Protip: Don't try hunting.

[meow]

1. You can't level it up except through quests or shooting Alligators
2. The hitboxes are absolutely awful and you're going to miss your target more often than not. This is compounded by the fact that you need an ABSURDLY high Accuracy stat (you're going to want to be at least level 50 before even trying) to hit much of anything at all.
3. There is nothing Hunting gets you that you can't get just by killing things normally and harvesting them with gathering tools.

I'm not seeing ANY pros to this whatsoever.

[Rafein]

It's the one profession I have not messed with.

I even like farming. Will not touch Hunting

[meow]

Originally posted by Rafein:

It's the one profession I have not messed with.

I even like farming. Will not touch Hunting

I'm in an awful negative feedback loop right now.

I want to go Hunting because it's not popular, but it's not popular because it's fundamentally bugged and broken and that makes it incredibly frustrating.

[Rafein]

I think you can level up early killing Beehives. not sure when you stop getting Xp for it.

[Y_u_no_come]

Step 1: wear accuracy accessories (coral earrings preferred).

Step 2: go kneel for increased accuracy by hitting space bar.

Step 3: hunting is just to relax and shoot things. Think of it as for fun. You do collect "trophies", but I still don't see a use for them. The only thing BDO doesn't have is card games (like gwent).

[meow]

Originally posted by Y_u_no_come:

Step 1: wear accuracy accessories (coral earrings preferred).

Step 2: go kneel for increased accuracy by hitting space bar.

Step 3: hunting is just to relax and shoot things. Think of it as for fun. You do collect "trophies", but I still don't see a use for them. The only thing BDO doesn't have is card games (like gwent).

Kneeling is worthless and unless you are ABOVE the thing you want to shoot won't increase your accuracy at all. You're actually incredibly likely to hit the geography rather than your prey if you're kneeling.

[FdAlchemist]

Okay... let's clear some things up...

First of all... hunting is slow, but rewarding.

2nd... there are wild elk, boar, bears, and wolves. You can find these in specific spots. They respawn quickly and are plenty to kill.

3rd... use a butcher knife, get the xp, shards, lots of meats, and trophies.

REAL PRO TIP:

Get a plus 6 or 7 musket.
Wear your armor, not a gatherers costume.
Take a couple butcher knives.

I'm skilled 2... and that puts me in the top 15 on the regular. After today, it'll be higher,
Just because I expect some new hunters now.