Curse

The Flash · Apr 16, 2006, 08:00 PM // 20:00

what bow should i get and what armor would you recommend?

like
15-28
15>50
mods??

thanks

mathijn · Apr 16, 2006, 08:49 PM // 20:49

as a spiker?

15-28 req 7/8/9
15^50
vamp mod 5/-1
of fortitude/marksmanship

my favorite

druids armor i guess, several rounds of spike

The Flash · Apr 17, 2006, 12:03 AM // 00:03

i see thanks so umm

1)is piker good in every pvp?

2)what kind of bow curve, horn, halfmoon?

3)what spirit skill should i use?

4)what preparation skill should i use?

5)what mesmer skill should i put?

thanks a lot for answering these

Maria The Princess · Apr 17, 2006, 08:00 AM // 08:00

best is 15^50 long bow or horn bow, storm bow does job too.
best modes are---> 5:1 vamp +30hp or 1:1 Zealous +30hp

spiker is good for spiker groups, other groups will want full interrupter or trapper.

spirit Favorable winds

preparation Read the Wind

mesmer skill: drain enchants

mathijn · Apr 17, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35

tottaly agreed, reached a new max dmg shot in RA
157dmg, was pretty funny 2 see

R A C · Apr 17, 2006, 03:12 PM // 15:12

wow, how did you manage 157dmg?
horn bow for 10% armour pen
Dual shot to double effects of FW and RtW
FW +6 dmg x2
RtW +10 or 11 at 16 Marks? can't remember exactly x2
+5 vampiric x2
All that plus a critical hit on both arrows would do it I guess.
Is critical hit 2x dmg? not sure. that's what I think it is.
I do too much utility over pure damage builds and in high end pve to see massive numbers in one hit I guess.

The Flash · Apr 17, 2006, 04:16 PM // 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathijn

tottaly agreed, reached a new max dmg shot in RA
157dmg, was pretty funny 2 see

what is RA?

Omnidragon42 · Apr 17, 2006, 04:49 PM // 16:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Flash

what is RA?

Random Arenas.

Best bows for spiking:

Sundering Longbow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 10/10 Sundering, HP+30

Vampiric Horn Bow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 5/-1 Vamp, HP+30

+15% (Enchanted) bows are great too.

Maria The Princess · Apr 17, 2006, 05:46 PM // 17:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omnidragon42

Random Arenas.

Best bows for spiking:

Sundering Longbow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 10/10 Sundering, HP+30

Vampiric Horn Bow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 5/-1 Vamp, HP+30

+15% (Enchanted) bows are great too.

sundering is good but dont forget that 5:1 does more damage.
(always, with evry arrow, doin +5 dmg vs 1/10 shots (if youre luky) doin +7 dmg)

for when not figting keep a sundering bow in second wep set

Dr. Fire · Apr 17, 2006, 08:05 PM // 20:05

I know this is a R/Me post, but just wanted to ask how 157 dmg was done? Was that a critical hit? I was using a skill combo in GvG. Was a R/Mo and used Read the Wind -->Judges Insight-->Penetrating Attack. Using a 5:1 Vamp, 50% ^ customized Horn bow did 102-120 damage per shot to casters. But never saw 157. Were they still wearing pre-sear armor? lol. This BTW, was not a typical Ranger Spiker team. Was mainly using interupts, but skill combo above worked great to polish off fleeing casters.