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bilateralrope · May 01, 2006, 07:20 AM // 07:20

Currently while there are many bow skins, they fall into one of the 5 bow classes:
Longbow
Flatbow
Short bow
Horn bow
Recurve bow

However there are many bow skins, meaning that to know which skin belongs to which bow class requires people to test it, then post which is which. And then there are the ascalon bows which vary in class depending on which collector you get them from but have identical discriptions and skins.

So what I'm suggesting is that a single line is added to the bows discription so that when you pick up a bow, you instantly know what class it is.

As an example, currently the Stinger (grenths footprint green) has the following stats (according to guildwiki):

Quote:

Stinger
Piercing damage: 15-28 (req. 9 Marksmanship)
Damage +15% (while in a stance)
Marksmanship +1 (20% chance while using skills)
Lengthens Poison duration on foes by 33%

However, since its a horn bow, I'm suggesting it gets changed to something like

Quote:

Stinger
Piercing damage: 15-28 (req. 9 Marksmanship)
Damage +15% (while in a stance)
Horn Bow class
Marksmanship +1 (20% chance while using skills)
Lengthens Poison duration on foes by 33%

Hunter Sharparrow · May 01, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

/signed

Although there is a training grounds you can travel to that if you take a bow there you can find out what kind of bow you have.

GentleBreezes · May 01, 2006, 10:53 AM // 10:53

Sounds good... /signed

Nevin · May 01, 2006, 11:23 AM // 11:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by bilateralrope

Currently while there are many bow skins, they fall into one of the 5 bow classes:
Longbow
Flatbow
Short bow
Horn bow
Recurve bow

However there are many bow skins, meaning that to know which skin belongs to which bow class requires people to test it, then post which is which. And then there are the ascalon bows which vary in class depending on which collector you get them from but have identical discriptions and skins.

So what I'm suggesting is that a single line is added to the bows discription so that when you pick up a bow, you instantly know what class it is.

As an example, currently the Stinger (grenths footprint green) has the following stats (according to guildwiki):

However, since its a horn bow, I'm suggesting it gets changed to something like

Don't hornbows have the slowest reload time thought?

Replicant · May 01, 2006, 11:26 AM // 11:26

should be easy to implement, don't see why not.

/signed

BakedMonkey · May 01, 2006, 01:44 PM // 13:44

good idea, when i first started playing i had no idea what a storm bow was! =p

/signed

Hunter Sharparrow · May 01, 2006, 01:49 PM // 13:49

Quote:

Don't hornbows have the slowest reload time thought?

Yes, but they have a constant 10% armor penetration to make up for it.

bilateralrope · May 01, 2006, 10:09 PM // 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevin

Don't hornbows have the slowest reload time thought?

I picked the stinger as an example because it was the first bow I saw that didn't have its class in the name. Why you chose to use a certian bow class is up to you.

Wrath Of Dragons · May 01, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14

i like it! and i havent seen this suggested before
/signed