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Wholesale Johnson
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 142
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: fighting question |
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Hmm. How does a thief (about rank 30) fight a bow-wielding ranger? Clobber won't disarm, I've tried abouut four times. Pets don't take long to kill, but he just runs and gets 'em back. Can't backstab/blackjack either, because we fight too often. |
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Slade Emissary
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 666
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Counterbalanced clobbers over and over (the ranger). You'll dodge much of the arrows that way. That and rank up.
Additionally, you're a rogue, so stop fighting so often and up front. Let time pass, hide, try blackjack stealing some if you want or just get the backstab in against no aura. |
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Faelon Emissary
Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 938 Location: Your moms house.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I second that motion. Just stay hidden the whole time and then black when he walks by. Let him come to you. |
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Slade Emissary
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 666
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Thats just boring thief theory, but really I wanted to just emphasize bow or vs. bow tactics.
VS. bow - Its such a passive own in the right scenarios (compared to a sudden *wham* own like an overhead crush) that you can't rely on a gimmick that may or may not work like disarm. Instead you need to stay inherently protected right off the bat against bow or it shreds you ~ this means counterbalance, a shield, protective shield, or both of the latter two. The fact that you get to 1-h clobber in that situation for a rogue is just a nice perk.
(assuming no protective shield / mage):
dual wield = you die
two handed = really depends.. sometimes that guy with colossal is going to rip you up in this case, but other times you can get away with it.. up to the situation and what you feel you can get away with
counterbalance or shield = what you should be glued to if he is glued to bow.. don't forget warrior sideswipe and ranger volley are particularly brutal against bows.. or the fact that if you hobble them they lose their only defense (dodge), aside from possibly point blank |
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Faelon Emissary
Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 938 Location: Your moms house.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Thats just boring thief theory, but really I wanted to just emphasize bow or vs. bow tactics.
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Its boring thief theory because it works. Hah! Most thieves who followed this practice were the most hated thieves of all time. |
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Vertas
Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 1173 Location: Ewa Beach, HI
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:01 am Post subject: |
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Camokathar...*shivers |
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