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PvE as a Ranger is stressful but highly rewarding. Executing your strategy well will reward you with resounding victory, and failure results in soul healing.
The first trick you need to master is 'jump shotting', or the art of hitting jump just as you initiate a special shot that requires you to stand still. This isn't to look stylish, it's to resume your mobility rather than getting stuck in an animation of firing. It's virtually required to be a soloist once enemies begin to hit hard enough to punch through your pathetic leather armor. Being an aion ranger is about having no downtime, and getting hit will make that highly problematic when you're forced to chug healing potions rather than mana potions.
Second, you must realize that your ranged damage chains are NOT the only skills you need to utilize in groups. We rangers can function as the last line of defense in crowd control via Sleep Arrow and our Entangling Root trap. It's important to not have tunnel vision and only worry about your DPS rotation when things get ugly. The cleric WILL thank you when the mob reaches him only to pass out.
Keep your buffs up at all times. Rangers have high mana consumption when going all out, and you'll need to keep a steady consumption of Mana Potions or Mana Treatment going to keep the shots coming. Don't forget your food and drink buffs to increase your attack and regeneration. Depending on your Stigma setups, you'll at least be running Bow of Blessing and possibly Strong Shots, and if you're serious about your damage, run Aiming as well. Failure to run these and any others could lower your output by 30% or more!
When gearing up, prioritize physical critical manastones until you reach the soft cap and then go full on Attack. Accuracy is never a problem due to our passives and Aiming. Your bow is EVERYTHING. Never skimp on your bow. Sell your soul in order to equip the best possible bow or start farming it ahead of time from the instance of your choice. Your armor can wait, but remember you don't exactly care about anything other than putting out as much damage as possible when you're focusing on PvE. Value the critical and attack of your armor more than anything else and upgrade accordingly based off this.
Your rotation will vary as you level, but generally you want to favor your debuff chains over the direct damage ones. Remember that if you're going to pop Mau Form, you need to do it sooner rather than later since it's a damage buff over time. Fleshcutter Arrow and Rupture Arrow are your primary chains, and don't forget to use your traps to your advantage for damage if it's safe. If it's a crowd control situation, it's NOT safe to use your traps. The radius can be kind of crazy and will not always play nice around sleeping and rooted enemies.
Slamming enemies down as a Ranger is a blast. We have all of the benefits of critical hits and powerhouse physical buffs, and none of the drawbacks of being a melee class and having to run in and out of area of effect attacks, or positioning beyond basic range. You're only as good as your gear, and even then, you've got to unleash your attacks properly and prep accordingly to put out the best damage this side of the abyss. So get out there, and practice, practice, practice! Don't get complacent, and perhaps most importantly--don't forget your arrows!
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