Special Bow Problem - Guild Wars Forums

Alrik Teren · Jun 08, 2005, 07:25 PM // 19:25

I am a typical Shock Archer, which uses the following skills mainly to create a AoE Shock dmg:

Favourable Winds + Conjour Lightning + Barrage (Elite)

the other skills are changing in each situation, but most of them are disrupting skills.

to max my damage i am planing to use a SECIAL BOW:

- it should be a short bow/half moon (because of fire rate) with 15-28 max dmg.

now i have some special questions about the addition bow parameters:
it would be nice to have a bow with

shock damage + energy steal

how can i realize this, because shock dmg and energy stealing
are both BOW STRING UPGRADES...
i definitely need to know what happens if i upgrade
a vampiric (purple/yellow) bow with shock strings
or a shock (purple/yellow) with those energy stealing strings (Zealous).

it would be very nice if s.o. could help me in this very special case of upgrading a bow

Amnisac · Jun 08, 2005, 07:27 PM // 19:27

If you try to put a string on a bow that has a string on it already, it will remove the old string. No not move it to your inventory to use later, it will permantly delete it.

BTW: Not sure if you knew this but zealous doesn't steal energy, it just gives you energy.

Fye Duron · Jun 08, 2005, 07:32 PM // 19:32

The old string will be destroyed. So be sure you want to lose it before you replace it.

Alrik Teren · Jun 08, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37

So this rare (yellow or purple) bows,
which have specials like shock or vampiric already when you find them, will
loose their shock/vampiric abilities when you use other strings on them?

Fye Duron · Jun 08, 2005, 07:38 PM // 19:38

Yes, The big thing with gold/purple bows is the Damage Mods that they have on them as well as they usually have a lower Marksmanship

Alrik Teren · Jun 08, 2005, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Thank you so much, this would have been expensive to try it out in the game...

i think i will make a simply
shock half moon bow + some defence bow grips
and if i can find one with + 20% dmg when above 50% health
i will use this upgrades on this bow.

finaly s.th. that confuses me... i have read somewhere about speed upgrades for weapons.... do they exist? ...and are there some information about them?

shady_knife · Jun 08, 2005, 10:00 PM // 22:00

as far as i know, there are no speed upgrades... im pretty far in the game and have never heard/seen these type of upgrades before, if there real i would love them

Jun 08, 2005, 07:25 PM // 19:25	#1
Alrik Teren Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2005	Special Bow Problem I am a typical Shock Archer, which uses the following skills mainly to create a AoE Shock dmg: Favourable Winds + Conjour Lightning + Barrage (Elite) the other skills are changing in each situation, but most of them are disrupting skills. to max my damage i am planing to use a SECIAL BOW: - it should be a short bow/half moon (because of fire rate) with 15-28 max dmg. now i have some special questions about the addition bow parameters: it would be nice to have a bow with shock damage + energy steal how can i realize this, because shock dmg and energy stealing are both BOW STRING UPGRADES... i definitely need to know what happens if i upgrade a vampiric (purple/yellow) bow with shock strings or a shock (purple/yellow) with those energy stealing strings (Zealous). it would be very nice if s.o. could help me in this very special case of upgrading a bow

Jun 08, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37	#4
Alrik Teren Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2005	Bow Problem So this rare (yellow or purple) bows, which have specials like shock or vampiric already when you find them, will loose their shock/vampiric abilities when you use other strings on them?

Jun 08, 2005, 07:47 PM // 19:47	#6
Alrik Teren Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2005	Thank You Thank you so much, this would have been expensive to try it out in the game... i think i will make a simply shock half moon bow + some defence bow grips and if i can find one with + 20% dmg when above 50% health i will use this upgrades on this bow. finaly s.th. that confuses me... i have read somewhere about speed upgrades for weapons.... do they exist? ...and are there some information about them?

Jun 08, 2005, 07:27 PM // 19:27	#2
Amnisac Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Marhan's Grotto Guild: Running Makes It Worse [Run] Profession: R/E	If you try to put a string on a bow that has a string on it already, it will remove the old string. No not move it to your inventory to use later, it will permantly delete it. BTW: Not sure if you knew this but zealous doesn't steal energy, it just gives you energy.

Jun 08, 2005, 07:32 PM // 19:32	#3
Fye Duron Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chico, CA, USA Guild: Dragon Fang	The old string will be destroyed. So be sure you want to lose it before you replace it.

Jun 08, 2005, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#5
Fye Duron Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chico, CA, USA Guild: Dragon Fang	Yes, The big thing with gold/purple bows is the Damage Mods that they have on them as well as they usually have a lower Marksmanship

Jun 08, 2005, 10:00 PM // 22:00	#7
shady_knife Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia, Victoria Profession: R/E	as far as i know, there are no speed upgrades... im pretty far in the game and have never heard/seen these type of upgrades before, if there real i would love them