any tips on this r/e build

Erace

Erace

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Noble Order of Balthazar

R/Me

Air Magic - 10
Expertise 6 +1
Wilderness Survival - 6 +1
Marksmenship - 11 + 3

Skills:
Barrage
Dual Shot
Penetrating Attack
Troll Uguent
Ignite Arrows
Read The Wind
Conjure Lightning
Chain Lightning

this is supposed to be a damage dealing build, so any tips or criticisms are welcome.

Neo-LD

Neo-LD

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

USA

[GSS][SoF][DIII]

1) Preperations do not stack, so there is little point in bringing both I. Arrows and RtW. Pick one... replace with something else Come to think of it, you cant barrage with preperations either, so Id get rid of both. Use Favorable Winds if you really want ome more damage buff stacking.

2) Chain Lightning has no real place in this build... its expensive, expertise doesnt help it, it causes exhaustion (VERY bad for a ranger) and youd probably do more damage with barage anyways.

3) Barrage + Penetrating Shot can be fired on alternating shots indefinately. No point in further arrow attacks, except maybe distracting shot.

4) This is a PvE build, right? If it was PvP Id witch out Barrage with Quick Shot. Barrage is very good for PvE though.

5) Expertise at 13 would be minimum for this build I think, t makes barrage cost 2. Add Zealous Bowstring and you could potentially have a net gain of +3 energy per barrage.