Many ppl say how the flat bow is great etc, but I have been on a few games of PVP, the bloody thing rarely hit in range!
WTF ppl say its great.
Flat bow - bloody slow flight time
romeo_longsword
striderkaaru
because most people are noobs.
flatbow is only good if you are also using read the wind prep or favorable winds nature ritual. one of those must be glued to your skill bar if you are using a flatbow. those skills overcome the flatbow's inherent long flight time. doing this, the flatbow does indeed become the best with its long range and fast refire rate. but you *have* to use one of the skills above.
with that said, a lot of noobs will also drop favorable winds when the other team also has rangers! keep in mind that fw will also help their rangers!
flatbow is only good if you are also using read the wind prep or favorable winds nature ritual. one of those must be glued to your skill bar if you are using a flatbow. those skills overcome the flatbow's inherent long flight time. doing this, the flatbow does indeed become the best with its long range and fast refire rate. but you *have* to use one of the skills above.
with that said, a lot of noobs will also drop favorable winds when the other team also has rangers! keep in mind that fw will also help their rangers!
romeo_longsword
What is a good one in pvp?
chris_nin00
You underestimate the power of the flatbow.
-Longest firing distance
-Fastest possible refire rate
-Longest flight time
To fix the flight time, all you need is one of two skills,
-Read the Wind
-Favorable Winds
If you have one of those, that flatbow is the best utility bow in the game.
What is a good what in PVP?
-Longest firing distance
-Fastest possible refire rate
-Longest flight time
To fix the flight time, all you need is one of two skills,
-Read the Wind
-Favorable Winds
If you have one of those, that flatbow is the best utility bow in the game.
What is a good what in PVP?
Valerius
i think he was asking which of the skills ( RtW and Fav. Winds ) is good in PvP... and the answer to that would be both are... but i prefer RtW cause' then i don't have to worry about someone destroying my Fav. Winds
chris_nin00
I think of Read the Wind as a portable Favorable Winds 
On a side note,
The Favorable Winds + Read the Wind combo now works together instead of applying each in a different order. No more glitch for me.
On a side note,
The Favorable Winds + Read the Wind combo now works together instead of applying each in a different order. No more glitch for me.
heist23
which is the greatest blessing ever to come to rangers ever.
i'd still not suggest bringing FW because A) it can be killed within seconds and you'd have no faster arrow speed/damage bonus and B) it also gives enemy rangers a hand.
RTW on the other hand is only a problem if it gets interrupted, or it runs out while you're kiting...if anyone decides to kill the ranger first anyway.
i'd still not suggest bringing FW because A) it can be killed within seconds and you'd have no faster arrow speed/damage bonus and B) it also gives enemy rangers a hand.
RTW on the other hand is only a problem if it gets interrupted, or it runs out while you're kiting...if anyone decides to kill the ranger first anyway.
SnipiousMax
I don't like the flatbow for PvP even with RTW...just for that reason...its conditionaly the best utility bow in the game. Without RTW you're advantage is lost with the flat bow.
Dodo The Extinct
For pvp, I normally use a flatbow when my targets are far away, and I use a shortbow when they are close. Works for me
fallot
Favorable Winds: Its a spirit, therfore if anyone takes it down you're crippled for a little while. The damage is +6 regardless of attribute level.
Read The Wind: Has to be constantly reapplied, but has more damage and no possibility of removal. The damage is dependant on the marksmanship attribute.
Read The Wind is better if you are not using Barrage (since that removes all preperations). Additionally, if your Marksmanship is below 8, you may want to bring Winds.
Read The Wind: Has to be constantly reapplied, but has more damage and no possibility of removal. The damage is dependant on the marksmanship attribute.
Read The Wind is better if you are not using Barrage (since that removes all preperations). Additionally, if your Marksmanship is below 8, you may want to bring Winds.
BBoy_Manchild
shortbow > flatbow in pvp in my opinion
romeo_longsword
Wried thing as I was trying out between the Flat bow, storm bow, composite bow, and a short bow.
I find that the composite is not as long in ranger as the storm bow, but, the fire rate is almost the same as the short bow, but have much better range.
So composite bow seems to be the better deal?
I find that the composite is not as long in ranger as the storm bow, but, the fire rate is almost the same as the short bow, but have much better range.
So composite bow seems to be the better deal?
BBoy_Manchild
seems to be maybe, but seeming and actuallity are two different things
dry
do flat and short have same refire rate?
BBoy_Manchild
yes they do
at least they did when i checked like 3 months ago, maybe someone did some more indepth testing and found otherwise
at least they did when i checked like 3 months ago, maybe someone did some more indepth testing and found otherwise
Valerius
Flatbows have the same refire rate as Shortbows/Halfmoons
striderkaaru
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...ies-id1092.php
read up, people. no need to discuss already tested information.
read up, people. no need to discuss already tested information.