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Illithen Firebringer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

Minnesota USA

Brother Blood

E/Mo

10 Nov 2007 at 18:12 - 1

Hi everyone,
I have a perfect sundering bow string, a perfect bow grip of fortitude, and a perfect 15^50 inscription. All I need is a rare bow to put them on. I have one little question:

What are the rarest/most valuble skins of bows, and where do they drop?

For the purposes of my question, exclude bows that can be crafted (Tormented Bow, Destroyer Bow).

Thanks,
Illithen

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

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10 Nov 2007 at 18:15 - 2

Not knowing your running build atm...I would have to say the azure is most eye pleasing.

greendc27

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Wisconsin

Gaming Continuum [GCon]

R/Mo

10 Nov 2007 at 18:28 - 3

Storm bows, eternal bows, zodiac bows, are just a few of the rarer ones. My personal favorite is the storm bow.

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

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Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

10 Nov 2007 at 18:28 - 4

Silverwing Recurves are pretty hot right now.

And there's always Eternal and Storm bows.

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

10 Nov 2007 at 18:29 - 5

Silverwing is about the only "rare" skin, can pick up a storm bow, zodiac or such very cheap now days, forget rare and get a good looking one imo

.

Scramdor726

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

10 Nov 2007 at 20:41 - 6

how do u craft items like storm bows?

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

10 Nov 2007 at 20:46 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scramdor726

how do u craft items like storm bows?

You don't. You have to get them as drops or buy them off other people.

I Will Heal You Ally

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

In my HoM

Canthan Refugees [TOGO]

E/Rt

10 Nov 2007 at 21:05 - 8

what about Celestial Bow? I find that one a nice looking rare bow

Illithen Firebringer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

Minnesota USA

Brother Blood

E/Mo

10 Nov 2007 at 21:30 - 9

Well, Ive seen the Storm Bows, and those look reall cool, but it might be easier to get the celestial bow. Hmm.... What seems to be the most In-Demand-Skin these days? I want to make a lot of money off this bow if I sell it.

Lady S Shiva

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

CA

LOD???

W/Mo

10 Nov 2007 at 22:18 - 10

silverwing recurve, mursaat hornbow, zodiac longbow

dont feel no pain

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Uk,Wales

10 Nov 2007 at 22:37 - 11

Ivory Bow Dyed White <3

Or Endgame nightfall bows - same thing

Note: this is fresh out of the screenies folder, no editing on bow.

masta_yoda

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2007

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

10 Nov 2007 at 22:38 - 12

most in demand silverwing recurve atm
your looking at about 100k+80 ectos for a r9

I Will Heal You Ally

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

In my HoM

Canthan Refugees [TOGO]

E/Rt

10 Nov 2007 at 22:50 - 13

zodiac bow is very easy to get... everytime I do a deep I get 1-3 zod bows... might not be perfect but still

free_fall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

11 Nov 2007 at 03:20 - 14

Celestial weapons drop in the Nahpui mission in Factions.

A lot depends on what type of bow you prefer to use - hornbow, longbow, recurve etc.

For hornbows, the Mursaat is quite nice-looking, as is the dragon hornbow.

For recurves, the azures get my vote.

Longbows, quite a nice variety there - Eternals, Storms, Zodiacs, Celestials. An amber long, dyed black, is quite stunning - looks like an Urghoz flat, without the disadvantage of being a flat.

Aerial Assault

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2007

IGN: Ingame Notoriety

11 Nov 2007 at 03:52 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by free_fall

Longbows, quite a nice variety there - Eternals, Storms, Zodiacs, Celestials. An amber long, dyed black, is quite stunning - looks like an Urghoz flat, without the disadvantage of being a flat.

Good list but Eternal = Recurve bow, not Longbow.

N E D M

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Officer's Club

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

11 Nov 2007 at 05:34 - 16

plagueborne hornbow, if you can find inscriptable

free_fall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

11 Nov 2007 at 06:21 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aerial Assault

Good list but Eternal = Recurve bow, not Longbow.

You're right, my bad; don't know how I managed that, especially now I recall being excited to discover that fact, as my ranger is partial to recurves.

I'd love to have a nice Eternal myself, if only they didn't cost so darn much.

