just a few general questions on GW

well i had a big break, maybe 7-8 months, maybe longer.
im yet to buy the expansions coz i was gunna play prophecies a bit more just to get the feel etc, but ive got a question on the hero thing, can u hav a hero farm with u? and if so do u get all the loot? not like with henchmen or other players where its shared.

and, this may sound odd but:
whats the "best fastest bow", hmm, like, whats the best bow thats fast like a shortbow(not rotwing shortbow thats pretty pathetic). what are the stats and price of it also. because currently im using zehnehlun longbow or how ever u type it, 15-28 +15%dmg, 20/20 armour pent, +35 health -10 armour when atkin. its not bad, but i want something faster but also strong.

hmm i had another question that not a lot of people might know an answer too, but ive forgotten it >_> ill post it later if i remember. thanks in advance.

Heroes still take your drops like henchies do.

Flatbows and shortbows have the fastest refire rate but I'm struggling to understand what your question actually means... From most people's point of view, a vampiric or an elemental damage bow is better than a sundering one. Hope that helps.

And if you want stats on any bow, guildwiki.com is the place to look for them...

You can take heroes farming with you, however, they take a share of the loot just like henchmen. However, with the new flagging controls, if you flag them far enough away from a boss, you can use ure heroes/hench to clear any mobs round the boss, then send them away, and proceed to solo the boss without fear of the help stealing the greens :P

As for the bow question, I have no idea whatsoever. sorry.

*edit : beat to the punch there

Use skills to make your bow attacks faster. Individual bows really aren't any faster than other bows belonging to the same "type". So all longbows fire at the same rate, along with all shortbows being just as fast as any other shortbow.
As for best bow, it all depends on what you use it for. I have several shortbows for fast firing and different mods - poison/bleed mods for when I like to do degen, and daze mods for when I like to interrupt. Vampiric and elemental bows also have their uses. I also have several longbows for different uses as well (yes, I like collecting bows ).

Here is the link to the wiki bow section http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Bow
which has tested firerate info.

hey thanks, that link helps a lot