r/me spike question

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

what bow should i get and what armor would you recommend?

like
15-28
15>50
mods??

thanks

mathijn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

holland

[PIKY]

R/

as a spiker?

15-28 req 7/8/9
15^50
vamp mod 5/-1
of fortitude/marksmanship

my favorite

druids armor i guess, several rounds of spike

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

i see thanks so umm

1)is piker good in every pvp?

2)what kind of bow curve, horn, halfmoon?

3)what spirit skill should i use?

4)what preparation skill should i use?

5)what mesmer skill should i put?

thanks a lot for answering these

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

best is 15^50 long bow or horn bow, storm bow does job too.
best modes are---> 5:1 vamp +30hp or 1:1 Zealous +30hp

spiker is good for spiker groups, other groups will want full interrupter or trapper.

spirit Favorable winds

preparation Read the Wind

mesmer skill: drain enchants

mathijn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

holland

[PIKY]

R/

tottaly agreed, reached a new max dmg shot in RA
157dmg, was pretty funny 2 see

R A C

R A C

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

In my parent's basement

R/Mo

wow, how did you manage 157dmg?
horn bow for 10% armour pen
Dual shot to double effects of FW and RtW
FW +6 dmg x2
RtW +10 or 11 at 16 Marks? can't remember exactly x2
+5 vampiric x2
All that plus a critical hit on both arrows would do it I guess.
Is critical hit 2x dmg? not sure. that's what I think it is.
I do too much utility over pure damage builds and in high end pve to see massive numbers in one hit I guess.

The Flash

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by mathijn
tottaly agreed, reached a new max dmg shot in RA
157dmg, was pretty funny 2 see what is RA?

Omnidragon42

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Flash
what is RA? Random Arenas.

Best bows for spiking:

Sundering Longbow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 10/10 Sundering, HP+30

Vampiric Horn Bow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 5/-1 Vamp, HP+30

+15% (Enchanted) bows are great too.

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

Quote:
Originally Posted by Omnidragon42
Random Arenas.

Best bows for spiking:

Sundering Longbow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 10/10 Sundering, HP+30

Vampiric Horn Bow of Fortitude
15-28, 15^50, 5/-1 Vamp, HP+30

+15% (Enchanted) bows are great too. sundering is good but dont forget that 5:1 does more damage.
(always, with evry arrow, doin +5 dmg vs 1/10 shots (if youre luky) doin +7 dmg)

for when not figting keep a sundering bow in second wep set

Dr. Fire

Dr. Fire

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Ohio, U.S.A.

Bane of Darkness [BoD]

Me/

I know this is a R/Me post, but just wanted to ask how 157 dmg was done? Was that a critical hit? I was using a skill combo in GvG. Was a R/Mo and used Read the Wind -->Judges Insight-->Penetrating Attack. Using a 5:1 Vamp, 50% ^ customized Horn bow did 102-120 damage per shot to casters. But never saw 157. Were they still wearing pre-sear armor? lol. This BTW, was not a typical Ranger Spiker team. Was mainly using interupts, but skill combo above worked great to polish off fleeing casters.