Redvex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

R/

13 Nov 2007 at 11:58 - 18

I've Celestial (sold), Stormbow, Zodiac, Eternal, Mursaat, Silverwing (hierophant bow), Ironwing, Azure etc etc
I got all bow except for Tormented bow (

)
Imho the best among bow is Destroyer (mine is recurve) expecially with destroyer gauntlets. It's so rude and dark.
Among longbow i like storm and zodiac but imho tormented animation is better.
Silverwing is nice but to expensive (go for hierophant bow around 60-70k).
Mursaat is a SLOW SLOW hornbow that make me hate it (i've only for collection). Oh i forgot it has got 10% armor penetration WOW -_-'

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

13 Nov 2007 at 12:18 - 19

I dunno why in hell would you put sundering on a bow... What a waste of mod slot.

Jade Zephyr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

GWFC

13 Nov 2007 at 12:23 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illithen Firebringer

Well, Ive seen the Storm Bows, and those look reall cool, but it might be easier to get the celestial bow. Hmm.... What seems to be the most In-Demand-Skin these days? I want to make a lot of money off this bow if I sell it.

Unless you find a rare bow very cheap, those mods wont make you get more for it.

Redvex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

R/

13 Nov 2007 at 12:53 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Washi

I dunno why in hell would you put sundering on a bow... What a waste of mod slot.

If he don't use poison/bleeding attack and no need energy (then zelous string) the sundering is the better choice. Vampiric is useful in spike or splinter/barrager ranger, but you need always another bow to swap.

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

13 Nov 2007 at 13:32 - 22

Crippling, Poisonous, Silencing?
If you dont use any of those 3 conditions I mentioned then you don't do what ranger does best IMO. And if you really have to deal damage with your bow then get Fiery bowstring and use Conjure.

Sundering doesnt do much on a bow.

Redvex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

R/

13 Nov 2007 at 20:22 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Washi

Crippling, Poisonous, Silencing?
If you dont use any of those 3 conditions I mentioned then you don't do what ranger does best IMO. And if you really have to deal damage with your bow then get Fiery bowstring and use Conjure.

Sundering doesnt do much on a bow.

Ye ye i don't know how play ranger

Condition given by a ranger are already quite long they don't needeed 33% longer and there are some creatures that they're not fleshy.
Dazed inflicted by BHA is already quite long.
Elemental damage can make more damage or less damage depending resistance of mob.
Sundering works better with barrage.
I don't wanna say that you're wrong but imo A good ranger must have a bow for any tim/mob/mission etc.

I'M TALKING ABOUT PVE NOT PVP

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

14 Nov 2007 at 15:50 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illithen Firebringer

Well, Ive seen the Storm Bows, and those look reall cool, but it might be easier to get the celestial bow. Hmm.... What seems to be the most In-Demand-Skin these days? I want to make a lot of money off this bow if I sell it.

If you are just looking to resell the bow, you would be better off selling the mods separately (or keeping them for yourself). While you might get a little more for the bow with the mods on it, most people are only looking for the "skin" they want. It doesn't matter to have a +30 health grip on a bow that a person wants to put a 20% enchant grip on. It's actually easier to sell the bow "clean" with no mods on it.
Or, barring that, you can offer to sell the mods (un-attached) with the bow, if it will sweeten the deal.

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

14 Nov 2007 at 16:02 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Washi

Crippling, Poisonous, Silencing?
If you dont use any of those 3 conditions I mentioned then you don't do what ranger does best IMO. And if you really have to deal damage with your bow then get Fiery bowstring and use Conjure.

Sundering doesnt do much on a bow.

It's good in various circumstances to use those conditions, but I agree with Redvex, the conditions already last long enough. Using a string to make them last longer is simply wasting the opportunity to use some other damage type (e.g. vampiric, sundering, cold, etc.) in combo with it.
The only way making the conditions last longer can help is if you constantly change targets to spread the condition around, which IMHO takes too long and just simply spreads your damage out too much. (And then you only need to make the conditions last longer because it's taking you longer to kill things.)

Sundering does as much for a bow as it does for any other weapon. (And, no, let's not start the old Sundering vs whatever again!)

Btw, my ranger has over 10million XP and people know him.

