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Wannabe Hunter (Anonymous)Wed 30-Dec-15 03:31 PM
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#62081, "Hunter Questions"
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I see many posts talking about how Hunters are primarily Dexterity based. Yet Giants and Centaurs can also become Hunters.

How does their larger races dexterity affect Hunter skills? Are they more likely to miss with Aimed Shot but do more damage because of higher strength? Is Archery affected by size as well or Dexterity only? Does the initial damage of Flaming/Poison arrow factor in Strength?

I take it Observe is borderline useless on the larger races due to their generally low intelligence compared to humans/halfies/elves/arial?

EDIT: Does Observe help Timed Attack in any way?

  

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Reply Anecdotal answers inside. I don't number crunch much., Quixotic, 02-Jan-16 09:18 PM, #7
Reply Didn't you watch Game of Thrones?nt, Artificial, 30-Dec-15 04:15 PM, #1
     Reply No. Not sure what a tv show has to do with my questions..., Wannabe Hunter (Anonymous), 31-Dec-15 12:03 PM, #2
          Reply RE: No. Not sure what a tv show has to do with my quest..., Artificial, 31-Dec-15 07:04 PM, #3
               Reply So basically I'm asking the wrong questions for this fo..., Wannabe Hunter (Anonymous), 01-Jan-16 06:39 PM, #4
                    Reply Lighten up, Francis., Athioles, 02-Jan-16 03:14 AM, #5
                    Reply I think people generally don't know, incognito, 02-Jan-16 11:12 AM, #6
                    Reply That was a pretty clear answer, DurNominator, 04-Jan-16 07:03 AM, #8

QuixoticSat 02-Jan-16 09:18 PM
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#62115, "Anecdotal answers inside. I don't number crunch much."
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Playing a storm giant vs human, elf, and two wood elf hunters, I'd go with the latter.

I tanked better with the smaller, more dextrous races. I don't know that the archery defense is skill or skill + dex based, but dodge is dex based and with a bow you cannot parry.

I can't speak to hitting with aimed shot; hunters were tweaked between my first hunter (storm giant) and my three subsequent hunters.

There is no difference in damage based upon size, but higher damroll (and strength boosts damroll) increased archery damage.

The duration of observe (and consequently the number of observations you can acquire) seems to be based on your intelligence, and maybe a comparison of your intelligence to your foe. I determined this by switching out int gear as I stalked someone. With only one or two stalks, I perceived no benefit.

  

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ArtificialWed 30-Dec-15 04:15 PM
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#62084, "Didn't you watch Game of Thrones?nt"
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nt

  

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Wannabe Hunter (Anonymous)Thu 31-Dec-15 12:03 PM
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#62088, "No. Not sure what a tv show has to do with my questions..."
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Anyone else able to provide some answers please?

  

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ArtificialThu 31-Dec-15 07:04 PM
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#62090, "RE: No. Not sure what a tv show has to do with my quest..."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJXtFpeKmRQ

  

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Wannabe Hunter (Anonymous)Fri 01-Jan-16 06:39 PM
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#62104, "So basically I'm asking the wrong questions for this fo..."
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nt

  

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AthiolesSat 02-Jan-16 03:14 AM
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#62113, "Lighten up, Francis."
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n/t

  

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incognitoSat 02-Jan-16 11:12 AM
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#62114, "I think people generally don't know"
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And that the lack of answers is down to that.

  

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DurNominatorMon 04-Jan-16 07:03 AM
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#62130, "That was a pretty clear answer"
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Go Frost Giant.

  

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