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Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:10 pm
by HoenheimOfLight
Are all of you rangers complaining about a 30-35 second cool down time?
You can all still cast it right when the skill wears off, and with the 35 seconds you'd have 5 seconds to take damage before you can bolas again.

So explain to me how making it so rangers have a 5 second window to take damage is such a game breaker for them?
You know why it is?
Because they don't want to take any damage in the first place!

So please some one anyone explain to me why you rangers can't withstand 5 seconds of having to play like all other classes?

And before you do explain it, plz make it full of other conditions and circumstances that have nothing to do with the skill bolas.
Cause that's what we're talking about here, camo's, sigils, light heals, freeze, roots, all that good stuff.
But defiantly don't make your explanation on just the SKILL BOLAS.

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:19 pm
by Rhobert9001
I am only level 92 ranger, but have reskilled and rest my stats a bunch of times. In the end, I didn't keep bolos as one of my 'maxed' skills because I found entangle better in groups and on bosses.

Using entangle i can solo againsts 110+ baddies and in groups it helps everyone take less damage, thus all the invites to kill the new bosses. Anyway back to bolos ...

I just seemed to die more often with the bolos so I guess your 5 seconds is more than I realized.

In the end, my current setup for the 92 ranger does not include bolos so I guess in the end, bolos is inferior to entangle.

I am sure more will comment. I will be interested in seeing other points of view.

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:28 pm
by Stinky
I also use entangle at 25/25. I use bolas too but only with 1 point in it. I only use bolas to pull mobs into melee range since I play a spear ranger. I have other rangers in my clan who do use bolas and having a variety of skills in boss fights makes it better for everyone.

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:38 pm
by Dargonknight
If we use bolas we'd usually have low vit and the chance of it being evaded and if your unlucky it shoots 1 shot right after a bolas

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:04 pm
by Rhobert9001
If we use bolas we'd usually have low vit and the chance of it being evaded and if your unlucky it shoots 1 shot right after a bolas
So if I hear u right, bolo effect is tied to vit ... If true that explains why my bolos sucked as I pump DEX like crazy and vitality is a low 40 (on a level 93 ranger) ...

After reading these comments, I may try a stats reset and skill reset just to see bolos maxed with a high vit.

Thanks for the tidbit ...

Keep questing!!!

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:13 pm
by Eliminater
Are all of you rangers complaining about a 30-35 second cool down time?
You can all still cast it right when the skill wears off, and with the 35 seconds you'd have 5 seconds to take damage before you can bolas again.

So explain to me how making it so rangers have a 5 second window to take damage is such a game breaker for them?
You know why it is?
Because they don't want to take any damage in the first place!
So please some one anyone explain to me why you rangers can't withstand 5 seconds of having to play like all other classes?
And before you do explain it, plz make it full of other conditions and circumstances that have nothing to do with the skill bolas.
Cause that's what we're talking about here, camo's, sigils, light heals, freeze, roots, all that good stuff.
But defiantly don't make your explanation on just the SKILL BOLAS.
Not 1 single person gives a rats ass about your opinion of rangers or bolas , shudup already

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:18 pm
by nighthawk
If we use bolas we'd usually have low vit and the chance of it being evaded and if your unlucky it shoots 1 shot right after a bolas
So if I hear u right, bolo effect is tied to vit ... If true that explains why my bolos sucked as I pump DEX like crazy and vitality is a low 40 (on a level 93 ranger) ...

After reading these comments, I may try a stats reset and skill reset just to see bolos maxed with a high vit.

Thanks for the tidbit ...

Keep questing!!!
nooooo you did not hear right. Bolas IS tied to DEX. He is saying that people that rely on bolas usually take some points out of vit, because they dont need em there, because with bolas they arent being hit as much. does that make sense?

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:33 pm
by Eliminater
It makes sense except that bolas isn't tied to dex anymore , it was before update 3

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:41 pm
by mdimarco
It makes sense except that bolas isn't tied to dex anymore , it was before update 3
Correct bolas is not tied to any stat. That was likely done as a nerf so it doesn't hit as much.

Re: Ok So If Bolas Aren't OP Then Why...

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:40 pm
by Eliminater
It makes sense except that bolas isn't tied to dex anymore , it was before update 3
Correct bolas is not tied to any stat. That was likely done as a nerf so it doesn't hit as much.

Prior to the update bolas was tied to dex but prior to the update bolas could not miss.