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Okay I know people like Manyshot as their level 6 bonus feat under the Archery style but would Improved Precise Shot be better since soft cover is such a pain to bypass?? I've been playing Rangers for a little while and read most forums and of course Treantmonks guide but still want some feedback on this question. Also would the Snap Shot line even be handy for a Switch-hitter or just go with PBS and Clustered Shots for the common DR problems most face later in campaigns??
Improved precise shot. If you have access to the advanced players guide and can take manyshot level 7 is how I see it both are awesome feats.
If you are a dedicated Archer, I'd say Improved Precise Shot. Soft cover sucks, and you will likely qualify for Manyshot as a regular feat.
For a switch hitter, I'd say Manyshot. The idea of the switch hitter is that you take a shot or two in the first rounds, then switch to melee when the enemy gets to you. I guess Improved Precise Shot would be useful for hitting rear echelon casters and whatnot, but I'd still prefer Manyshot.
Neither Snap Shot nor Clustered Shots would be my choices for a switch hitter, either. When enemies are within five feet, you should be using your melee weapon. It will be nice once you get Improved Snap Shot, but what with the pre-reqs and Combat Reflexes to make it useful, you are looking at a hefty, 5 feat investment. Clustered Shots suffers from a similar problem, in that you are taking two pre-req feats that you otherwise would not need. If you start taking PBS and stuff, you might as well just go pure archer.
If you are afraid of DR, invest in piles of random arrows. Cold Iron and Silver Arrows are not terribly expensive, and you can keep a few adamantines for the occasional golem. You can also buy a pile of +1 Holy Arrows, but buying a wand of Align Weapon for the cleric would be cheaper.
buy cold iron arrows for themselves but cheaper for silver and other things is weapon blanch from the advanced players guide for all others.
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Improved precise shot. If you have access to the advanced players guide and can take manyshot level 7 is how I see it both are awesome feats.
Still stick with PA and Quickdraw early and pick up Rapid Shot at 2 and Precise at 3?? The character is starting at at 4 and will be Human so these seem to be best options early for switch-hitting...dont have my notepad on me with character build already drawn out so im just going off top of my head atm
+1 on Improved Precise Shot. Nothing like shooting straight through four other characters to hit the enemy with some Deadly Aim stacked on.