Eternal Bows

Badger2

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

On a recent trip to TPK and I got an eternal bow as a drop and it got me to thinking (gasp). In all of the time that I've spent playing (pve only) I have only seen one player use this bow. Is it that rare, or is it not that good of a bow, or is it that no one likes the looks of it? Personally, I like the looks of it but that doesn't mean anything to anyone but me.

What do you think, how common of a drop is it and how does it compare to other long bows?

Rayne Nightfyre

Rayne Nightfyre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Acolytes of Lyssa [AL]

Me/A

It is pretty rare, but it is obtainable (nothing like the Fleshly Horn Bow skin or anything). And the Eternal Bow is mid-range I believe (same as Horn, Composite, Recurve, etc).

hobbitshd

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Florida

Vandal Hearts [VH]

R/Mo

Eternal bows used to only drop in Underworld (UW) (as far as i know) until the new ToPK. A good one is a rare drop 13-15^50, but anything else is a pretty ordinary drop in UW.
They have good looks but the reason nobody uses them is because of the slow refire rate.

bilbo

master_ranger_matt

master_ranger_matt

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Salt Lake City, Utah.... no im not mormon

Radicals Against Tyrants [RAT]

R/Me

Most people prefer the storm bow I think. I had one, but replaced it with a sotrm bow. They are fairly rare, just like storm bows, but if you look on the trade forums here or say WTB eternal bow ingame then you can get them. they are kind of expensive though.

GentleBreezes

GentleBreezes

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, England

It seems they arent too rare these days. Nor the storm bows for that matter. I have five in my storage alone ready to sell. Although I do like the look of the eternal range

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

I have a Fiery Eternal Bow of Fort and I love it. I's my primary bow now. It's fast and has a good range. I've seen a bunch drop in Tombs, but mostly whites.

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

They're not too rare in the underworld, but the fact that they are found in there jacks up the price. Eternal bows are composite bows, storm bows are long bows.

lennymon

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

I always find more storm bows than eternals for some reason. Lately ive been doing FoW a lot more than UW so its all shadow bows though. I only have my one eternal bow now, but its my zealous barrage bow so it gets a LOT of use. Shadow bows are also quite good, but the looks are a lot less flashy (like a blacked out ivory/recurve) and they have built in 10% sundering.