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Jan 23, 2013 -- 9:41PM, baldhermit wrote:

Jan 23, 2013 -- 8:30PM, Undrhil wrote:

Yeah. The reason it is RangerlWizard is because I originally uses it to spam Magic Missile with no attack rolls.

Let's pretend you did not say that. Is there a "good" reason to want to mix these two classes? Sorcerer|Ranger would be quite a bit easier to pull off. 

Well, since I have been able to play her from level 8 to level 12, I'd say this class combo was pulled off rather well.  I just need to figure out a way to get more bonuses to her attack rolls.

Granted, if I went Sorc|Ranger, I could MC Seeker and take the PP that gives a bonus to attack with RBAs and at level 16 would let her crit on a 19-20 with RBAs.  But that's not the direction I went with her and since this is an LFR character, I cannot rebuild her class picks.

I'm going to start with negatives to point out where you went "wrong" (IMHO), but please note this is intended constructively.
It's always beneficial to look at the choices you have made, question your reasoning behind them and determine whether it's actually working as intended. And always double check the maths.

Your AC at Lvl 12 isn't 26, it's 24, unless I've missed something. And MAil Armour actually reduces what your AC could be by 1.
Mail Armour - 24 = (10 + 6[1/2 level] + 6[MAil Armour] + 2 [Magic Armour bonus])
Hide Armour - 25 = (10 + 6[1/2 level] + 3[Hide Armour] + 2 [Magic Armour bonus] + 4 [INT mod])
Cloth Armour- 22 = (10 + 6[1/2 level] + 0[Cloth Armour] + 2 [Magic Armour bonus] + 4 [INT mod])

Why the Armour feats? Aren't you a backliner? Why the need for the extra AC? Aren't your party able to keep the monsters out of the back line, or does your DM favour monsters with ranged attacks? Aren't all your Ranger Daily and Encounter powers for protecting/clearing your back line when threatened? How often does your AC get hit?
Have you taken the Ranger Armour Proficiency and Mail Armour Proficiency soley to allow you to use Tactican's Armour? If so, I don't think it's worth it.
You've spent two feats to gain a +2 to AC and a rather mediocre effect, and picked up a -1 movement and skill check for the trouble.
You could spend one feat, if you would like that +3 AC, but personally, unless AC is a major problem for you, I wouldn't even bother with that given your role.
I'd rather spend it on other feats that give you a hit bonus (granted these would have to be things like Distant Advantage or Hidden Sniper), or other Hybrid Class Features more suited to your role.

On the subject of feats... Why have you taken Staff as your implement for Versatile Expertise over the Shortbow?
I'm assuming that you aren't already adding the +1 for versatile expertise when casting through the bow as the feat implement bonus only applies to the staff as chosen.
If you chose bow for both weapon and implement you get the bonus with both weapon and implement attacks through the bow.

So far it seems you've squandered your resources, and this squandering is compounded by your ability allocation at Lvl 4 or 8.
Why have you added to WIS? Why not DEX which would bump you to 18 and so +4 rather than +3?

Seems like you could squeeze a +2 to hit with minor changes to little mistakes.
Swap implement expertise from staff to bow, and ask you DM if they would accept you moving the point you added to WIS at 4 or 8 over to DEX.

Major changes, like seriouly considering what you're getting out of those Armour Proficiency feats, gives even more potential. I get the impression you have something in mind with the Tactcian's Armour property, but can't really see any benefit that outweighs the negatives. Is it really working for you?

P.S.
Do you realise you have two head slot magic items?

Also, it's worth thinking about the rest of the party. What are their roles? How effective are they at them? Where does my character fit in to the party and what benefits do I bring?
Are you trying to spread yourself to thin to the point where you're not actually effective? If your party has a particular area covered, it's ok to be lacking in that area, but not being able to hit just makes you into walking hit points.

Jan 24, 2013 -- 6:34AM, Usedandconfused wrote:

Your AC at Lvl 12 isn't 26, it's 24, unless I've missed something. And MAil Armour actually reduces what your AC could be by 1.
Mail Armour - 24 = (10 + 6[1/2 level] + 6[MAil Armour] + 2 [Magic Armour bonus])
Hide Armour - 25 = (10 + 6[1/2 level] + 3[Hide Armour] + 2 [Magic Armour bonus] + 4 [INT mod])
Cloth Armour- 22 = (10 + 6[1/2 level] + 0[Cloth Armour] + 2 [Magic Armour bonus] + 4 [INT mod])

Why the Armour feats? Aren't you a backliner? Why the need for the extra AC? Aren't your party able to keep the monsters out of the back line, or does your DM favour monsters with ranged attacks? Aren't all your Ranger Daily and Encounter powers for protecting/clearing your back line when threatened? How often does your AC get hit?
Have you taken the Ranger Armour Proficiency and Mail Armour Proficiency soley to allow you to use Tactican's Armour? If so, I don't think it's worth it.
You've spent two feats to gain a +2 to AC and a rather mediocre effect, and picked up a -1 movement and skill check for the trouble.
You could spend one feat, if you would like that +3 AC, but personally, unless AC is a major problem for you, I wouldn't even bother with that given your role.

IIRC, Ring Mail is a +3AC, -1 check, no move penalty mail that counts as light armor. I am assuming the OP took it because it's the only way to get the Tactician's enchant on light armor, which in this case would add +1 damage to all INT attacks. Whether or not the feat cost to get this effect is worth it is a different matter, I suppose.