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JoeM · Mar 18, 2009, 03:36 AM // 03:36

Title says it all....

Question #1: What do you think is the best End-Game Item in Nightfall?

Question #2: Whats the best type of bow? Flat, Horn, Long, Recurve, Short?

Question #3: What's the best bow skin?

I just want your opinions everyone... I don't need to hear answers like "Depends on the person." I want your personal preference.

If I'm not allowed to post in this section of the forums about questions like these (please pardon me) I had no intention of violating the rules I just thought it fits in the "Questions and Answers".

AidinSwiftarrow · Mar 18, 2009, 03:51 AM // 03:51

1. Idk

2. I like longbows for the long range and medium arc/speed.

3. My favorite bow skin is the Zodiac Longbow (I have one).

subarucar · Mar 18, 2009, 03:59 AM // 03:59

1. I like the staffs best, cool skin with reasonable stats.
2. Recurve, best accuracy, second best fire rate, range is reasonable. Unless im using RTW, then ill take a flatbow (or is it a hornbow?)
3. I like the Mursaat Hornbow. But for recurves i like Azure the best.

ac1inferno · Mar 18, 2009, 05:05 AM // 05:05

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Question #1: What do you think is the best End-Game Item in Nightfall?

Any of the daggers can be used. They all have the same stats, but I personally prefer Ungues of the Forgotten since I think it has a better looking skin than the others.

The sword, axe, and hammer also have decent stats, but the shields seem kind of useless with only extra armor against certain elements.

I don't really like any of the staves or wands since I like a HCT over Energy +5 (Health >50%).

The flatbow is nice for barraging, but the rest seem kind of useless for PvE. Vampiric on a hornbow isn't useful since you want to deal AoE damage in PvE more than single target damage. I don't really see a point in longbow since its slow fire rate and flatbow can pull, putting sundering on it makes it even more useless. I like recurve bows, but the Forgotten Recurve Bow doesn't help in PvE. Crippling doesn't help unless you're running Cripshot and you're not going to do that in PvE much. Shortbow has extra bleeding, but Rangers don't bleed much.

For the scythes, any of them would work.

For the spears, Courage and Prayer is good. I don't see much of a point for Spirit though. And the shields seem pretty useless also with only extra armor against certain elements.

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Question #2: Whats the best type of bow? Flat, Horn, Long, Recurve, Short?

I don't like Longbow since I don't see much being done in this set except for pulling, and flatbow can do that.

Flatbow can be used for pulling also, and the fast refire rate if you have a way to fix flight time or arc size like with [[Read the Wind (PvE)] and [[Favorable Winds].

Hornbows are good for squeezing the extra damage in a team ranger spike. It doesn't seem to do much for a ranger on it's own.

Recurve bow would be my favorite since its the most overall balanced. Decent Refire Rate, decent Range, best Flight Time, and best Arc Size. It has two of the best stats for bows without giving up much for the other two.

Shortbows has fast refire rate, but small range. Good to switch to for fighting up close.

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Question #3: What's the best bow skin?

My favorite is the Dead Bow skin. Even if it is common now, I still like the shape of it and anything similar to it like the Azure, Amber, and Jade bows. People seem to like Eternal and Storm bows, but I don't see anything fancy about the Eternal and I don't like how the Storm only comes in longbows. Destroyer bows are another one that people seem to like, but I find it ugly. Silverwing Recurve Bow is probably the bow skin that people pay the most for. I do find it fancy how the white spines on the back fade in and out when idle, and "charge up" when you fire arrows, but I still like the Dead Bow shape more.

Instead of posting multiple links to every bow skin I mentioned so that you could appreciate the skin also, it would probably be easier if I posted one that lead to a list of them and let you look them up on your own.

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bow#Bow_Types
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bow/Gallery

snaek · Mar 18, 2009, 05:20 AM // 05:20

1. none

2. each bow serves a different purpose (and sometimes the same), but when in doubt go with recurve.

3. candy cane bow

Eragon Zarroc · Mar 18, 2009, 05:33 AM // 05:33

1 forgotten sword? lol =) idk, use wiki to compare em all easily. best to use one of those for a hero.

2. longbow for overall usage. beter to have multiple types for different usages to weapon swap between.

3. sliverwing recurve because of pretty lights =D, drago's flatbow cause it's HUGE, tormented longbow is cool looking, stormbow is awesome but oldschool.

KZaske · Mar 18, 2009, 06:43 AM // 06:43

1. None of the GWEN end game bows are worth the time to get them.
2. PvE, Longbow. PvP, Hornbow.
3. PvE, Zodiac (have four). PvP, Mursaat (have two).

marthaurion · Mar 18, 2009, 07:27 AM // 07:27

1. I really don't like the endgame items. I think the skins are lame. The daggers from Eotn are acceptable though.
2. Most people wouldn't agree, but I always hold that shortbows are the best because of their refire rate. I also despise flatbows and hornbows.
3. My favorite would have to be the stormbow...it's so shiny.

turbo234 · Mar 18, 2009, 09:02 AM // 09:02

1. forgotten recurve.

