Bow or xBow?

[Ownage]

tyvm lightning

[Sero]

From level 31~49 I was an xbow user.

Now I prefer bows, faster, more dmg if it is +9ed, or if it has lotsa STR, and will give the archer less or 0% misses if that archer has nothing on DEX.

Xbows are better in: Dmg and Crit rate.

Other than that, Bows look cooler.

[Vasu]

Well, xBows will always out-DPS a bow (talking about NPC stuff here) except if you're pure STR. Look at it this way. When you enhance a bow, the dmg added is proportionate to the base dmg. BUT when you add STR, the dmg added is an absolute value, not a %. As you gain levels, slowly, the effect of STR kicks in, and bows start out-DPSing xBows. So I'll say lvls 20-40 xBows, and for the lvl 40 weapon and above, start using bows if you're pure STR or 25 SPR remaining STR.

[Ownage]

Nice comments guys! Tyvm

[viasta]

Bow, if you are Str build or Str:END build of Archer, you fire faster at a higher dmg rate.
So yeah, i say Bow, unless you always get super crazy elite xbow

[Enraya]

Boss hunts, it should be pretty obvious that bow > xbow
Like vasu said, NPC xbows > bows in terms of damage up until a certain amount of time, when the bow speed finally kicks in. In AoE's and short fights, I see no point in using a bow. I'm going to be spamming skills anyways, so the speed doesn't really matter. In bosses, your skills take a while to cool down, so bows will be better than xbows (NPC) when it reaches a certain time. KQ bosses are good examples of this~ o:

Besides for looks, I've never really used a bow. Kinda pointless IMO, because once I finish spamming skills in my order, the mob's going to be dead anyways so I never get to fire many regular shots.

[Vasu]

It also depends on your playing style. If, like Enraya, you're going to be spamming skills, the xBow's your weapon, because 1. your speed won't matter, 2. your skills will have a higher base dmg.
If, like me, you want to conserve SP and rely on DPS, then the bow is your weapon.

[Ownage]

kay :3

[Enraya]

What Vasu said, LOL.
I'm more concerned with damage than anything else xD I hate to not do enough damage, especially in a party, so I end up chowing down tons of SP stones @__@;

I even take more SP stones than HP when I'm soloing, LOL. I end up buying 10 or so HP stones and 80 or so SP xD

[Vasu]

Of course if you're going to be relying on DPS, either kite after your DoTs land, or use an evasion scroll..or you'll be in trouble.