Which TT80

jamser
jamser Posts: 10 Arc User
edited April 2009 in Archer
Im trying to decide on a TT80 weapon. The bows seem way to expensive so Im torn between the Striker slingshot and the Chained Jail xbow. In terms of damage (regular attacks) the striker wins hands down on average damage per second, so the main difficulty really is that the xbow has the stun effect. Can any1 tell me how usefull it is? Im not bothered about the look of the weaps, just the usefulness.

Another point is that because of the increased speed of the slingshots, you get more attacks in and more crit hits, so its much easier to kill mobs before they get to you. Im currently using Wind and the Clouds slingshot and it has been my fave weapon in the game so far by miles. It has also been v usefull in TWs as u can deal a lot of damage quickly without needing time to cast, and u deal consistant damage.

On the other hand a xbow uses much less ammo, so can earn you more money, although u may need to use more skills which will then require the use of more mp pots. The potential for 1 hits is higher, however u could equally get a "low" hit using a skill and end up dealing less damage than the slingshot could.

Does any1 have any thoughts?
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  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    It sounds like you have a good grasp of the differences. In my experience the stun hits about 5% of the time so once every 2-3 mobs (assuming like 7-9 shots per mob). It is actually fairly good since it gives your normal stun/knockback more time to cool down and interrupts channeling.

    If you use it during a zhen you will hear lots of stuns haha. Now it is not something you can count on by any means but there are plenty of times where it saves you from taking damage.

    One issue is that the tt90 you can make out of chain jail requires gold mats and isnt as good as the tt90 you can make out a Flash Fire. You may wish to consider that depending on how long you expect to be in the 80s.
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  • Fleuri - Sanctuary
    Fleuri - Sanctuary Posts: 1,763 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Personally, I carry both a slingshot and a crossbow (and ammo for both).
  • CrimsonScyth - Lost City
    CrimsonScyth - Lost City Posts: 93 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    hmm rough estimate but the stun rate is around 10-20%

    however while the description says stuns for 3 secs...its actually more like 1 sec. was kinda bummed out when i discovered this after i made the weapon
  • Chobiits - Heavens Tear
    Chobiits - Heavens Tear Posts: 19 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »
    It sounds like you have a good grasp of the differences. In my experience the stun hits about 5% of the time so once every 2-3 mobs (assuming like 7-9 shots per mob). It is actually fairly good since it gives your normal stun/knockback more time to cool down and interrupts channeling.

    If you use it during a zhen you will hear lots of stuns haha. Now it is not something you can count on by any means but there are plenty of times where it saves you from taking damage.

    One issue is that the tt90 you can make out of chain jail requires gold mats and isnt as good as the tt90 you can make out a Flash Fire. You may wish to consider that depending on how long you expect to be in the 80s.

    Does the stun effect really work on zhen????

    That's something I'd reallllly love to know.
  • Legerity - Sanctuary
    Legerity - Sanctuary Posts: 1,072 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Chobiits - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Does the stun effect really work on zhen????

    That's something I'd reallllly love to know.

    Yes, because you hit them with "a barrage of arrows" and arrows come from your weapon >.> (being more serious though, damage is from your weapon and your modifiers are carried over when you "use" it. In this case, BoA uses the bow so that stunning in zhen groups shouldn't be too surprising, right?)

    @OP: About your other concerns - grind = sling+normal shots, pvp = xbow+skill usage. Ammo is trivial because you pick them up and you only should be using crappy 2coin ones. Don't think too much!
  • jamser
    jamser Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Thanks for your replys. Im still undecided, but I have more info to make my decision
  • OOSNOWFOXOo - Sanctuary
    OOSNOWFOXOo - Sanctuary Posts: 146 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    To me the stun rate is awesome, gets me an extra hit, in a way like a crit. Even if it is only 5%(Feels its much more), thats basically 5% crit rate, now imagine that. OFC, this is simply my own opionion.
  • Charizrd - Heavens Tear
    Charizrd - Heavens Tear Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    lvl 80 u have 2 weapon choice ... chained jail or Soulsmasher.
    the latter is better and expensive. If u carry anything else u are another nobody.

    (if u got serious refine on the rest like +6 or more then they are good too)
  • Osiris - Dreamweaver
    Osiris - Dreamweaver Posts: 218 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Charizrd - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    lvl 80 u have 2 weapon choice ... chained jail or Soulsmasher.
    the latter is better and expensive. If u carry anything else u are another nobody.

    (if u got serious refine on the rest like +6 or more then they are good too)
    So using a Flash Fire makes you another nobody?

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