can a ranger run snakes?

Larry the Hippo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hippo Guild

W/Mo

i have been trying to figure out a r/mo build that could make it through snakes dance. been focusing on mending, storm chaser, and dodge, but i havent got enough healing and nothing to stop knockdown.

any help?

carnivore

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

hmm..i think i heard someone claim it was possible in a topic. no idea how tho..

anyway, i think protection is the way to go(vital blessing) and alternating storm chaser with escape. as for knockdown...no clue.

Fenix Swiftblade

Fenix Swiftblade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Illusion of Competence

R/W

My ranger warrior can run snake dance no problem (he just can't make it through lornar's on his own, no condition/hex removal). Just bring Charge and Balanced Stance and play it safe and you can make it through no problem.

smurfhunter

smurfhunter

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2005

my w/mo uses mending, orison, and healing breeze. you cant kill him.

Sand Scorpions [SS]

W/Mo

put more focus into mending is all i can say

Larry the Hippo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hippo Guild

W/Mo

unfortuantly, im currently a r/mo, and i would prefer not to go through the warrior quest and have to go cap charge. but if i must...


for the time being though, any one have a solution for a r/mo?

carnivore

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

ermm i doubt there is one. in the snake dance run the mobs are arranged in like 5 herders and 1 dolyak master. 1 herder knocks you down, and before you can even get up the rest are already around you. and then you get the chain of knockdowns which prevents you from a self heal

pagansaint

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

As a R/W you definitely can and maybe as a R/Me you can, but I don't believe you can as a R/Mo.

NekoZ

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Long Island

So Goth We Crap [Bats]

Hm. R/W basically is the best way to go. R/Mo would be.. eh extremely difficult. You basically really need Balanced Stance.

kbeans

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Team-Jounin

R/N

i used to run from beacons to droknars with my r/w back in july and august but i dont know if they had changed the run since.

the skills i used were balanced stance, charge, healing signet, troll unguent, serpents quickness, storm chaser, dodge, and whirling defence and it got me through many times.

the only problem areas were the worm tunnel and the end of snakes by rankor

Larry the Hippo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hippo Guild

W/Mo

stone summit arnt a problem(leaving out heretics, those SOBS **** you up). the problem come from tundra giants and azure, usually together.


guess ill just change to r/w and get balanced stance.

Dmitri3

Dmitri3

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada, almost got to see a polar bear... :P

Basically, almost every proffesion can do the run as long as they are atleast warrior secondary.
Not talking about how difficult it is for some proffesions (I only tested mo/w, not counting warrior primary), but it's possible.

Other that this, you can't, cause only warrior's side have skills to prevent KDs.