Weaponry

princespectre

I'm just pondering how, when and where does the 3 types of weapon utility.

Which is better for PVP?PVE/Grinding? WHY?

What's your preferred weapon type?

Thanks for the replies b:thanks

Stargleama - Archosaur

Crossbow is the slowest and has the largest range of damage (very low to very high). These are more common among low to mid level archers (lv 60 ish mold weapon Solarslayer oO) who need a decent weapon but can't spend very much. Crossbows are fine for questing and grinding (worked for me). Regarding PvP, I don't see very many archers using crossbows, reason being the slower attack rate and inconsistent damage.

Slingshots are the fastest of the three types but have the lowest damage range (mid range), so you won't be getting many high hits. Instead, you'll be consistently doing around the same amount of damage. Good for grinding, but again, I don't see why one would use one in PvP e.e we like our high crit spikes.

Most people use bows. They have a reasonable damage range and you will be able to hit at a comfortable range while retaining some consistency in damage output. Most PvP archers use bows. PW is kinda biased toward bows also...the rank 8 and rank 9 weapons are bows, not crossbows or slingshots. Bows are definitely more flexible, both in combat and the varieties you can get.

Overall, if price is an object while you are trying to level, a crossbow or slingshot would work just fine. As you make your way towards a higher level, aim for a bow. Hope this helped and feel free to correct anything I wrote, it's a learning experience for everyone

DarkMarch - Lost City

No..Crossbows are the best weapon are pvp, unless u are relying on DPS and more normal attacks to win.

Against Most classes - light armour or heavy armored classes, skills like thundershock and lightning strike works extremely well since they ignore melee penalty and does good damage, while it ignores the weapon's atk speed, meaning the higher end damage from crossbow gives u higher damage spikes.

As for bows..they are the middle of the pack. It's definitely a good choice to get interval bows if u can get them, as interval bows makes they very useful both in pvp and grinding. However they are all extremely expensive.


As for slingshots...pvp wise they might be decent weapons against arcane armored classes since u could stick to normal attacks. However..other than that, most slingshots are pretty weak in my opinion.

The only slingshot worth mentioning, i would say it's the Wind and the Clouds. A -int slingshot works wonders when u are grinding. And to me it's the only slingshot that makes other crossbows fare so badly for grinding if they do not have a -interval stat on it at all. And wearing more -int gears makes using that slingshot even more deadly when it comes to dps.

Dylena - Raging Tide

PWI makes you think archers has 3 choices of weaponry but at endgame there is truly just bow that you can choos; R8 to R8 recast, R9 to R9 recast bow (no options for other types of weaponry)

G15 Nirvana xbow, sling, bow..are somewhat decent but R8 and R9 will forever be better.

Nirvana Bow

Nirvana Xbow

Nirvana Slingshot

Rank 8 Bow (Recast)

Rank 9 Bow (Recast)

Hurrdurr - Lothranis

You can also go the fist path.

SpazzMcAps - Harshlands

Hurrdurr - Lothranis wrote: »

You can also go the fist path.

who needs bows?

Elenacostel - Heavens Tear

princespectre wrote: »

I'm just pondering how, when and where does the 3 types of weapon utility.

Which is better for PVP?PVE/Grinding? WHY?

What's your preferred weapon type?

Thanks for the replies b:thanks

The most practical answer is that it depends on the add-ons available. At end-game, the best weapons are bows.

There was an old mentality that Crossbows are good for PvP and slings are good for PvE. The Crossbow / PvP thing had to do with burst damage to bypass charm-ticks. This mentality is somewhat out of date because at end-game, the best weapons are bows that have good add-ons.

Sarrafeline - Sanctuary

You get the highest possible APS with Slingshots, I do believe that G15 Slingshots can get -int.

R8 and R9 DO have very good stats for weapon damage and properties. R9 probably is the perfect combination of high damage and a killer proc for TW/PVP.

Crossbows are slower, but hit heavily enough on their high damage hits that they could be worth it.

Personally, I just switched up from a HS+6 to an R8 bow +3. R8 bow does a lot more DPH/DPS, making it very much worth it. HS was worth it for the proc, but procs so infrequently that it might not be worth it if you are absolutely counting on it.

All in all, I'm sticking with Bows. I'm aiming for a G15 Nirvana bow with purge and +physical attack on it twice. I may make a G15 slingshot some time just to play with.

unceuncerave

Axe Archer obviously.

kenpachikensai

unceuncerave wrote: »

Axe Archer obviously.

Axe Archer is still fail. 4 APS Magic Swordcher ftw