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Hurricane or BE

so currently i have a lvl 115 UA ranger VERY soon-to-be 120 and i'm looking at this chart:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t187/Kevvl/4thJobBowmasterSkillDistributionChart.png

and from the chart it says i should get level 19 hurricane first and then after every level up i raise 2 BE + 1 hurricane to get the best hurricane damage

i'll be training at LHC and i'll hardly mob ever, so would this be a good chart to follow? also i'll be bossing more often when i'm 13x

March 14, 2011

11 Comments • Newest first

shinZ

[quote=chipmunk813]You---- Are a 115..... UA? Take a break btw, and SE,BE,MM,HURR[/quote]

i'm actually level 126 right now and i am taking a break
im currently following my own build and i'm leveling pretty fast cause of it

Reply March 17, 2011
shinZ

[quote=skandaispwn]I personly say screw the chart and max Be first all the way[/quote]

i think i'm gonna continue to follow the chart, LHC and hurricane seem to be very good leveling for me

so far i'm level 123 and i got level 9 SE for parties
i don't know if my party members' damage increased but my damage looks the exact same as when i don't have SE.....

Reply March 16, 2011
shinZ

alright i'll leave db at 0, or maybe get level 1 for fun and when i'm on other monsters i guess

i turned 120 today and looking at the level 1 skill description of SE in game was way different than the descriptions on basilmarket, and seeing how the crit rate is better than what it says on basil, i guess i won't regret having level 9 SE early

Reply March 15, 2011
shinZ

[quote=snipes]pretty sure the beginning of the chart that says add BE first is with lvl one hurricane and is like that because the % increase in hurricane is not great enough to overcome the increase from BE because your range would be too low.
your total att is EVERYTHING added up, gloves, wep, blessin etc..[/quote]

well my total att is 218 which says to get 19 hurricane first

Reply March 14, 2011
Snipes

[quote=shinZ]asking why i whould make a UA ranger is like asking why i make a ranger at all
i planned to make a BM in the first place and UA happened to pass by so i made one, it's the same thing

why would you make a ranger? huh? thought so
and what is your total w.att, if your att in the chart says for you to get BE first then obviously your BE outdamages your hurricane, i'd want some proof that leveling your BE outdamages hurricane no matter what w.att you have, considering many BMs have told me it's a good chart to follow for maximum hurricane damage[/quote]

pretty sure the beginning of the chart that says add BE first is with lvl one hurricane and is like that because the % increase in hurricane is not great enough to overcome the increase from BE because your range would be too low.
your total att is EVERYTHING added up, gloves, wep, blessin etc..

Reply March 14, 2011
shinZ

[quote=iBeJellin]First of all, why would you make a UA Ranger? o______o No offense.
Second, BE? You mean Bow Expert?
And you should just leave hurricane at lvl 1, it outdamages Strafe by a long shot.[/quote]

asking why i whould make a UA ranger is like asking why i make a ranger at all
i planned to make a BM in the first place and UA happened to pass by so i made one, it's the same thing

why would you make a ranger? huh? thought so
and what is your total w.att, if your att in the chart says for you to get BE first then obviously your BE outdamages your hurricane, i'd want some proof that leveling your BE outdamages hurricane no matter what w.att you have, considering many BMs have told me it's a good chart to follow for maximum hurricane damage

Reply March 14, 2011
Snipes

@shinZ: No, it doesnt so you can skip that

Reply March 14, 2011
shinZ

[quote=snipes]no you should follow that chart. thats what i did and i added 1 phoenix/DB and 10SE. working out pretty well for me[/quote]

alright i guess i'll use the chart
um so far PKB doesnt work on LHC monsters, but does DB work? if not i don't plan to get 1 DB
i have 3 pallies in my guild and i'm usually with atleast one of them all the time so at 120 i plan to get 1 hurricane, 1 pheonix and 1 BE so i have level 3 of each skill right when i'm 120
i'll get SE to 9 i guess and then start following the chart?

@OhMySweeti , seems i'm interested in your hurricane 20 =P

Reply March 14, 2011
Snipes

no you should follow that chart. thats what i did and i added 1 phoenix/DB and 10SE. working out pretty well for me

Reply March 14, 2011
shinZ

another option i have is that i could level them both up at the same time O_o

Reply March 14, 2011
shinZ

[quote=HershyKissez]I honestly still can't understand that chart...[/quote]

k assume you have a total ATT of 155 (bow, glove, blessing, etc) and you want the best hurricane dmg
- the first thing you do is get BE to 9
- after you get BE to 9, you put in 1 SP to hurricane and 2 to BE every level up
- after one of those skills are maxed, you put in the rest of your SP in the next skill, which in this case is hurricane

and to above, i planned on getting SE to 9 in the first place but i'm still wondering whether to follow the chart to maximize my hurricane dmg output
i can't see myself using any mob skills at LHC anyways, and i went to LHC early with a bunch of guildies at crocs so i know what i'm up against

Reply March 14, 2011 - edited