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fondie · Aug 15, 2005, 01:05 PM // 13:05

I want to use barrage in conjunction with tigers fury. I won't be using QZ.

I believe tigers fury cut down a short/half-moon bows refire rate from 2 seconds to 1.33 seconds, and barrage has a recharge time of 1 second. Therefore, a short/half-moon bow would be able to get off the most barrage volleys in a given time.

However, I've read on one thread that one ranger who has tried this experienced some delay in being able to spam barrage. I would like to know if this is the case and if so a longer refire rate bow would be able to fire just as fast in this sitauation while gaining some other benefit (range/armour penetration).

Thanks

ElderAtronach · Aug 15, 2005, 01:28 PM // 13:28

Using TF and a short bow, I was only able to maintain Barrage -> Other attack consistently. There is a *slight* delay between Barrage recharge and shortbow's refire under TF. If you hit Barrage immediately after it recharges, you've already "pulled back" on the bow, so you waste some time "pulling back" again for another Barrage.

fondie · Aug 15, 2005, 02:05 PM // 14:05

Thanks, is it possible to keep barrage spam up with a 2.4/2.5sec (depending on where you look for data) refire rate bow such as a composite bow then please?

And if not does moving to a horn bow (2.7sec) allow you to?

Rey Lentless · Aug 16, 2005, 06:47 AM // 06:47

Once you're done attack, you start attacking again. When you use barrage, you restart the attack I believe. So that 1 sec recharge isn't 'used' up if you're using barrage every time, it's adding 1 sec to your attack.

The Red Knight · Aug 16, 2005, 11:55 AM // 11:55

long bow/recurve isnt bad if you want some longer range shots but short or half moon FTW

Glasswalker · Aug 16, 2005, 05:42 PM // 17:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rey Lentless

Once you're done attack, you start attacking again. When you use barrage, you restart the attack I believe. So that 1 sec recharge isn't 'used' up if you're using barrage every time, it's adding 1 sec to your attack.

That depends upon your timing. And this applies to warriors too, but slightly different. If you hit the skill as you loose an arrow, it can be charged as you pull for the next shot. This also makes it much harder to interupt.

With a warrior, if you hit the skill as you start a swing, your toon will continue the swing, and start the skill on the next swing -- but the enemy will be notified of the skill as soon as you hit the button. As a Warrior or Ranger with the quick-cast skills (less than a second or so) timing is everything. I can interupt a badly timed 0 second Warrior skill easily.