Crossbow vs. Bow - Page 2

Kiedo · 11-07-2007, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Hessah

so if i was a full dex archer... should i go bow to enhance my build...

or i can go xbow.. coz i've compensated the downside of an xbow (lower accuracy) with my build...?

You should restart your Archer.

**Hessah** · 11-07-2007, 01:44 AM

LOL ok its only lvl 6 anyway...

Pedobear · 11-07-2007, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by Bertinator

So, the xbow is better than the bow?

it depends.

if you are going a pure str build (as seems to be more and more popular these days) then the bow may out dps the xbow in normal attacks. This is almost a for sure thing at later levels.

however since skills are independant of your weapon's attack rate, the xbow will ALWAYS be the better choice for skill spamming.

Azrial · 11-12-2007, 06:46 AM

your maths is assuming you did the damage that the weapon says it has. You haven't taken into account armour. It depends what mob you tend to grind against and what build you've gone. If you're a dex build I recommend going xbow, if you're a str build I recommend bow. For example, a bow might hit 70 on a mob, while xbow hits 85-90. Just because the bow states it has double the damage doesn't mean you're going to hit double the damage. Also against high def / red mobs, archers with str build will definitely use a bow. If you grind against things your own lvl, I don't really think it matters too much whether you use bow or xbow, so i'd stick with bow for str build, xbow for dex build. TBH it doesn't really make all that much difference until much later, so it's down to what you want to look like and which green / stat bow you find first

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Grudger · 11-14-2007, 10:53 PM

Ok. I have mostly a str build but I also put quite a bit of points into end.
str= 32 points end= 21 points. would it be reccomended to still go with a bow even if I'm not full str?

Pedobear · 11-14-2007, 11:21 PM

whats your base str? i can crunch the numbers and let you know.

Grudger · 11-15-2007, 02:48 AM

My base str is 163

**Zwivix** · 11-15-2007, 03:34 PM

Wait! What about people that are doing 25 SPR and the full END what should I go with?!

Grudger · 11-15-2007, 08:14 PM

If you have spr build. go with xbow or stay with one if you are using one at the moment

**Enraya** · 11-16-2007, 07:22 AM

I'm going with 25 spr and then the rest end.
Staying with crossbow.