List bow class in the bows discription

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bilateralrope
bilateralrope
Desert Nomad
#1
Currently while there are many bow skins, they fall into one of the 5 bow classes:
Longbow
Flatbow
Short bow
Horn bow
Recurve bow

However there are many bow skins, meaning that to know which skin belongs to which bow class requires people to test it, then post which is which. And then there are the ascalon bows which vary in class depending on which collector you get them from but have identical discriptions and skins.

So what I'm suggesting is that a single line is added to the bows discription so that when you pick up a bow, you instantly know what class it is.

As an example, currently the Stinger (grenths footprint green) has the following stats (according to guildwiki):
Quote:
Stinger
Piercing damage: 15-28 (req. 9 Marksmanship)
Damage +15% (while in a stance)
Marksmanship +1 (20% chance while using skills)
Lengthens Poison duration on foes by 33%
However, since its a horn bow, I'm suggesting it gets changed to something like
Quote:
Stinger
Piercing damage: 15-28 (req. 9 Marksmanship)
Damage +15% (while in a stance)
Horn Bow class
Marksmanship +1 (20% chance while using skills)
Lengthens Poison duration on foes by 33%
Hunter Sharparrow
Hunter Sharparrow
Krytan Explorer
#2
/signed

Although there is a training grounds you can travel to that if you take a bow there you can find out what kind of bow you have.
GentleBreezes
GentleBreezes
Academy Page
#3
Sounds good... /signed
Nevin
Nevin
Furnace Stoker
#4
Quote:
Originally Posted by bilateralrope
Currently while there are many bow skins, they fall into one of the 5 bow classes:
Longbow
Flatbow
Short bow
Horn bow
Recurve bow

However there are many bow skins, meaning that to know which skin belongs to which bow class requires people to test it, then post which is which. And then there are the ascalon bows which vary in class depending on which collector you get them from but have identical discriptions and skins.

So what I'm suggesting is that a single line is added to the bows discription so that when you pick up a bow, you instantly know what class it is.

As an example, currently the Stinger (grenths footprint green) has the following stats (according to guildwiki):

However, since its a horn bow, I'm suggesting it gets changed to something like
Don't hornbows have the slowest reload time thought?
R
Replicant
Lion's Arch Merchant
#5
should be easy to implement, don't see why not.

/signed
B
BakedMonkey
Frost Gate Guardian
#6
good idea, when i first started playing i had no idea what a storm bow was! =p

/signed
Hunter Sharparrow
Hunter Sharparrow
Krytan Explorer
#7
Quote:
Don't hornbows have the slowest reload time thought?
Yes, but they have a constant 10% armor penetration to make up for it.
bilateralrope
bilateralrope
Desert Nomad
#8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevin
Don't hornbows have the slowest reload time thought?
I picked the stinger as an example because it was the first bow I saw that didn't have its class in the name. Why you chose to use a certian bow class is up to you.
Wrath Of Dragons
Wrath Of Dragons
Burninate Stuff
#9
i like it! and i havent seen this suggested before
/signed