RNG questions stuff

[fobber]

Currently lvl 60 RNG.

I have some questions for RNG.

How is sharpshot effected? http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/Hunter%27s_Braccae

More accuracy?

How much TP should I have to use my WS?

Should I have an STR/AGI macro at this level?
Sushi or meat?

Here is my current gear set up. What should I tweak on. I cannot afford PCC nor E.Bow

Hands - Noct Gloves +1
Head - Emp. hairpin
Body - Hunter's Jerkin
Legs - Hunter's Braccae
Feet - LL boots
Neck - Rng necklace
Rings - Scrop. rings +1
Waist - Precise belt
Earrings - Vision / Drone earring
main - hawkers/fire staff
range - s.bow / Musketeer Gun +1

At 61, I can wear Amemet Mantle +1 and use Trailer's Kukri

I can get other AF's, but I dont see the effort of getting all of them.

[Dexster]

Stick with Hawkers or Hawkers +1. They are < than Trailers.

I'm not sure about the TP, I do know that @ 75 I wait until 140% before weaponskilling.

Sushi

I wouldn't bother with WS macros because at your level you can't stack to much stuff. It will make you do a little bit of damage more I wouldn't expect it to be over 2-3% in a overall fight.

Sharpshot is given a longer duration if i remember correctly.

[Osede]

as above stated, 140~150% seem to be the magic number of tp for "wsing". less or more than that range usually seem to be miss alots, especially when passing the 250% tp

anyway, if you are eating sushi, you might able to ws straight away at 100%. But I dont know how is the post nerf and post update rng nowadays, since that I'm barely using rng after the first post nerf. Always had to be nin during any event ; ;

[Khajit]

Um.... dont your af boots give you more agi than leaping boots?
Finish your damned af or at least the semi useful peices before bothering to level more.
You af hat is probably decent too since as a wild guess ratk+5> agi+3.
Your af pants are only good for a 2 second macro swap during sharpshoot activation if you dont use holy bolts which from your own listing of your gear ... you dont use.Grab some jaridah legs or noct brain+1?

[Sonomaa]

How is sharpshot effected? http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/Hunter%27s_Braccae
-- Must wear during sharpshot for it to extend the effect


More accuracy? -- No

How much TP should I have to use my WS? -- depends on the evasion of the mob and the race (low level ranger is more race dependant than high level Ive found). If your elvaan/, 150, most others 120-130

Should I have an STR/AGI macro at this level? -- no
Sushi or meat? -- depends on mobs, fire a few shots and a few WS off, then eat one or the other

Here is my current gear set up. What should I tweak on. I cannot afford PCC nor E.Bow

Hands - Noct Gloves +1 >> replace with level 55 shit
Head - Emp. hairpin >> AF hat
Body - Hunter's Jerkin >> fine
Legs - Hunter's Braccae >> macro in onry, level 55 otherwise
Feet - LL boots >> lizzy boots always suck, level 55 stuff or RSE if mithra
Neck - Rng necklace >> spectacles are like 150k on bahamut
Rings - Scrop. rings +1 >> appropriate rings of level
Waist - Precise belt >> fine
Earrings - Vision / Drone earring >> also fine
main - hawkers/fire staff >> hawkers > franscisa/hawkers, staff is crap for exp pts
range - s.bow / Musketeer Gun +1 >> sbow/heavy+1, bullets are overrated and expensive

At 61, I can wear Amemet Mantle +1 and use Trailer's Kukri -- amemet yay, trailers meh

I can get other AF's, but I dont see the effort of getting all of them. --- 4 out of the 5 ranger pieces provide tangible benifits, hat = attack, body = sex, legs = accuracy for sharpshot, hands = shadowbind length incrase, feet are just what you do so you can store them

[Mufferino]

Since we are on the topic, SAM/RNG with Soboro. I figure stack as much normal acc for tp when ~150% run back a bit change to full Racc (While eating sushi) and shoot away. Roughly how much Racc should be needed to land with sushi active. Only reason I ask is I just got the WS on Sam @57 and I was playing around with it, seems if done right can be amazing.

[Sanjiyan]

This is what I wear as a 60 RNG.

Hawkers x2 (/NIN and/or meat) Fire Staff (/WAR and/or sushi)
S.bow/Heavy Crossbow +1

Hunter's Beret (TP) Voyager Sallet (WS)
Ranger's Necklace
Drone Earring x2 (vision is only 0.5 r.acc more and you lose the slight AGI boost for WSs, never understood why ppl get vision)
Hunter's Jerkin (Shikaree Aketon is great for sushi, if you want to get it)
Deadeye Gloves (pretty affordable)
Garrulous/Scorpion +1/Marksmanship Ring as appropriate depending on food (Rajas if you have)
Nomad until Amemet +1
RK Belt +1 (yours is better)
Jaridah Legs
Hunter's Feet (TP) Mithra RSE (WS)


Already been said, but AF Legs isn't good except for a 2 second macro or holy bolts. Try to get deadeye gloves, unless you also plan to melee in which case get the jaridah/akinji hands (if you are brave enough to try, wouldn't use anything except two vikings axe... or mercurial kris, kraken but yeah <.<). Sell that emp hairpin and LL boots if you're short on cash, just wear the better AF for head and feet. AF head feet and body is good enough to wear full time.

I tend to lean towards sushi, because it hurts to keep throwing gil away via ammo and not even hit. However, feel free to fight 2-3 mobs before eating food when starting to get a feel whether accuracy is good enough for meat. Very easy to gauge your accuracy from a couple barrages and sidewinders. If you do eat sushi, you can stack more str/agi for WSs (as much as your level can give you in terms of swaps, which isn't much). If you eat meat, just keep your r.acc gear on when WSing. In the end both kind of builds/food from my experience gave similar damage outputs at this level anyway.

Whatever floats your boat.

[vegetaa]

From my experience (I'm Elvaan so craptastic RAcc) 140TP is a good amount to fire your WS. When you get Archery/Marksmanship merits capped you can fire your WS at 100 TP (you'll still miss sometimes, eventually).

Fire staff and even Vulcan's Staff in exp isn't really good. You might as well use an axe or a dagger loaded with RAcc and put some STR on another slot, or even eat meat, it will often give you better results.

I'm not a great fan of bullets either...bolts are better IMO if you really want to stick to marksmanship. I'm more into Archery though.

Pants choice...well RNG doesn't have so many options...Jaridah/Akinji are nice.

[Raylinn]

Not sure why so many of you think braccae extends your sharpshot. It certainly has never been anything other than a minute for me, and wiki article backs me up.

[Tofs]

Not sure why so many of you think braccae extends your sharpshot. It certainly has never been anything other than a minute for me, and wiki article backs me up.

It never did.

Wish SE would let me firgure how much is the acc% increase withouth having to do hundreds of sharpshots on the same mobs with and withouth it. Stickied to macroing it in for about 1 year or so but lately just havent bothered to take it out of storage anymore since my eyeballing doesent seem to show any better results macroing it in.

[Carnusty]

One thing I'm personally confused/want more info on is the Precise Belt...I'm a firm believer in 'Meat for all!!@~!#', but the 60-70 range of leveling might tend more to sushi...in which case would RK belt be better with Sushi? o.o;

[vegetaa]

I sold my RK Belt as soon as I could equip Precise belt...and later bought a Venturer's Belt...usually switching one or the other depending on the RAcc I need. RK may still be better for WS though, never really thought about it or did the math.