[Mindspank]

My original build was 25Spr/Rest Str. I rode that all the way to 80, then I decided to go full dex. While yes, that was usefull at times, I found myself getting bullied because whenever I fought back, I only hit for 100 damage. Even with a +9 helgait...

So I decided to switch BACK to 25Spr/Rest Str. Now I deal enough damage to threaten level 100 mages, and can solo the entire cursed knights gold room WITH the cursed knight lord in tow. As a full dex, bow using archer, I could only take a quarter of the room, half if cookied.

In conclusion: Your build depends largely on what you want to do. Despite the fact that you plan to do NO pvp'ing, and 25Spr/Rest Str is essentially a PvP build, I would still say it is the most beneficial build. ESPECIALLY after level 90.

Bow vs Xbow, honestly, comes down to asthetic preference. I think bows look better for one, they have much higher attack rate, and are rarer to see high leveled players using.