getting dif sets of armor.

One other thing that has come to intrigue me... I dont know the ratio from
dps-agi-atk pwr. nor honestly, do i even care. however. Imo, its not all about the agi. I mean, it is raw armor, range power, dodge, and crit %. But ive seen major increases just by switching a few pieces of agi armor with atk power, The other thing that this helps is mellee power, since atk power counts as both, where agi is Range only. Not that a hunter should Ever be melleeing, but there are a few times when its fun too.

One other thing i would like to point out... or rather... question, Why in the world, would you sacrafice 100s of ac for a few agi? i see 50+ hunters wearing leather daily. Now... one reason i dont play my hunter as much is because of the horrible rep. we get from people like that, people who cant control pets, and people who have no idea wtf agro is. My major beef with Hunters who have 4bazillion agi is... How much HP do ya have? ohhh 1500... nice... sooo if you happen to get agro, which you WILL, since youll be critting every shot, how long will you last.

The other thing hunters should consider is, BattleGrounds. Thats all im going to say.

In closing, a hunter is only doing DMG if he is alive. Steady consistent dmg is better than sparatic, pull agro from tanks, and piss everyone off dmg. Most players in this game have no idea what there roles are, and hunters seem to be the worst case of this problem. I have already begun to see hunters being fazed out of the groups, especially when group totals are lowered, and most instances you are required to have no more than 5 -10.

[KlinX]

I mostly perfer my 1h + unarmed over 2h.The 2h gives me more of the power I need but are not as good stat wise, but the dual wield off-hand dps is decreased and 25-33% miss :soapb: at the same time dual is good with crits.

Overall if you have a kickass 1h sword go for fist weapons or unarmed in off-hand for no reduced dps and increased chance to hit.

Ex. [blue] 1h sword in main hand/ un armed in off-hand. your unarmed would hit a average of 15-30 dmg a hit with very little chance to miss, Then your 1h comes in with the 50-60dmg which would equal the same amount your 2 hander would do.

[Nathanmx]

I see a lot of very experienced hunters who use 2x Assassination Blade
http://www.thottbot.com/index.cgi?i=5241

As for your ranged weapon, you want DPS more than anything.

[tomolynn]

Right now I'm using 1h axes. Yes a very good ranged wep is a necessity but I think even whether or not you melee you should have something to get you through if you need it. I have in the bank waiting on me a pair of Axe of Rin'Ji http://www.thottbot.com/index.cgi?i=6222 for once I hit 48.

Another plus for me is that with the axe, racial ability I get +5 to axe.

[pijunbrane]

hunters need to go for melee weapons that raise stats. such as agl and sta. or chance to crit. the same goes for all their equipment. as for ranged weapons, slow weapons are better for pve and in groups, since you don't use a whole lot of ammo and crit for higher. but in pvp you want a fast weapon with high dps. you want to be able to shoot someone as much as you can before they can close the distance between you.

[pre|)at]

There's a lot of choices you have with weapon combinations and here's mine:

2h-Destiny with crusader enchant (sword procs for +200 str and enchant procs for +100 str for a total of +300 str!)-=-Good for dealing melee dmg, but hard weapon to aquire for a hunter, as it is a war sword, I just got lucky and there weren't any wars in the group when I rolled...and won!

1hx2-Doomforge Straightedge + Assasination blade with unholy enchants (both swords offer +str stats and enchant procs to curse the enemy to deal 15% less dmg)-=-This set is reserved for the heavy hitting mobs and horde, more of an effect weapon set than dmg, still, it's faster than destiny, and dual wield just kicks ass!

Bone Bow-Really nice bow dropped in Scholo the other day that I use now (pics coming soon). It adds +agil and looks so dam cool. It has a fast fire rate as well, making it one of the best bows in the game, third to only the Striker's Mark and the Bow of the Ancients (Hunter Epic Quest).

-pred