Ecklipze

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

R/

14 Nov 2007 at 16:06 - 26

Eternal Bows are sexy.

fujin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Hong Kong, all the way in Asia :O

Officer of United Jedi [UJ]

E/

14 Nov 2007 at 16:25 - 27

Silverwing's are pretty high in demand right now, but there's no point in adding mods to it unless you're using it for yourself. The price barely changes and you could possibly be losing a little bit from adding these "show off e-peen" mods.

Rothaga

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

D/W

14 Nov 2007 at 16:37 - 28

An Azure Recurve Bow has a cool skin imo, not sure how rare it is though.

Gotejjeken

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

Fallen Legion of Chaos

R/E

14 Nov 2007 at 17:04 - 29

I'm willing to be most people would buy a cheaper bow (such as an endgame NF bow) that already has perfect stats, then a 'rare' bow with just about the same stats for far more.

I know I have four bows, a shocking short bow, storm bow, a perfect poisoning bow, and the endgame NF bow, and I haven't paid more than 15k for all of them combined. Personally I think this is a lot better than paying 50k+ for some 'rare' bow with those stats...but then again there are people who have lots of money to burn (I know I don't after dropping 100k on primeval armor + dye).

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

14 Nov 2007 at 17:46 - 30

Kinslayer is nice and i got it for free

wsmcasey

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Right behind you.

HeRo

W/Rt

14 Nov 2007 at 18:08 - 31

I think a celestial bow is a nice choice.

I personally love my Rotwing bow...........I always end up coming back to that bow after using others for a while.

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

19 Nov 2007 at 21:44 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redvex

Ye ye i don't know how play ranger

And that makes you a good ranger? LOL please... How long did it take you? a week?
Sorry for the offtopic, I'll end here.

Redvex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

R/

19 Nov 2007 at 21:46 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Washi

And that makes you a good ranger? LOL please... How long did it take you? a week?
Sorry for the offtopic, I'll end here.

I edit a my replay about to a hundred times to avoid to be offensive. At last i understand that is not worth to reply.
The last thing. If you someone doesn't think same as you, that doesn't mean that you are right and the other stupid.

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angmar_nite

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

[SNOW] of [YUM]

E/

19 Nov 2007 at 21:58 - 34

.... Protector titles aren't hard mate. Don't brag about them.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

19 Nov 2007 at 22:40 - 35

I wish they had a nice flatbow skin :-(. Right now i think storm bows still rock. Greatest animation. Nvr seen a silverwing recurve bow, bow without the animation, it looks pretty cruddy. Description says its glows when u fire, so i guesss thats kinda cool. But if you want it wait till GW:EN is a year or more older and buy the high reqs for maximum cheapness

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

20 Nov 2007 at 07:51 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redvex

I edit a my replay about to a hundred times to avoid to be offensive. At last i understand that is not worth to reply.
The last thing. If you someone doesn't think same as you, that doesn't mean that you are right and the other stupid.

END of OT and subscribe for this 3d

I never said he was stupid. But so called "perfect mods" are in no way perfect most of the time. Sometimes - yes, but most of the time people are wrong thinking they are the best choice. It's not about what you prefer, it's about what is most effective in given situation. Period.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord

Nvr seen a silverwing recurve bow, bow without the animation, it looks pretty cruddy. Description says its glows when u fire, so i guesss thats kinda cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rWjTxieMfQ&NR

malko050987

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

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R/

20 Nov 2007 at 12:52 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord

I wish they had a nice flatbow skin :-(. Right now i think storm bows still rock. Greatest animation. Nvr seen a silverwing recurve bow, bow without the animation, it looks pretty cruddy. Description says its glows when u fire, so i guesss thats kinda cool. But if you want it wait till GW:EN is a year or more older and buy the high reqs for maximum cheapness

Drago's is the best skin in the game. Of course, it suffers from being a green and a flatbow, but as far as bow skins go, Drago's is the best ^_^

Aside from that, Tormented look good, as do Celestials. I had a Storm bow for a while, nice look on those. Drocknar's are nice as well

Hit and Run

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2007

Coaliltion X

A/R

22 Nov 2007 at 15:42 - 38

well all bows that require 9 markmanship or higher have the same attack, so it doesnt matter all that much. But most bows can be found of of drops

Stealth Pinoy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Perlas ng Silanganan

02 Jan 2008 at 22:18 - 39

Storm Bow still is the best looking bow, next will be Silverwing.....