Ranger Donator Weapon

[Dracar]

AGIC ITEM NO TRADE
Slot: SECONDARY, PRIMARY, RANGE, BACK
Skill : 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 70 Dmg bonus: 15 (lvl70) AC: 100
Effect: Fiery Strike V (Combat)
Effect: True Fire (Focus)
Effect: Call of the Pathfinder (Casting Time: 2 sec)
STR: +35 DEX: +35 STA: +35 WIS: +35 INT: +35 AGI: +35 CHA: +35
HP: +900 MANA: +900 Endurance: +900
SV FIRE: +35 SV DISEASE: +35 SV COLD: +35 SV MAGIC: +35 SV POISON: +35
Combat Effects: +15
Accuracy: +15
WT: 2 Size: MEDIUM
Class: RNG
Race: ALL
Slot 1, Type: 4 empty
Slot 2, Type: 8 empty
Slot 5, Type: 30 empty

This is the current ranger Donation weapon. The weapon is great, but I have to ask about the click-effect. It summons swarm pets, that even on blue cons only hit for 53 damage a swing at best. This is considered on line with the Proc-buffs rangers can use, thus overwriting using another. My concern with this is, even with 5 pets out at once, which was the most Ive seen come out, thats still only 265 damage every few seconds.

With Call of Lightning, level 70 ranger self-proc buff, The proc works on almost every attack due to gear bonuses, and with focus it deals over the 265 damage per proc-effect/per-attack.

I only bring this up as, the donation sword for rangers is down to a stat-stick. I see very few main rangers on, so I dont want to sound like Im just in this for myself, but rangers are designed around their bow.

Below is a comparison of the click effects vs the Ranger 2.0:

Sword of the Pathfinder

Name: Call of the Pathfinder
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1 : Effect type : Add Proc:Pathfinder's Friends
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Name: Pathfinder's Friends
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1 : Effect type : Summon Pets: SwarmPetRanger
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Full name : SwarmPetRanger
Level : 55
Race : Wolf Elemental
Class : Ranger
Health points : 1
Damages : 32 to 70
HP regen : 0 hp per tick
Mana regen : 0 mana points per tick
Special attacks : Immune to fleeing

Note: While the pets do have the ability to cast spells, and occasionally do so, Ive never seen it come down to where its helped that they cast a spell, nor could I see what they cast.

Ancient Frozen Heartwood Blade:

Name: Falcon Strike
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Casting time : 0 sec
Recovery time : 0 sec
Recast time : 0 sec
Range : 0
Target : Self only
Resist : None (adjust: 0)
Duration : 8 min (80 ticks)


10 : Effect type : Increase Chance to Critical Hit by 170%
11 : Effect type : Increase All Skills Damage Modifier by 35%
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This is copied off the clone before youve done the changes, but still...I think its kinda obvious.

Just for an example of click effects. I went thru the other melee DPS classes, basing from them since Ranged or Melee, the damage from rangers is a physical type, they were as follows:

Berserker:
Name : Berserker Power
Range : 100
Target : Self only
Resist : None (adjust: 0)
Duration : 3 min (30 ticks)
Spell Effects
1 : Effect type : Increase All Skills Damage Modifier by 25%

Rogue:
Spell Description
Name : Bleeding Edge
Range : 200
Target : Single target
Resist : Magic (adjust: -400)
Duration : Instant
Spell Effects
1 : Effect type : Decrease Hitpoints by 550

Monk:
Name : Mind and Body
Range : 0
Target : Self only
Resist : None (adjust: 0)
Duration : 12 sec (2 ticks)
Spell Effects
8 : Effect type : Increase All Skills Damage Modifier by 135%
9 : Effect type : Increase All Skills Minimum Damage Modifier by 500%
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Since this is getting very long, Ill conclude with any change to the Ranger Donation Sword click effect will be great, anything but a swarm pet which does less damage then the Damage Shields I wear.

Thank you for reading this.

[Tyler]

Swarmpets are now lev65, gained 500 atk/accuracy, min/max hit was upped a bit and they no longer cast spells. In addition they are now immune to Magic and have 1k HP compared to 1 HP before.

Change is Live.

[Tyler]

New pets parse:

Vlan on 20.06.2010 in 165sec

Tyler + pets
--- DMG: 56834 (42,28%) @ 344 dps (344 sdps)
------ Tyler`s pet:
--------- Total: 55814 -- Bite: 46086 -- Kick: 9728
--------- Normal rate: 100% (100% of DMG)
--- DMG to PC: 89 @1dps

Think thats fine.

[Dracar]

Thank you very much Tyler. This is amazingly better then what it was yesterday. So once again...thank you.