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Yukito Kunisaki · Sep 16, 2005, 03:05 PM // 15:05

Just read in an interview that ONE of the bows has latent armor piercing [as in not stupid like sundering's %]

I did a search in this forum and found nothing regarding "Armor Piercing Bow".

I think the Horn Bow is the one with latent armor piercing but I'm not sure if I can find the thread that justifies this.

I'm a beast build. [remote control warrior] and need to do as much damage as possible with what little marksmanship I have with my beast dealing the full brunt...

I figured an armor piercer at range would work. [I'm not going in close with short/half-moons unless I get charged... I want my pet to aggro, not myself.]

Currently, my combat set should consist of...

The 'armor piercing bow' [still guessing it's horn bow]
Longbow [for moving targets at range]
Flatbow [for stationary targets at range, most likely being tanked]
Half-Moon [for when I screwed up and I'm the tank...]

In general I'd use the armor piercer but depending on situation, I'd switch up to the others. I'd probably use a crippling bow since I don't do poison, sundering sucks, and that degen from zealous counteracts Ferocious Strike {E}. [then again, I may just get 4 zealous anyway due to cripple being curable quickly] All of them would be Zealous of Fortitude in any case...

dargon · Sep 16, 2005, 08:08 PM // 20:08

ANet has never officially come out and said which one has armor piercing inherent to it. Gaile has said in a past interview though that one of them does. It is believed to be the horn bow but this is purely based on the Prima guide which says that. I don't believe anyone has done any formal testing to confirm it.

Vermilion Okeanos · Sep 16, 2005, 08:11 PM // 20:11

horn bow is the best bow to be use with quickshot.

Carinae · Sep 16, 2005, 08:42 PM // 20:42

I have no direct knowledge of bows, but you might want to try out the different types of 'evil' bows. ie: dead bows.

For Wands, Dark Damage ignores armor. If there is a bow that deals Dark Damage, it should ignore armore as well.

DerelictBedtime · Sep 25, 2005, 02:24 AM // 02:24

I was mucking around with this and this is what I found. With a 14-27 horn bow I did 16-41 dmg.

With a max dmg, customized Storm Bow, I did 14-24.

Holy crap, thats a difference! I thought not customizing the horn bow was gonna screw up the experiment, but it only further proved the point, I think.

[edit] For more info, I was experimenting on the lone rockshot devourer outside augury rock in prophets path.

One and Two · Sep 25, 2005, 02:26 AM // 02:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carinae Dragonblood

For Wands, Dark Damage ignores armor. If there is a bow that deals Dark Damage, it should ignore armore as well.

Im pretty darn sure thats wrong. I believe that holy/dark/shadow damage only ignores armor with skills.

Lasareth · Sep 25, 2005, 02:32 AM // 02:32

There's a bit of misinformation in here:

-No bow deals damage other than piercing, unless it has one of the three elemental mods.
-All weapons take into account armor. Spells, on the other hand, that are holy-based, chaos-based, or necromancer/darkness based will ignore armor.

The main bows that reportedly penetrate armor are all in the horn bow class. These include: Horn bows, Shadow bows, and Ivory bows. I might've missed one, but that's all that comes to mind.

Also, if dead bows follow the same trend as dead staves, there can be many different types, including horn dead bows.

Sep 16, 2005, 03:05 PM // 15:05	#1
Yukito Kunisaki Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Profession: W/N	Search for the armor piercing bow... Just read in an interview that ONE of the bows has latent armor piercing [as in not stupid like sundering's %] I did a search in this forum and found nothing regarding "Armor Piercing Bow". I think the Horn Bow is the one with latent armor piercing but I'm not sure if I can find the thread that justifies this. I'm a beast build. [remote control warrior] and need to do as much damage as possible with what little marksmanship I have with my beast dealing the full brunt... I figured an armor piercer at range would work. [I'm not going in close with short/half-moons unless I get charged... I want my pet to aggro, not myself.] Currently, my combat set should consist of... The 'armor piercing bow' [still guessing it's horn bow] Longbow [for moving targets at range] Flatbow [for stationary targets at range, most likely being tanked] Half-Moon [for when I screwed up and I'm the tank...] In general I'd use the armor piercer but depending on situation, I'd switch up to the others. I'd probably use a crippling bow since I don't do poison, sundering sucks, and that degen from zealous counteracts Ferocious Strike {E}. [then again, I may just get 4 zealous anyway due to cripple being curable quickly] All of them would be Zealous of Fortitude in any case...

Sep 25, 2005, 02:24 AM // 02:24	#5
DerelictBedtime Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2005	I was mucking around with this and this is what I found. With a 14-27 horn bow I did 16-41 dmg. With a max dmg, customized Storm Bow, I did 14-24. Holy crap, thats a difference! I thought not customizing the horn bow was gonna screw up the experiment, but it only further proved the point, I think. [edit] For more info, I was experimenting on the lone rockshot devourer outside augury rock in prophets path. Last edited by DerelictBedtime; Sep 26, 2005 at 01:44 AM // 01:44..

Sep 16, 2005, 08:08 PM // 20:08	#2
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	ANet has never officially come out and said which one has armor piercing inherent to it. Gaile has said in a past interview though that one of them does. It is believed to be the horn bow but this is purely based on the Prima guide which says that. I don't believe anyone has done any formal testing to confirm it.

Sep 16, 2005, 08:11 PM // 20:11	#3
Vermilion Okeanos Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2005	horn bow is the best bow to be use with quickshot.

Sep 16, 2005, 08:42 PM // 20:42	#4
Carinae Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Inside Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	I have no direct knowledge of bows, but you might want to try out the different types of 'evil' bows. ie: dead bows. For Wands, Dark Damage ignores armor. If there is a bow that deals Dark Damage, it should ignore armore as well.

Sep 25, 2005, 02:32 AM // 02:32	#7
Lasareth Aquarius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place	There's a bit of misinformation in here: -No bow deals damage other than piercing, unless it has one of the three elemental mods. -All weapons take into account armor. Spells, on the other hand, that are holy-based, chaos-based, or necromancer/darkness based will ignore armor. The main bows that reportedly penetrate armor are all in the horn bow class. These include: Horn bows, Shadow bows, and Ivory bows. I might've missed one, but that's all that comes to mind. Also, if dead bows follow the same trend as dead staves, there can be many different types, including horn dead bows.