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[greenlocus]

Question on gear set.

I am running full Berserker armor and shortbow with rare Bersesker trinkets.  Typical glass cannon.  This seems to work alright in the few dungeons I have done; I am very mindful of splash/aoe dmg and mob aggro and manage to avoid it via range and crippling shot most of the time.

Opinions on running full Berserker gear?

Also, sidenote/plug: Looking for a PvE guild that runs a good bit of dungeons on Crystal Desert

[Sword Hammer Axe]

It's risky as hell, but if you're capable of dodging and such with it then I see no problem. But seeing as you run Shortbow I really think you should consider Rampager's instead of Berserkers if you wanna go the damage way. The condition damage is worth more than the extra crit damage, unless you always run with food boosts.

[Inraged Twitch]

make sure you really good at keeping mobile and watching aoe effects.  TBH berserker for short bow ranger is not a great choice.  That SB is all about CD so I would start running TA for the runes or switch it up with undead runes.

BUT if you're fully stuck on zerker try switching it up with Valkyrie/Knight runes until you know the fight sequences and the cc that boss's spawn... especially COE alpha and lupicus.

for MH/OH might switch it up with AXE/Dagger

Edited by Inraged Twitch, 05 March 2013 - 11:21 PM.

[Graham_Specter]

greenlocus, on 05 March 2013 - 10:48 PM, said:

Question on gear set.

I am running full Berserker armor and shortbow with rare Bersesker trinkets.  Typical glass cannon.  This seems to work alright in the few dungeons I have done; I am very mindful of splash/aoe dmg and mob aggro and manage to avoid it via range and crippling shot most of the time.

Opinions on running full Berserker gear?

Also, sidenote/plug: Looking for a PvE guild that runs a good bit of dungeons on Crystal Desert

I've actually started up a thread similar to this one - and the consensus is that Shortbow does trump Longbow in terms of damage, going Power/Pre/Crit %. Crossfire, especially with QZ, does a decent chunk of damage. Longbow, in the best circumstances, trumps it in single hit damage - but when you stack the two weapons up Shortbow allows for a lot more fluidity in combat (Longbow's two more damaging skills are channeled). So, if you want to run dungeons - which are a lot more reliant on being able to react quickly while still doing damage, I'd say Shortbow.

My current build - 20/25/10/0/15 with 'Zerker Shortbow, Axe&Horn

[Jetjordan]

Something that hasnt been mentioned is the group you run with.  If they are hitting the condition ceiling on bosses without you (or getting close to it). More direct damage is a good thing.  Also its worth noting that a LB with the reduced skill cooldown trait will never be gimped by being forced to sit on autoattack.  If you dont run +condition damage build i would avoid sb.  I only equip it for certain bosses that require extra mobility or if my group cant max out the condition cap.   I run power/precision/tough,  since i go to gs for trash and sword for bosses.