Gym Freak worth getting for Ranger? Pros..Cons?

5000 hp?....i say yes

Very little downfall to using it. The slight loss in agi is nothing compared to the gain in HP.

Agreed. I also use bookworm, which offsets the loss in stats but doubles your mana.

Thanks folks! Glad I asked.

Do you find it a problem having it and the other ones taking space on your bar?

So having the following 4 is probably best setup for Ranger?

Gym Freak
Bookworm
Average BMI
Trigger Happy

I also sometimes throw in Couch Potato if I wanna use lots of AoEs

If you're a pure agility crit/speed ranger, you wont be using attack skills. So there will be plenty of room on your skill bar.

Don't forget to slot a passive skill in the left-click box to save space.

Depending on what I am going after, I will insert a mana passive or 2 and then switch to a bow such as the Ti'eff for a large HP boost to counter the loss. The only skills I really use are Trigger Finger Frenzy, Gas Blast, Hare, and some Yum Yum loving. Due to this I have very little need for a large mana supply and only require that if and when I want to use a faster firing spell.

Well... I feel silly now. I didn't know you had to have the passive skills in your hotbar for them to be actually in effect. Oh well, at least I learned this at level 10 and not somewhere long down the road and wondering why my character is doing so bad compared to others.

hehe..not to worry! I was about your level when I discovered that as well! At first I was like - these passives rot! hehe.

I just got Gym Freak last night myself. I can't really notice the difference because it came along with some other improvements (like spells, gear, and a level). I'm sure it's doing 'something' back there since i'm gaining that defense and agility.

I have noticed that I have to use more mana potions than before, but that is probably more a symptom of the new spells rather than the gym freak.

Fonzo - go into your char screen and while you're looking at your stats, pull Gym Freak off your skill bar, that will show you exactly what it's doing.

If you're soloing OR tanking, then you should definitely have gym freak.

If you're grouping, you wouldn't really need gym freak, got other's to tank for you.



Edited by Janeia (08/13/07 05:06 AM)