I am doing the Mud quest which is long and boring to do. So I decided to test the Hunters War Rant to see how it effects doing a drop quest like muds.
I completed the mud quest solo with out the rant and counted each kill, drop, stone usage, and time spent completing the quest.
I than repeated the process using a Hunters War Rant.
So what were my findings... well here the are:
http://fiestafan.com/G____G/tabletest.html
easier to read than the below (THANKS TO HRAE)
No Rant Rant Difference
Time 3hr 40min 2hr 4min 1hr 36min less
HP Stones 341 210 -131
SP Stones 370 137 -233
Lizards 227 127 -100
Trees 89 61 -28
Clover 11 1 -10
Big Trees 0 0 0
Queen Spid 1 0 -1
SBL HQ 15 16 1
SP Pot3 12 7 -5
Chewy Meat37 47 10
Silver Lump 7 5 -2
Magic Crys 20 3 -17
SBFT 15 17 2
LustGemDu 30 22 -8
Tough Leat 35 32 -3
Ruby 4 5 1
LustSouDu 12 26 14
GlowSpiriDus12 21 9
Intact Bone 38 27 -11
Misc
Ring lv60 17 int (no rant)
Bow lvl70 12int 26spr (rant)
Boots lvl74 10dex (rant)
Conclusion is Hunters war rant is good when doing drop quests. It takes less time to complete the quest, uses less stones, and you get about the same in drops.