Why are Slingshots so great early on?

MystiMonk - Sanctuary
MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
edited January 2010 in Archer
Why are slingshot so great early on?This is on another alt that i have lvl15 that I am using slingshot with now.I used a bow mostly with my lvl39 Archer that I recently restated which had 20 mag in it.
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  • Lenn_ - Sanctuary
    Lenn_ - Sanctuary Posts: 507 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    youre joking right? they attack faster, faster attacks result in more damage over time.
  • hemoglobin
    hemoglobin Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    yeah slings are good...at low lvls only
  • Lenn_ - Sanctuary
    Lenn_ - Sanctuary Posts: 507 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    hemoglobin wrote: »
    yeah slings are good...at low lvls only
    some people use wind and the clouds till their late 80s
  • Lusca - Sanctuary
    Lusca - Sanctuary Posts: 754 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Lenn_ - Sanctuary wrote: »
    some people use wind and the clouds till their late 80s

    yeah i know a certain archer that used his +3 wind and the clouds from 69 to 88 lol
  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Lusca - Sanctuary wrote: »
    yeah i know a certain archer that used his +3 wind and the clouds from 69 to 88 lol

    There's nothing wrong with that.

    To the opening poster, slingshots are nice for grinding b/c they are inherently faster than bows and crossbows. While it is possible to find a bow as fast as a slingshot, it is very difficult to find a bow that is faster than a slingshot.
  • Quilue - Sanctuary
    Quilue - Sanctuary Posts: 5,787 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    wind and clouds was epic. -interval on a slingshot was GG for mobs.

    it had everything that are good on an archer wep: -interval, +dex, +max dmg. i need this on OHT slingshot...thats what i need lol
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  • Lusca - Sanctuary
    Lusca - Sanctuary Posts: 754 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    There's nothing wrong with that.

    yeah i know there's nothing wrong with it but if your going to use a weapon from 69 > 88 it really is worth putting a bit of money into it imho
    and it's not gold so it's not like you can't see it when your done with it lol
    Quilue - Sanctuary wrote: »
    wind and clouds was epic. -interval on a slingshot was GG for mobs.

    it had everything that are good on an archer wep: -interval, +dex, +max dmg. i need this on OHT slingshot...thats what i need lol

    yeah it's a sweet sling but you didn't even refine it past 3 >=[
  • WShadow - Harshlands
    WShadow - Harshlands Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Lusca - Sanctuary wrote: »
    yeah it's a sweet sling but you didn't even refine it past 3 >=[

    And?
    So if i dont refine my weapon to 4 or higher i am fail?
    High refine is only needed for people who want be really good in PvP.
    On normal mobs or Bosses you make better dmg yes, but you can easy go even without refine.
    I dont have to be TOP becouse i know in this game only cashshopers (or maybe people who grind all days) can be TOP.
  • Brigid - Harshlands
    Brigid - Harshlands Posts: 1,332 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Yeah, I've been using my +6 Wind and Clouds since 69. Probably will continue to use it at least until 85, maybe longer for PvE. I've got the rank 4 top and DQ60 bracers for -0.15 interval on top of the slingshot's -interval too, so I'm like pewpewpew b:laugh

    edit: Oh, and for an OHT sling, wouldn't you want 3x -0.10 interval? That would be incredibly good luck, and absolutely amazing damage.
  • Lusca - Sanctuary
    Lusca - Sanctuary Posts: 754 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    WShadow - Harshlands wrote: »
    And?
    So if i dont refine my weapon to 4 or higher i am fail?
    High refine is only needed for people who want be really good in PvP.
    On normal mobs or Bosses you make better dmg yes, but you can easy go even without refine.
    I dont have to be TOP becouse i know in this game only cashshopers (or maybe people who grind all days) can be TOP.

    lol oh please, were did i mention that anyone that doesn't refine there WatC is fail?
    i never have called quil a fail archer, in fact he did pretty dam good in with his +3 WatC lol
  • FitHitDShan - Sanctuary
    FitHitDShan - Sanctuary Posts: 276 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Brigid - Harshlands wrote: »
    Oh, and for an OHT sling, wouldn't you want 3x -0.10 interval? That would be incredibly good luck, and absolutely amazing damage.

    I can't seem to stop drooling. I know you run into a limit on interval reduction, but this would just be too damn sweet not to use.

