do shadows rangers "cheat"

Spike

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

In front of my PC

Kai

E/Mo

Why is it that a shadow ranger/impaler can fire a shadow bow twice as fast, four times as far and for ten times the damge I can ? Aslo why do they chase you when your the other side of the mini map to them.

arnansnow

arnansnow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

DOOM

E/N

Shadow rangers? Never heard of them.

p0t4T0

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Or Die Trying [ODT]

W/Mo

what is a shadow ranger?

Bueno Star

Bueno Star

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Las Vegas, NV

Digital Heroes

Mo/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by arnansnow
Shadow rangers? Never heard of them.
big ditto on that. i just figured it was a pre-made PvP thing

Fye Duron

Fye Duron

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Chico, CA, USA

Dragon Fang

I want to be the sahdow ranger when I grow up...
Well actually I have no idea what your talking about, so please give us a little more info. Like is this PvE? If so where are they found?

Spartan2

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

The Intarweb

Wrath of Nature [WoN]

E/Mo

He is talking about the Ranger Mobs in Fissure of Woe. The Shadow Rangers there try to do straight up damage and the Impalers like to set traps. Other than that, I do not know what you mean by "cheat".

WickedMirrror

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

I think that Shadow rangers are lvl 28ish (will have to check). At that lvl they would have alot more att. points, I figure lvl 21-25 15pts = 75pts then lvl 25-28 20pt (should get more after 25 as you do after 10 maybe) =60pts

So they have (guessing) 135 more attribute then us, letting them max out more skill lines, so combining them for greater affect.

Just assuming they work the same what our charc. do.

Lasareth

Lasareth

Aquarius

Join Date: Jun 2005

Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place

Iirc, they have the advantage of height most of the time, which adds bonuses to their damage and (I think) range. Otherwise, they probably have stances/preparations which increase attack speed.

MCS

MCS

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

Yes the NPCs are hacking you've figured it out.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by WickedMirrror
I think that Shadow rangers are lvl 28ish (will have to check). At that lvl they would have alot more att. points, I figure lvl 21-25 15pts = 75pts then lvl 25-28 20pt (should get more after 25 as you do after 10 maybe) =60pts

So they have (guessing) 135 more attribute then us, letting them max out more skill lines, so combining them for greater affect.

Just assuming they work the same what our charc. do.
Thats what I've always assumed...dunno if its true yet...

crazy diamond

crazy diamond

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lasareth
Iirc, they have the advantage of height most of the time, which adds bonuses to their damage and (I think) range. Otherwise, they probably have stances/preparations which increase attack speed.
This here is the answer.

Height increases range, and stances will speed up your attacks significantly. They aren't doing anything a smart ranger couldn't do with the right set of skills.

Freyas

Freyas

Champion of the Absurd

Join Date: Jan 2005

Spirits of War

Mo/W

Shadow Rangers are level 28- meaning they get a big bonus in damage for level difference- just like you would when attacking a level 12 enemy. Along with the higher level comes higher attributes- so they likely have a very high marksmanship attribute to pump up their barrage damage. I'm sure they probably use something like Tiger's Fury for the attack speed as well, and they've got the height advantage on you most of the time, giving a longer attack range, and a damage bonus from that as well.

In any case, it's kinda useless to complain about high-level enemies being stronger than any normal character can be- Why can't every warrior do the same damage as an Aatxe from the Underworld, or elementalists throw out 200+ damage fireballs like some enemies?

Lasher Dragon

Lasher Dragon

Draconic Rage Incarnate

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Alphahive

R/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by MCS
Yes the NPCs are hacking you've figured it out.
This is what I firmly believe. Damn cheating computers!!!!!!

Spike

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

In front of my PC

Kai

E/Mo

Strange last time i looked shadow rangers where lvl 24 not 28. 4 extra levels still does'nt explian everything. they must be hacking

MCS

MCS

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lasher Dragon
This is what I firmly believe. Damn cheating computers!!!!!!

We should start a guild called THN The Hacking NPCs

Kyle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Legends Of Teh Industry [XXX]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Freyas
or elementalists throw out 200+ damage fireballs like some enemies?



My ele can throw out 200+ fireballs..........on charr On lvl 28 Perfected Armor. it does a whopping 18 so depends who u do it too. but to a lvl 20+. no my ele cant do that

MCS

MCS

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

Speaking of which, why do charr take extra damage from fire!?

Shouldn't they take LESS from it considering they WORSHIP fire...? Don't they?

By the way I updated my side profile with all my new info, now it's leet.

Fear bAth!

Dark Beast

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Read the little booklet and see that their fur is flamable. :-/ But anyways I'm gonna report those bastard NPc, can't have 1337 haxorz ruining the game for everyone.

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

What you need is a bot that matches the NPC's cheatiness, then you can just see which puter can outsploit the other, waging a furious war while the playerbase is asleep at night and merely dreaming about GW.