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madman420 · Sep 06, 2006, 07:49 AM // 07:49

This is what I use to pull on my warrior. Works great!

strcpy · Sep 06, 2006, 09:51 AM // 09:51

The only best I can fathom is maybe one with an "of enchanting" mod if you use enchants *before* battle and do not want to waste one of your weapons upgrade for it. Pull, cast enchant, swap weapon - that way you get both in a single weapon slot.

Other than that - just get a long bow. I tried to make a case for a vampiric (the extra life steal damage), but since you are pulling it is in the beginning (you did wait to regen before pulling right?) so the -1 health on the vampiric negates the extra damage on the single shot (you probably will not life steal enough to overcome it while pulling).

None of the "lengthen duration" skills are worth anything - your not pulling with a bow skill. Since damage is worthless - for the vast majority of the game even the squishies armor is high enough that max non-req and starter damage is irrelevant - any damage modifiers are also worthless.

Personally I use some crappy stat, but nice skinned, gold I found while playing (barring that gold - any nice skinned bow). For pulling I would consider the best longbow to be the one you look the best with - it's really the only variable that can change much at all. Plus if/when I found a bow that is worth too much to merch, to little to bother with the trade channel, and one my ranger doesn't want I might as pull with it.

Zakarr · Sep 06, 2006, 09:55 AM // 09:55

Lure bow is sometimes good for example in Fort Aspenwood when an enemy is running at lower level with ~10 hp and you have only melee weapons. I don't know if max non req bow does more damage than 15-28 with req if you have markmanship at 0

Numa Pompilius · Sep 06, 2006, 11:13 AM // 11:13

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Originally Posted by Trvth Jvstice

What is the best no req longbow and where/how do I get it? I'm sure it would be from pre-searing.

Nope. The highest damage no-req ones are 9-13, and also drop from Charr around Piken Square.

But IMO you'd be better off with the quest reward you get for helping the Ascalon Settlement (Blankets For The Settlers, I think). It's not no-req, but it's got damage reduction.

xvenomx · Sep 06, 2006, 01:03 PM // 13:03

char farming ftw, in presearing.

ive gotten 9-13 bows no require all the time

Ole Man Bourbon · Sep 06, 2006, 02:06 PM // 14:06

I made the mistake of spamming in Kaineng for a longbow for my new warrior.

Me: WTB cheap Longbow with cool skin and crap mods for pulling ONLY.
Them: *offers 20/20 +30 15^50 Celestial Bow* 55k ok???
Me:

Obsidian Stealth · Sep 06, 2006, 02:13 PM // 14:13

You could use a 5/1 vamp on a 9-13 boosting it to 14-18

blood4blood · Sep 06, 2006, 05:20 PM // 17:20

I forget if it was a quest reward or a collector's item, but one of my monks has an Ascalon Longbow with a 10% inherent skill recharge mod that I threw a 20% enchant on - it's req3, dmg 3-18 if I recall correctly. I got it somewhere around Ascalon-Piken area (post-searing). Other than that I've gotten 9-13 bows without reqs and 8-12's in pre-searing farming charr. Everything higher damage (10-15 etc.) that I've seen has had a req.

zelira · Sep 06, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43

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Originally Posted by Mesmer in Need

cc bow. nuf said

I tried that when I first got it in the winterdays' event. They ran at me before I even fired a shot.

My aggro circle has a wider range.

To OP:
If you are just using it for pulling as some people have already stated, any flatbow will do. All you're doing is getting their attention. Most of your damage will be done after the warrior has aggro.

If you're trying to finish someone off, that's an entirely different issue. Highest I been able to find is 9-13 no req bow. Add a vamp mod it and get the extra 5hp off them.

Numa Pompilius · Sep 06, 2006, 07:05 PM // 19:05

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

candy cane bows aren't longbows or flatbows

Nope. It's a shortbow. Otherwise it'd have been an uber-item.

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Originally Posted by Obsidian Stealth

You could use a 5/1 vamp on a 9-13 boosting it to 14-18

Waste of a good upgrade - sell it to a ranger instead. If you're going to smack something on it, use a +armor upgrade (and, if you're a W/R and am going to use apply poison anyway, a poisonous upgrade). Pull-bows aren't supposed to do serious damage, they're only to plink the mobs and get them running at you.

Sep 06, 2006, 07:19 PM // 19:19

I know how the OP feels by getting a max no req. longbow. Ranger is my secondary so I wanted the same. The best I found was a 9-13. There are a few rare occasions where you have to use to bow for out of melee range fighting, or you just don't feel like running around (be it above or below you) to take out a low level monster.

There are a few Missions where you need a bow or ranged weapon to take out an enemy. Otherwise you just sit there and feel useless, even though you may only do 1 - 2 damage. This is why I carry a Candy Cane Bow and Longbow.

