Hunter - what skills are good?

[Pakos]

Well i'm making new character, i'ts hunter. Currently i'm low lvl (about 12) and i guess Pet Skills are important. What's about other? Long or short bows? Never played hunter so i'm looking for a help from someone with experience

[kraetyz]

From what I've heard, hunters use short bows.
That's all I can say, though. XD

[_dracus_]

Originally Posted by kraetyz

From what I've heard, hunters use short bows.
That's all I can say, though. XD

Personnally I use both.

[makarios68]

Originally Posted by Pakos

Well i'm making new character, i'ts hunter. Currently i'm low lvl (about 12) and i guess Pet Skills are important. What's about other? Long or short bows? Never played hunter so i'm looking for a help from someone with experience

Use a pet, but apart from the tame spell don't put any points in pet skills.

As for bow type: that's a matter of personal choice - try long and short to see which you prefer.

Try some tricks too - stun fist, sticky touch, dirty fighting - see the effect they have on mobs to give yourself ideas about your set up for war later on.

And later, when you go to war, evasion is important...

[mann2411]

i used short until i got to the wz but that was when the pets took dmg instead of the hunter. now i use long bow as with the extra range you should have the mobs health down to about half until he can get to you. short are also good because of their speed. also remember ensnaring arrow which is quite useful. the best thing to do though is to try different combinations and find which style suits you best

[ncvr]

I lvl with a high dmg pet and a range 30 slow longbow with no spells, and I kill mobs before they reach me (keep running back between shots and the mob will eventually run in the opposite direction with 5% hp left).

In war evasion is undoubtedly the best discipline any class can get.

[Pakos]

ok and what's about scouting and tricks skills? Is there anything useful?

[makarios68]

Originally Posted by Pakos

ok and what's about scouting and tricks skills? Is there anything useful?

Not until you fight in the war zone.

In the war zone most hunters use enemy surveilance on lvl 3.

You'll need passive speed and camoflauge - and ensnare arrow does dmg as well as slowing an opponent down.

[magnet]

Originally Posted by Pakos

ok and what's about scouting and tricks skills? Is there anything useful?

Use Stunning fist, Sudden Strike and Ambush (first spells of Tricks) to help you and your realmmates against mobs.

[Pakos]

One more queston about pets. I'm lvl 14 and i have new skill, tame beasts. As i see there is a chance to become my pet. But do i need to kill somehow my old pet? Or it will be changed? ;p