Curse

lifesux006 · Jun 15, 2006, 10:06 PM // 22:06

The other day, This dude showed me a bow with - atttack speed O.o?? i think it was -64% attack speed, or something like that, Looks like an ascalon bow, Forgot name T.T If anyone knows what it is, Post a picture so we can see it, and if you know where to get it, PLEASE tell me lol. KK thx bye.

Aera · Jun 15, 2006, 11:33 PM // 23:33

It's a collectorsbow you can get around Piken Square I think...think it was dmg + 33+ attackspeed -66% or something.

lifesux006 · Jun 16, 2006, 03:05 AM // 03:05

Ok ill look around

Brewmaster · Jun 16, 2006, 09:17 PM // 21:17

Outside of Serenity Temple

Lowly Peasant · Jun 17, 2006, 05:42 AM // 05:42

Ahh, the Diessa mod. Wish I could salvage that and put it on a max bow.

shadowhand · Jun 19, 2006, 12:55 PM // 12:55

Customize it and the bow will do decent amounts of damage.

The inherent +33% damage and +20% damage on top of it makes it a very good weapon. I kept my Diessa Flatbow until long after finding max damage bows...

I'm not sure how the attack speed modifier works though - I've heard conflicting reports - some say it's a really slow weapon - looks like it fires faster to me though, but I haven't tried timing say, 10 shots. Mainly because I don't have a stop watch.

Anyway, it's an easy bow to get - the collector just wants some eyes from the Wind Riders.

{IceFire} · Jun 19, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28

umm... max damage> +55% of the crappy dmg it does.

shadowhand · Jun 20, 2006, 11:09 PM // 23:09

Yes, but not much. I don't remember the exact stats - but the difference isn't that large.

[Edit]

Just logged in and had a look - it's 11-18 damage, +55% that's 17 to 27.9 damage - I have no idea how the fractions are handled, but I presume it's rounded to the nearest integer, so - 17 to 28?

That's not bad at all... And if the bow really does fire almost 2/3 faster than a regular longbow then it's even better.

But, yeah - I still haven't a clue about how the -67% attack speed mod actually works in the game.

MsMassacre · Jun 20, 2006, 11:48 PM // 23:48

fractions are almost always truncated, so 27.9 = 27.

Also let's not forget that a max damage bow will usually have a +15% damage bonus on it, and can also be customized for another 20%. No point comparing the oddity to a base bow with no damage boost.

Also shouldn't -67% attack speed imply it attacks SLOWER? The wand I have with -attack speed certainly attacks like molasses.

shadowhand · Jun 21, 2006, 12:00 AM // 00:00

Oh, I realize it's not on par with a max damage bow - even without the +15% modifyer - but it's not awful, and well, it's cheap. - Odds are that when you get to Serenity Temple you will have the collector items you need for it.

As for the speed - I expected it to be really slow, but it appears to be rather fast actually.