2. normally recurve, but with rtw or spirit of favorable winds it would be flatbow.

3. how come no one is mentioning the dryad bow?

silavor · Mar 18, 2009, 10:03 AM // 10:03

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3. how come no one is mentioning the dryad bow?

5 year olds: eeeew there's a naked girl on my bow!
16 year olds: sweet, there's a naked girl on my bow!
You do the math.

As for the forgotten weapons, I more often than not forget they exist to be honest. The other end-game greens tend to have better stats or better skins for the weapons I actually use.

Recurve all the way for pve bows. Hornbow if you want to go pvp.

For bow skins, I still like the eternal bow, but the tengu bows fit better with my armor.

Archress Shayleigh · Mar 18, 2009, 11:27 AM // 11:27

1. Depends what you need. Heroes, other toons, or whatever.
2.Long / Flat for pulling, but main bow i think should be Recurve / Short. (Most people don't like short, but if you are going as a point blank glass spiker, it's the best choice/ but mainly recurve is good for everything.)
3. I like for longbow - Zodiac / Maplewood / Turtleshell.
Recurve - Eternal
All the rest - I use all of them less so idc about skin.

Arduin · Mar 18, 2009, 12:32 PM // 12:32

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Question #1: What do you think is the best End-Game Item in Nightfall?

I kinda like the spidery shields.

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Question #2: Whats the best type of bow? Flat, Horn, Long, Recurve, Short?

Hornbow, because the bow with the skin I like best is one.

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Question #3: What's the best bow skin?

Shadow Bow. Clean, simple.

Mar 18, 2009, 06:43 AM // 06:43	#7
KZaske Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boise Idaho Guild: Druids Of Old (DOO) Profession: R/Mo	1. None of the GWEN end game bows are worth the time to get them. 2. PvE, Longbow. PvP, Hornbow. 3. PvE, Zodiac (have four). PvP, Mursaat (have two). Last edited by KZaske; Mar 18, 2009 at 06:45 AM // 06:45.. Reason: Spelling error.

Mar 18, 2009, 03:36 AM // 03:36	#1
JoeM Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Desert Guild: [ING] Profession: W/	Best Forgotten Item? Can't decide Title says it all.... Question #1: What do you think is the best End-Game Item in Nightfall? Question #2: Whats the best type of bow? Flat, Horn, Long, Recurve, Short? Question #3: What's the best bow skin? I just want your opinions everyone... I don't need to hear answers like "Depends on the person." I want your personal preference. If I'm not allowed to post in this section of the forums about questions like these (please pardon me) I had no intention of violating the rules I just thought it fits in the "Questions and Answers".

Mar 18, 2009, 03:51 AM // 03:51	#2
AidinSwiftarrow Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lion's Arch Profession: R/Mo	1. Idk 2. I like longbows for the long range and medium arc/speed. 3. My favorite bow skin is the Zodiac Longbow (I have one).

Mar 18, 2009, 03:59 AM // 03:59	#3
subarucar Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Zealand Guild: None	1. I like the staffs best, cool skin with reasonable stats. 2. Recurve, best accuracy, second best fire rate, range is reasonable. Unless im using RTW, then ill take a flatbow (or is it a hornbow?) 3. I like the Mursaat Hornbow. But for recurves i like Azure the best.

Mar 18, 2009, 05:20 AM // 05:20	#5
snaek Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: N/	1. none 2. each bow serves a different purpose (and sometimes the same), but when in doubt go with recurve. 3. candy cane bow

Mar 18, 2009, 05:33 AM // 05:33	#6
Eragon Zarroc Atra estern?? ono thelduin Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madness Incarnate Guild: [Duo] Profession: W/P	1 forgotten sword? lol =) idk, use wiki to compare em all easily. best to use one of those for a hero. 2. longbow for overall usage. beter to have multiple types for different usages to weapon swap between. 3. sliverwing recurve because of pretty lights =D, drago's flatbow cause it's HUGE, tormented longbow is cool looking, stormbow is awesome but oldschool.

Mar 18, 2009, 07:27 AM // 07:27	#8
marthaurion Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2009 Profession: R/Me	1. I really don't like the endgame items. I think the skins are lame. The daggers from Eotn are acceptable though. 2. Most people wouldn't agree, but I always hold that shortbows are the best because of their refire rate. I also despise flatbows and hornbows. 3. My favorite would have to be the stormbow...it's so shiny.

Mar 18, 2009, 09:02 AM // 09:02	#9
turbo234 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WI Profession: Mo/	1. forgotten recurve. 2. normally recurve, but with rtw or spirit of favorable winds it would be flatbow. 3. how come no one is mentioning the dryad bow?

Mar 18, 2009, 11:27 AM // 11:27	#11
Archress Shayleigh Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Guild Hall Profession: R/	1. Depends what you need. Heroes, other toons, or whatever. 2.Long / Flat for pulling, but main bow i think should be Recurve / Short. (Most people don't like short, but if you are going as a point blank glass spiker, it's the best choice/ but mainly recurve is good for everything.) 3. I like for longbow - Zodiac / Maplewood / Turtleshell. Recurve - Eternal All the rest - I use all of them less so idc about skin.