Question about bows

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Venger
Ascalonian Squire
#1
Whatst he difference in them? Longbow,comp bow,half moon...ETC, is one faster than the other?





Venger
Valin
Valin
Academy Page
#2
Yeah, some are faster and some have longer range. There is a guide on guru somewhere with that info...
Erace
Erace
Lion's Arch Merchant
#5
hahaha lol
Night Daftshadow
Night Daftshadow
Banned
#6
in my opinion, i love the short bow. range isnt so great but the refire rate and flight time make up for it. short bows are very useful during close combat situations. also, short bows usually tend to hit moving targets too. bows the have long range usually miss moving targets. but it's a good thing to have a variety of bows in your inventory for different situations. currently i carry an icy short bow of warding, shocking ascalon bow, fiery composite bow and longbow of enchanting.
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suzumebachi
Frost Gate Guardian
#7
i like the flatbow best personally. the travel time is pretty slow, but it's got great range and refire rate. the travel time can actually kind of work to your advantage in conjunction with determined shot
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Ninna
Desert Nomad
#8
Ive seen a few different charts for bows

link you posted states this
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Missile Weapon Properties Bow Refire Rate Range Flight Time
Composite 2.5 seconds 80' 0.5 seconds
Dead Bow 2.5 seconds 80' 0.5 seconds
Flatbow 2.0 seconds 100' 1.0 seconds
Half Moon 2.0 seconds 70' 0.65 seconds
Horn Bow 2.7 seconds 80' 0.75 seconds
Ivory Bow 2.7 seconds 80' 0.75 seconds
Longbow 2.5 seconds 100' 0.75 seconds
Recurve 2.5 seconds 80' 0.5 seconds
Shortbow 2.0 seconds 70' 0.65 seconds


a warrior faq (by Ratix0)
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/dos...me/914653.html
has a similar bow chart but with some differences



Prima EGuide claims this
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Bow Name - Sped - Dis - Accuracy - Armor Penetration
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Shortbow - ~2.0s - 112' - Good -
Longbow - ~2.5s - 167' - Fair -
Flatbow - ~2.0s - 167' - Poor -
Recurve - ~2.5s - 142' - Good -
Horn Bow - ~2.7s - 142' - Fair - 10%
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trackxyj
Wilds Pathfinder
#9
get two: flatbow, and halfmoon/shortbow.

I guess in pvp you want maximum range first, so you can pin down any enemy before he could do anything on you (i think wand/staff/magic are all range 70 comparing to flatbow 100), then switch to short bow for the kill.

It took me about 24 hours online time to find a gold flatbow with 12%dmg enchanted. lol. comparatively you can see a shortbow every 30 minutes.
provoko
provoko
Frost Gate Guardian
#10
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Originally Posted by Ninna
Prima EGuide claims this

Bow Name - Sped - Dis - Accuracy - Armor Penetration
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Shortbow - ~2.0s - 112' - Good -
Longbow - ~2.5s - 167' - Fair -
Flatbow - ~2.0s - 167' - Poor -
Recurve - ~2.5s - 142' - Good -
Horn Bow - ~2.7s - 142' - Fair - 10%
Whoa wait a second, horn bows have base armor penetration? Can anyone confirm this? Those things are crap in my opinion, but now I might change my mind with armor penetration.
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ICURADik
Banned
#11
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Originally Posted by provoko
Whoa wait a second, horn bows have base armor penetration? Can anyone confirm this? Those things are crap in my opinion, but now I might change my mind with armor penetration.
Yea, it seems like when combined with quickshot, it could be a worthy bow in PvP.
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Spike
Jungle Guide
#12
your missing the storm bow off that chart. which is I belive is the best overall bow in terms of distance, fireing rate and arrow time. Plus it looks very nice too
Enigmatics
Enigmatics
Jungle Guide
#13
I've got a storm bow and tested it -same specs as a long bow, maybe some more critical.