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jagg · Sep 17, 2005, 06:16 PM // 18:16

I was wondering what is the best bow in the game.

dargon · Sep 17, 2005, 06:21 PM // 18:21

There are different bows for different uses.

Short / Half-moon for close range, quick shots
Longbow for distance / pulling
Horn bow for some armor penetration (believed to be 20%)

etc.

What do you want your character to do and someone here can say the best bow (in their opinion) for the job.

Amei Leng · Sep 18, 2005, 08:35 AM // 08:35

Flatbow, tho a med range bow is the fastest

a_scrawny_gnoll01 · Sep 18, 2005, 08:40 AM // 08:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagg

I was wondering what is the best bow in the game.

...there is no "best bow"

...

It all depends on preference. Take some initiative and find out yourself.

Yukito Kunisaki · Sep 18, 2005, 03:22 PM // 15:22

I suppose best bows depend on situations...

Long Range setups... [outside aggro bubble, 100']

Enemy is being tanked/not moving? Flatbow
Enemy is charging your team? Longbows and their equivalents

Medium range setups... [aggro bubble edge, 90' approx.]

Good dmg and decent refire rate? Horn bow & their equivalents

Melee range setups [they're fighting you toe to toe...]

Half-Moon & Shortbow. Range is no longer and issue and you want FAST refire.

Amei Leng · Sep 18, 2005, 10:08 PM // 22:08

Forgot to mention,

my Warrior/Ranger <-------

Only carries one bow to pull with. I found a good low req med damage one with a poisoner's sting in it.

My Ranger/Warrior carries three (3) bows, and an axe & shield.

Bow one is a poisoner's long bow of Fortitude.

When I want to reach out and touch someone. With Knidle, frenzy, and twin shot. I can stand way back behind all the players and minions and rain fire down all day long.

Bow two is a max dam flatbow. For when I need to hurry them lil bolts of joy along. A half a second faster diff in GW sure makes a big diff.

Bow three is a Eternal bow, that happens to match my axe and shield. ( A girl has to be well matching all the time)

Rahl · Sep 19, 2005, 02:04 AM // 02:04

My Ranger uses a build based roughly around: Tigers Fury(9 secs), Punishing Shot(+17 dmg), Kindle Arrows(+20 Fire dmg) and two other bow attacks, with the 15^50 collectors Ascalon Bow, sometimes switch to my max eternal, and a Fiery Halfmoon.. works excellent because with Tiger's my Longbow is firing as fast(or faster) than regualr Halfmoon, so I get dmg, range, and speed. When they get close, I switch to my Halfmoon, so I'm shooting very, very fast now, with Kindle on all the time

Worked great for my FoW run a bit ago

Valerius · Sep 19, 2005, 02:29 AM // 02:29

under Fav. Winds... a Flatbow owns all :P

... but i would also carry a Shortbow and a Longbow... and a Mursaat Hornbow for looks

Sep 17, 2005, 06:16 PM // 18:16	#1
jagg Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005	best bow I was wondering what is the best bow in the game.

Sep 18, 2005, 10:08 PM // 22:08	#6
Amei Leng Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Left coast Guild: Sleepless In Cyberspace (SIC)	Forgot to mention, my Warrior/Ranger <------- Only carries one bow to pull with. I found a good low req med damage one with a poisoner's sting in it. My Ranger/Warrior carries three (3) bows, and an axe & shield. Bow one is a poisoner's long bow of Fortitude. When I want to reach out and touch someone. With Knidle, frenzy, and twin shot. I can stand way back behind all the players and minions and rain fire down all day long. Bow two is a max dam flatbow. For when I need to hurry them lil bolts of joy along. A half a second faster diff in GW sure makes a big diff. Bow three is a Eternal bow, that happens to match my axe and shield. ( A girl has to be well matching all the time) Last edited by Amei Leng; Sep 18, 2005 at 10:15 PM // 22:15..

Sep 17, 2005, 06:21 PM // 18:21	#2
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	There are different bows for different uses. Short / Half-moon for close range, quick shots Longbow for distance / pulling Horn bow for some armor penetration (believed to be 20%) etc. What do you want your character to do and someone here can say the best bow (in their opinion) for the job.

Sep 18, 2005, 08:35 AM // 08:35	#3
Amei Leng Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Left coast Guild: Sleepless In Cyberspace (SIC)	Flatbow, tho a med range bow is the fastest

Sep 18, 2005, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#5
Yukito Kunisaki Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Profession: W/N	I suppose best bows depend on situations... Long Range setups... [outside aggro bubble, 100'] Enemy is being tanked/not moving? Flatbow Enemy is charging your team? Longbows and their equivalents Medium range setups... [aggro bubble edge, 90' approx.] Good dmg and decent refire rate? Horn bow & their equivalents Melee range setups [they're fighting you toe to toe...] Half-Moon & Shortbow. Range is no longer and issue and you want FAST refire.

Sep 19, 2005, 02:04 AM // 02:04	#7
Rahl Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Guild: Mmph Its [Good] Profession: Mo/	My Ranger uses a build based roughly around: Tigers Fury(9 secs), Punishing Shot(+17 dmg), Kindle Arrows(+20 Fire dmg) and two other bow attacks, with the 15^50 collectors Ascalon Bow, sometimes switch to my max eternal, and a Fiery Halfmoon.. works excellent because with Tiger's my Longbow is firing as fast(or faster) than regualr Halfmoon, so I get dmg, range, and speed. When they get close, I switch to my Halfmoon, so I'm shooting very, very fast now, with Kindle on all the time Worked great for my FoW run a bit ago

Sep 19, 2005, 02:29 AM // 02:29	#8
Valerius Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Profession: R/	under Fav. Winds... a Flatbow owns all :P ... but i would also carry a Shortbow and a Longbow... and a Mursaat Hornbow for looks