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DemonSpawn · Jan 31, 2009, 09:58 PM // 21:58

I'm trying to decide which type of bow to get. I'm mainly a PvE person with the occasional PvP and I plan on dedicating it so I need to be positive I get the right type. I'm basically split between the longbow and the recurve bow. I don't like flatbows' arc and I usually don't like to bother with a spirit, shortbows are just meh to me, and hornbows are only really useful for spiking, which I generally don't do. So I'm looking for a utility bow in either the recurve or longbow, and I ask you: which do you think would better suit my playing type? And if you're like me, which type did you get?

ac1inferno · Jan 31, 2009, 10:29 PM // 22:29

I would say recurve bow.

IronSheik · Jan 31, 2009, 10:32 PM // 22:32

I generally use a recurve in PvE, PvP has many different uses, but recurves are good for the highest hit percentage or if using incendiary or Rupts. I usually prefer a flatbow to a longbow though.

Moral: Recurve

Gill Halendt · Jan 31, 2009, 10:33 PM // 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by DemonSpawn

I'm trying to decide which type of bow to get. I'm mainly a PvE person with the occasional PvP and I plan on dedicating it so I need to be positive I get the right type. I'm basically split between the longbow and the recurve bow.

Recurve for general use.

Personally, I just use longbows to pull... or rarely when using some particular build where the short flight time offered by a recurve wouldn't matter (BHA, for example).

Oh, and the Tormented Longbow looks hideous...

Shooshu · Jan 31, 2009, 10:40 PM // 22:40

recurve is the most used bow in pvp, although sometimes flatbows are better in some situations.
as for pve you can play with w/e equipt and it wont make a difference.

KoKoS · Jan 31, 2009, 11:39 PM // 23:39

Recurve =]

KoKoS

Icy The Mage · Feb 01, 2009, 01:02 AM // 01:02

Recurve because of the smallest flight time.
Flatbow if you're using Read the Wind, but other than that, use the recurve bow.

Pip Squeak · Feb 01, 2009, 03:09 AM // 03:09

I'd do a recurve bow, but get a regular longbow for pulling =)

Fay Vert · Feb 01, 2009, 03:36 AM // 03:36

Flatbow >>> Longbow

So choose Recurve.

Jan 31, 2009, 09:58 PM // 21:58	#1
DemonSpawn Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: RPV Guild: Guards of the Gate [GRDS] Profession: R/	Tormented Bow help? I'm trying to decide which type of bow to get. I'm mainly a PvE person with the occasional PvP and I plan on dedicating it so I need to be positive I get the right type. I'm basically split between the longbow and the recurve bow. I don't like flatbows' arc and I usually don't like to bother with a spirit, shortbows are just meh to me, and hornbows are only really useful for spiking, which I generally don't do. So I'm looking for a utility bow in either the recurve or longbow, and I ask you: which do you think would better suit my playing type? And if you're like me, which type did you get?

Jan 31, 2009, 10:29 PM // 22:29	#2
ac1inferno Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston Guild: We D Shot Your Stances [GODS] Profession: A/W	I would say recurve bow.

Jan 31, 2009, 10:32 PM // 22:32	#3
IronSheik Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wolfenstein: Goldrush Guild: Zombies Go Nom Nom [Nom] Profession: N/	I generally use a recurve in PvE, PvP has many different uses, but recurves are good for the highest hit percentage or if using incendiary or Rupts. I usually prefer a flatbow to a longbow though. Moral: Recurve

Jan 31, 2009, 10:40 PM // 22:40	#5
Shooshu Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: Me/	recurve is the most used bow in pvp, although sometimes flatbows are better in some situations. as for pve you can play with w/e equipt and it wont make a difference.

Jan 31, 2009, 11:39 PM // 23:39	#6
KoKoS Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: aBove Empress Amarox xP Guild: KDT Profession: Mo/E	Recurve =] KoKoS

Feb 01, 2009, 01:02 AM // 01:02	#7
Icy The Mage Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Profession: E/	Recurve because of the smallest flight time. Flatbow if you're using Read the Wind, but other than that, use the recurve bow.

Feb 01, 2009, 03:09 AM // 03:09	#8
Pip Squeak Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kamadan Dis.1 Guild: Sentients of Shadow [noir] Profession: Mo/	I'd do a recurve bow, but get a regular longbow for pulling =)

Feb 01, 2009, 03:36 AM // 03:36	#9
Fay Vert Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: R/	Flatbow >>> Longbow So choose Recurve.