Ole Man Bourbon · Sep 06, 2006, 07:28 PM // 19:28

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Originally Posted by MONKEYSUGAR

There are a few Missions where you need a bow or ranged weapon to take out an enemy. Otherwise you just sit there and feel useless, even though you may only do 1 - 2 damage. This is why I carry a Candy Cane Bow and Longbow.

I can hear Kuunavang running for the heals as we speak.

DreamCatcher · Sep 07, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14

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Originally Posted by Trvth Jvstice

What is the best no req longbow and where/how do I get it? I'm sure it would be from pre-searing.

Duing my search, someone mentioned a longbow that actually works like a halfmoon eg. fire rate, arch, etc. If that's true, I'd like to avoid that one lol

P.S. I know this has been posted before, so I apologize, but I searched for about 10 minutes before I posted.

THX

To answer your question...the best no-req longbow would proly be a 9-13dmg longbow with a +xx% while over 50% health...afaik I never seen any non-req longbows with better stats then 9-13. A 9-13 bow with damage while over 50% hp and a 5-1 vamp string is I reckon the best you could get.
Even better would be equipping such a bow with a poisonous string and poisoning the target you're pulling

gl

Sep 06, 2006, 07:49 AM // 07:49	#21
madman420 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006	This is what I use to pull on my warrior. Works great!

Sep 06, 2006, 09:51 AM // 09:51	#22
strcpy Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: One of Many [ONE]	The only best I can fathom is maybe one with an "of enchanting" mod if you use enchants before battle and do not want to waste one of your weapons upgrade for it. Pull, cast enchant, swap weapon - that way you get both in a single weapon slot. Other than that - just get a long bow. I tried to make a case for a vampiric (the extra life steal damage), but since you are pulling it is in the beginning (you did wait to regen before pulling right?) so the -1 health on the vampiric negates the extra damage on the single shot (you probably will not life steal enough to overcome it while pulling). None of the "lengthen duration" skills are worth anything - your not pulling with a bow skill. Since damage is worthless - for the vast majority of the game even the squishies armor is high enough that max non-req and starter damage is irrelevant - any damage modifiers are also worthless. Personally I use some crappy stat, but nice skinned, gold I found while playing (barring that gold - any nice skinned bow). For pulling I would consider the best longbow to be the one you look the best with - it's really the only variable that can change much at all. Plus if/when I found a bow that is worth too much to merch, to little to bother with the trade channel, and one my ranger doesn't want I might as pull with it.

Sep 06, 2006, 09:55 AM // 09:55	#23
Zakarr Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland	Lure bow is sometimes good for example in Fort Aspenwood when an enemy is running at lower level with ~10 hp and you have only melee weapons. I don't know if max non req bow does more damage than 15-28 with req if you have markmanship at 0

Sep 06, 2006, 01:03 PM // 13:03	#25
xvenomx Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Sep 2006 Guild: monsters inc Profession: W/Mo	char farming ftw, in presearing. ive gotten 9-13 bows no require all the time

Sep 06, 2006, 02:06 PM // 14:06	#26
Ole Man Bourbon Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Atlanta Guild: GONG Profession: W/E	I made the mistake of spamming in Kaineng for a longbow for my new warrior. Me: WTB cheap Longbow with cool skin and crap mods for pulling ONLY. Them: offers 20/20 +30 15^50 Celestial Bow 55k ok??? Me:

Sep 06, 2006, 02:13 PM // 14:13	#27
Obsidian Stealth Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2006 Profession: R/	You could use a 5/1 vamp on a 9-13 boosting it to 14-18

Sep 06, 2006, 05:20 PM // 17:20	#28
blood4blood Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2005	I forget if it was a quest reward or a collector's item, but one of my monks has an Ascalon Longbow with a 10% inherent skill recharge mod that I threw a 20% enchant on - it's req3, dmg 3-18 if I recall correctly. I got it somewhere around Ascalon-Piken area (post-searing). Other than that I've gotten 9-13 bows without reqs and 8-12's in pre-searing farming charr. Everything higher damage (10-15 etc.) that I've seen has had a req.

Sep 06, 2006, 07:19 PM // 19:19	#31
MONKEYSUGAR Guest	I know how the OP feels by getting a max no req. longbow. Ranger is my secondary so I wanted the same. The best I found was a 9-13. There are a few rare occasions where you have to use to bow for out of melee range fighting, or you just don't feel like running around (be it above or below you) to take out a low level monster. There are a few Missions where you need a bow or ranged weapon to take out an enemy. Otherwise you just sit there and feel useless, even though you may only do 1 - 2 damage. This is why I carry a Candy Cane Bow and Longbow.