Alisha
Nov 5, 2006, 02:06 PM
DISCLAIMER:this experience is from extra mode so it may work differently or not at all online.
after being disillusioned with how shitty shifta is i changed to beast ranger.
for the record i leveled shifta,zodial and megistar to level 11 the only thing that changed about shifta is range and duration and at lvl 11 it gets a substantial boost to duration. megistar only duration seems to change. also megiverse gives a bonus to damage based on the difference between your max and current hp. megistar hits you for 3 tics of potent infection. in theory it seemed like playing hp manipulation would be fun with beast but in practice it just isnt practical. also megistar does not stack with other buffs because when you cast it ,it actually gives you the effect of shifta,deband,zodial,and rentis. last megistar is a massive pain in the ass to level up because it goes up 1% per cast... zodial on the other hand... completely fucking owns.
now lets discuss what beast brings to ranger.
atp-my beast ranger as the same atp growth as my cast hunter lol
ata-we all know beast ata is bad but just being a ranger shores up this weakness and with the possible exception of vulcans the more your bullets level the more accuracte they become.
dfp-defence seems realtivly useless reguardless of class or race
evp-beasts have great evp compbimed with the class that has the best evp this is one of the cornerstones of what makes a beast ranger good
tech means nothing to ranger currently but mst can be problematic when dealing with tech spamming monsters.
ok this is how i opperate. instead of standing from a distance and shooting monsters from afar i get up and personal with shotguns. a lot of people dont like shotguns and they may seem weak at first but once they start to get to lvl bullet arts they start to become potent because at lvl 11 you get a 4th bullet coming out so at close range. you can do a lot of damage. on enemeies that are dangerous to get close to i just use twin handguns. i actually think in some situations my beast ranger out damages my hunter and because your a ranger you have the ata to not spam 0's with power blast badge.
after being disillusioned with how shitty shifta is i changed to beast ranger.
for the record i leveled shifta,zodial and megistar to level 11 the only thing that changed about shifta is range and duration and at lvl 11 it gets a substantial boost to duration. megistar only duration seems to change. also megiverse gives a bonus to damage based on the difference between your max and current hp. megistar hits you for 3 tics of potent infection. in theory it seemed like playing hp manipulation would be fun with beast but in practice it just isnt practical. also megistar does not stack with other buffs because when you cast it ,it actually gives you the effect of shifta,deband,zodial,and rentis. last megistar is a massive pain in the ass to level up because it goes up 1% per cast... zodial on the other hand... completely fucking owns.
now lets discuss what beast brings to ranger.
atp-my beast ranger as the same atp growth as my cast hunter lol
ata-we all know beast ata is bad but just being a ranger shores up this weakness and with the possible exception of vulcans the more your bullets level the more accuracte they become.
dfp-defence seems realtivly useless reguardless of class or race
evp-beasts have great evp compbimed with the class that has the best evp this is one of the cornerstones of what makes a beast ranger good
tech means nothing to ranger currently but mst can be problematic when dealing with tech spamming monsters.
ok this is how i opperate. instead of standing from a distance and shooting monsters from afar i get up and personal with shotguns. a lot of people dont like shotguns and they may seem weak at first but once they start to get to lvl bullet arts they start to become potent because at lvl 11 you get a 4th bullet coming out so at close range. you can do a lot of damage. on enemeies that are dangerous to get close to i just use twin handguns. i actually think in some situations my beast ranger out damages my hunter and because your a ranger you have the ata to not spam 0's with power blast badge.