Blight And Ruin · Jul 12, 2005, 04:09 PM // 16:09

I have read that various bows have various hidden properties - e.g. an innate Armor Penetration on a certain bow.

Is there a detailed comparison on this site? I've been unable to find one.

Thanks!

Jelloblimp · Jul 12, 2005, 04:17 PM // 16:17

Missile Weapon Properties .
I have heard some guides having ivory & horn bow as having 10% armor penetration but I cant confirm that since I dont use a ranger.

Moofoo Pork · Jul 12, 2005, 05:06 PM // 17:06

I asked the same question, however i was told it wasn't ture =/ . The missile weapong properties only shows distance, refire, and air time. I dont think anyone knows too much about innate properties

Archaeus · Jul 18, 2005, 07:32 PM // 19:32

I've heard that horn bows have a passive and constant +10% armor penetration from a guildie, but I have yet to test this. It would make sense for ANet to add innate properties to such bows, because they have the overall worst stats out of any bows. Personally, I would NEVER buy a horn bow for its stats, but I just bought a max damage one to check its damage against some target vs. my current shortbow.

You have to wonder why ANet would add multiple bows with the exact same range, flight time, and accuracy. Dead bows are the exact same as Composite and Eternal bows, short bows and half moons are the same, Ivory and Horn bows are the same, etc. I know that they may just vary in appearance, but Ivory and Horn bows gotta have SOMETHING that makes them decent, because their stats are horrid. I'll test my max hornbow and keep you posted here, or in a new topic perhaps.

Kakarat · Jul 18, 2005, 09:32 PM // 21:32

Well, I Ethernal, Shadow, and Storm bows hold the same stats other bows, they are just in the game for purely cosmetic reasons (consider these bows just eye candy bonus). As far as the different between something like a half-moon and shortbow, it might be purely cosmetic as well, or there could be very small differences.

Personally, I don't fully believe these charts. So far I've seen several different versions, some from the guide, the one on this site, and other websites as well. All are slightly different. I think they are mostly accurate, but its hard to tell since I don't know how they obtained their numbers. I mean, if they were pulled from some guy sitting in front of the game with a stopwatch and a pen/paper taking down stats, how accurate can that be? Plus, there are so many factors such as elevation, armor, and critical hits all to be factored in.

Blight And Ruin · Jul 19, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27

It seems there's a new thread on this subject here:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=26149

Kinda informative, kinda restatements of what's already "known".

I'm left unsure.

Blight And Ruin · Jul 19, 2005, 12:29 AM // 00:29

Here's the quote on this subject:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pharalon

Ivory/Horn/Shadow bows all have an inherent 10%AP. They're the only weapons to possess this mod inherently AFAIK. No weapon ignores armor. No damage type ignores armor. Skills that do shadow/holy/chaos damage ignore armor, which treats the target as having 60AL, as well as cancelling the damage modifiers you get through level differences.

Has anyone tested this?

Jul 12, 2005, 04:09 PM // 16:09	#1
Blight And Ruin Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Never guilded ;-)	Question on the Properties of Bows I have read that various bows have various hidden properties - e.g. an innate Armor Penetration on a certain bow. Is there a detailed comparison on this site? I've been unable to find one. Thanks!

Jul 12, 2005, 04:17 PM // 16:17	#2
Jelloblimp Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: [KCHS] Profession: W/N	Missile Weapon Properties . I have heard some guides having ivory & horn bow as having 10% armor penetration but I cant confirm that since I dont use a ranger.

Jul 12, 2005, 05:06 PM // 17:06	#3
Moofoo Pork Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Brothers Of The Illuminati	I asked the same question, however i was told it wasn't ture =/ . The missile weapong properties only shows distance, refire, and air time. I dont think anyone knows too much about innate properties

Jul 18, 2005, 07:32 PM // 19:32	#4
Archaeus Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The DeathWatch Guild Profession: E/Mo	I've heard that horn bows have a passive and constant +10% armor penetration from a guildie, but I have yet to test this. It would make sense for ANet to add innate properties to such bows, because they have the overall worst stats out of any bows. Personally, I would NEVER buy a horn bow for its stats, but I just bought a max damage one to check its damage against some target vs. my current shortbow. You have to wonder why ANet would add multiple bows with the exact same range, flight time, and accuracy. Dead bows are the exact same as Composite and Eternal bows, short bows and half moons are the same, Ivory and Horn bows are the same, etc. I know that they may just vary in appearance, but Ivory and Horn bows gotta have SOMETHING that makes them decent, because their stats are horrid. I'll test my max hornbow and keep you posted here, or in a new topic perhaps.

Jul 18, 2005, 09:32 PM // 21:32	#5
Kakarat Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jul 2005	Well, I Ethernal, Shadow, and Storm bows hold the same stats other bows, they are just in the game for purely cosmetic reasons (consider these bows just eye candy bonus). As far as the different between something like a half-moon and shortbow, it might be purely cosmetic as well, or there could be very small differences. Personally, I don't fully believe these charts. So far I've seen several different versions, some from the guide, the one on this site, and other websites as well. All are slightly different. I think they are mostly accurate, but its hard to tell since I don't know how they obtained their numbers. I mean, if they were pulled from some guy sitting in front of the game with a stopwatch and a pen/paper taking down stats, how accurate can that be? Plus, there are so many factors such as elevation, armor, and critical hits all to be factored in.

Jul 19, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27	#6
Blight And Ruin Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Never guilded ;-)	It seems there's a new thread on this subject here: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=26149 Kinda informative, kinda restatements of what's already "known". I'm left unsure.