Zealous or Sundering String for Tomb

fieyr2002

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Flames of Mercury

R/E

Right so if you've looked at my recent posts, you'd know I'm trying to create a bow specifically for barraging insanities in the UW tomb. I just got a clean gold max damage longbow 15%^50 req. 11, which i can live with since my marksmanship is always at 12.

Anyway, I cant decide which bowstring to mod it with! I'd like zealous just because, you essentially never run out of energy, but i'm thinking at the same time with sundering, you wouldnt have that -1 energy regen. Plus wiith sundering you will probably be killing quicker, so energy may not be such a big deal. I've heard sundering works well on things with thick skins like hydras. Do insanities have thick skins? I think it's safe to say, worms do lol.

Can i get some suggestions here to convince me as to which one i should use lol?

Ganik Thress

Ganik Thress

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

Xen of Onslaught [XoO]

W/E

Well considering you have 4 other people barraging the hell out of the insanities, I myself would go with zealous.

Hockster

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

Sundering is absolute shit.

fieyr2002

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Flames of Mercury

R/E

Yeah zealous is nice since its always good to have to energy for dirt, on top of that i can use serpants quickness.

Aejorii

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

SF, CA

W/

Zealous or vampiric

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Agreed, use either vamp or zealous.

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

Vampiric all the way, don't need Zealous running Barrage IMO. You can use the green bow from there I believe, cheap as dirt.

WinespringBrother

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

New York, USA

Heroes of the Horn

E/Me

On a side note, is a long bow the best bow for barrage? Since it does have a long cooldown time for refiring, anyway. I usually use a long bow or recurve bow (Elswyth's vampiric one).

Mr D J

Mr D J

Permanently Unbanned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockster
Sundering is absolute shit.
QFT...

Horible

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Horible and Hex [Own]

R/

Sundering is definately too pricey. And zealous is much better in tombs, IMO


Horible

Jedimagician

Jedimagician

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

get a vamp bow and a zealous bow and switch to zealous when you need energy switch to zeal.

also i think ur markmanship should be at 16 rather than at 12.

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

Yeah when you're playing damage, max your main attribute almost without exception. Critical hits are a useful bonus with R's, W's, and A's.

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by WinespringBrother
On a side note, is a long bow the best bow for barrage? Since it does have a long cooldown time for refiring, anyway. I usually use a long bow or recurve bow (Elswyth's vampiric one).
Flatbow's are a good option there. Long range, fast refire rate. Someone ALWAYS has Favorable down (or should if its a BP run..) so Flight arch is not a problem.

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

There's no reason to use zealous, at 13 expertise barrage costs 2 energy. You could spam that all day and all night and then some and not run out of energy.

Sundering sucks with wild and vigorous abandon.

Vampiric adds a good chunk of damage, heals you, and generally kicks all manner of ass. The elswyth's bow is great, ans would be a vamp longbow. A flatbow isn't that helpful as the faster refire rate is negated by simply having to wait for barrage to recharge. You'll get halfway though a new attack animation for a flatbow then stop and use barrage. a longbow or recurve bow synchs well with it.

Tryll

Tryll

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Scotland

[DS]

Flatbow/Longbow for pulling, switch to Elswyth's Recurve bow for close range barraging. Works a treat