Q on Heavy armor penalty to ranged attacks

Inzy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:40 am

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR A PORTION OF THE RANGED NERF.

I used to solo groups all the time as a young mercenary when my character was a Harlequin. The nerf is annoying, but honestly, since a mercenary can retreat with a whole party of archers, anyone who's still hell-bent on ranged combat will still own.

Inzy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:40 am

Aneira wrote:

I was pretty happy when the change happened. It was getting to be ridiculous when EVERY SINGLE MERC was spec'ing in some form of crossbow and slaughtering whole groups. The game turned into who can their shot off first. Even with the changes, however, I've seen quite a few mercs that still spec in a bow/crossbow.

Stop being noobs!!!

The nerf only works on BOWs, not CROSSBOWS!

Muktar · **Posted:** Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:47 am

Inzy wrote:

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR A PORTION OF THE RANGED NERF.

I used to solo groups all the time as a young mercenary when my character was a Harlequin. The nerf is annoying, but honestly, since a mercenary can retreat with a whole party of archers, anyone who's still hell-bent on ranged combat will still own.

Hey, you had a tank with you at times.

Cyra · **Joined:** Sat Aug 24, 2002 6:56 am **Posts:** 1858

Inzy wrote:

Aneira wrote:

I was pretty happy when the change happened. It was getting to be ridiculous when EVERY SINGLE MERC was spec'ing in some form of crossbow and slaughtering whole groups. The game turned into who can their shot off first. Even with the changes, however, I've seen quite a few mercs that still spec in a bow/crossbow.

Stop being noobs!!!

The nerf only works on BOWs, not CROSSBOWS!

It works on both, the penalty is just half with crossbows.

Aneira · **Joined:** Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:28 am **Posts:** 1538

Thank you Cyra. Plus, I don't believe any ONE player (however cool they may be) can take completely and sole credit for the change. EVERY merc was doing this for about two months. :-?

How can you not change it after that?

Cyra · **Joined:** Sat Aug 24, 2002 6:56 am **Posts:** 1858

You'll only have thanks for me until the next time I PK your character :(

Gilgon · **Joined:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:18 pm **Posts:** 1704

I pray that people use bows on me in pk as opposed to a 2h enchanted spear

. This wimp was unnecessary!

Cyra · **Joined:** Sat Aug 24, 2002 6:56 am **Posts:** 1858

I wouldn't. You can't even evade attacks from ranged unless you are in a certain cabal.

Fey races get raped even harder by ranged because of the easily available amount of iron ammo.

Gilgon · **Joined:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:18 pm **Posts:** 1704

Cyra wrote:

I wouldn't. You can't even evade attacks from ranged unless you are in a certain cabal.

Fey races get raped even harder by ranged because of the easily available amount of iron ammo.

Pshh, as long as cheater ironguard vials and scripts exist, being any race that is vuln to iron is an advantage - not a disadvantage.

Aneira · **Joined:** Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:28 am **Posts:** 1538

Cyra wrote:

You'll only have thanks for me until the next time I PK your character

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