    @OP, the reason slings are particularly useful in low levels is that they take a lot of the variability out of damage. They have the narrowest range, so you don't have surprises (like a string of relatively low damage hits). As you gain levels, you start wanting the wider range of damage because you now have a few skills for dealing with nasty surprises and you are starting to depend on the good end of the surprise range for a lot of your damage.
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  • AngleSnipe - Heavens Tear
    AngleSnipe - Heavens Tear Posts: 178 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Slingshots will always be better than bows/crossbows in terms of grinding, just because it has a higher DPS. However, some bows towards med/endgame has sufficient interval- that they can match and if not out DPS some slingshots. Key thing is, they just shoot faster :)
  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Cyanea - Lost City wrote: »
    for normal use they wind up being mostly low level weapons.

    Really the problem is that there are no *good* high level slings.

    There are 2 TT slings... TT80 and TT90 gold. Compare this to the 5 TT bows (TT70-TT99) or even the 18 TT XBows (TT60 - TT100).

    The highest mold sling is lvl 69 while there are lvl 97 and 98 mold bows and XBows.
    There is no Frost sling, only Frost bow and xbow.
    There is a lunar sling but it fires at the same rate as the lunar bow so whats the point!
    The rank 8 weapon is a bow.
    The 7-signs weapon is an XBow.
    There are no warsoul XBows or warsoul Slings, only the warsoul Bow.


    That is the sad state of affairs for the endgame archer with a fetish for slings.
    But hark! What is this I see?

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  • MystiMonk - Sanctuary
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    This is my first time using slingshot in another game all I do is use bows but slingshots are fun.I was told the Gen. Summers bow is great to get.
    Looking for a decent casual understanding Faction.
  • Veronica_ - Heavens Tear
    Veronica_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 157 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Slingshots are nice weopns, they attack realy fast and the mod doens't know what hit em' b:chuckle I am using Wind and Clouds and just have to tweak it a little to make it superbb:surrender


    But I might desagree that sling shots are good for early lvl only b:bye
  • Archers_Soul - Lost City
    Archers_Soul - Lost City Posts: 746 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    slingshots became good when i started pking 9x people with a wind and clouds sling.
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  • MystiMonk - Sanctuary
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Which one of these is wind and cloud?

    http://www.pwdatabase.com/my/isubtype/210
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  • Brigid - Harshlands
    Brigid - Harshlands Posts: 1,332 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Which one of these is wind and cloud?

    http://www.pwdatabase.com/my/isubtype/210
    This one:
    http://www.pwdatabase.com/my/items/8302

    Though it's much easier to do this:
    http://www.pwdatabase.com/pwi/items/8302

    What makes it so amazing is basically the -0.10 interval, making it the fastest-firing ranged weapon (other than an incredibly lucky crafted slingshot). That fast firing rate also means it benefits the most from interval stacking. For example, it out-DPSs similarly refined TT90 crossbows if you have -interval gear.
  • MystiMonk - Sanctuary
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    It looks pretty good although I am still more into bows.
    Looking for a decent casual understanding Faction.
  • SerraYoshara - Heavens Tear
    SerraYoshara - Heavens Tear Posts: 34 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    At level 95 its hard to top the stats of the Elusive Existence (Lunar) slingshot.

    Physical Attack 887-1330

    Maximum Physical Attack +154
    Critical Hit Rate +3%

    The only problem is on Heaven's Tear, Lunar Insignia Weapon is going for 65 to 70 million coin.
  • Hsuzumiya - Sanctuary
    Hsuzumiya - Sanctuary Posts: 67 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Lenn_ - Sanctuary wrote: »
    some people use wind and the clouds till their late 80s

    Wing n Clouds is for that. Its a budget weapon.

    It keeps up with higher lvl bows because of dps. I plain to use til late 80s also just because I can. Mines +4

    Look under useful archer links and weapons. Compare the damage
  • Mythsoul - Heavens Tear
    Mythsoul - Heavens Tear Posts: 310 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Mistidiot you ask the most stupid questions after playing over a year
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  • Quilue - Sanctuary
    Quilue - Sanctuary Posts: 5,787 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    her archer is only 3x :/
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  • Transcend - Lost City
    Transcend - Lost City Posts: 448 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    SerraYoshara - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    At level 95 its hard to top the stats of the Elusive Existence (Lunar) slingshot.

    Physical Attack 887-1330

    Maximum Physical Attack +154
    Critical Hit Rate +3%

    The only problem is on Heaven's Tear, Lunar Insignia Weapon is going for 65 to 70 million coin.

    If you have the insignia, you might as well get the heaven shatterer since it's just as fast (has -.10 interval), higher max damage and of course, debuff (vs seal from the sling).
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