bow and last patch 1.25.33
croff
is it just me or did "they" just down grade to bow?
tactic at 93 arch at 91
i use just the bow ie not x bow.
missing a lot more after patch and the hit rate for longer shots seems
less.
any body else finding this?
Jadesfyre
It isn't just you....I miss alot myself. I have tactics 98 and archery 97.
I use mostly the bow since I'm too impatient of a person. I hate waiting
the 12 count inbetween heavy xbow shots. But I do take it out for trolls.
I'm too impatient to wait for it's death using a regular bow.
:)
croff wrote in message <357cc750...@news.wgn.net>...
Dundee
On Tue, 09 Jun 1998 05:31:14 GMT, cr...@nospan.com (croff) wrote:
>is it just me or did "they" just down grade to bow?
>tactic at 93 arch at 91
>
>i use just the bow ie not x bow.
>missing a lot more after patch and the hit rate for longer shots seems
>less.
>
>any body else finding this?
Nope, bows still seem fine-n-dandy to me.
Have a lot of people ask why you use a bow instead of a heavy
crossbow? I get that *all* the time.
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<46553381E6C36DA3.83A0C272...@library-proxy.airnews.
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>
>Nope, bows still seem fine-n-dandy to me.
>
>Have a lot of people ask why you use a bow instead of a heavy
>crossbow? I get that *all* the time.
Well why ? :-)
foamy / napa valley
The Master
Dundee wrote:
> Nope, bows still seem fine-n-dandy to me.
>
> Have a lot of people ask why you use a bow instead of a heavy
> crossbow? I get that *all* the time.
I don't. People just don't know what they're missing, not seeking my sage
advice. <nudge> :-)
But I had a fortified accruate HXB of ruin which I put aside for a regular
handbow, because it just didn't kill anything fast enough to suit me. I tried
it against bunnies and earth elementals (comparing it and a regular handbow
against the same EE), and just was not impressed. I always wondered if there
were a bug with that thing, since it Identified as a f.a.hxb.r, but performed
like a popgun.
Now I rely on whatever mid-level magic bows I can get from the yard sales,
taking care not to get one that looks like it came from k-mart (ready to fall
apart). They're cheaper, cheaper to operate, and I really believe that
rate-of-fire and accuracy are more important than a bit of extra damage, except
against heavy AR, where the higher damage at once is needed to overcome the
armor.
As I graduate to fighting tougher stuff, and eventually seeking out pk's, this
will of course likely change. I have even acquired an exceptional halberd and
begun to work on swordsmanship (a sword is = = a pole arm, right?) for this
same reason. But when fighting furry things, when I want the fight over quick,
I switch to fork. Gawd I hope they don't wreck forks in the next weapon patch.
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Dundee
>But I had a fortified accruate HXB of ruin which I put aside for a regular
>handbow, because it just didn't kill anything fast enough to suit me.
That was my beef with the things. That *long* delay between shots
just drives me nuts.
>Now I rely on whatever mid-level magic bows I can get from the yard sales,
>taking care not to get one that looks like it came from k-mart (ready to fall
>apart). They're cheaper, cheaper to operate, and I really believe that
>rate-of-fire and accuracy are more important than a bit of extra damage, except
>against heavy AR, where the higher damage at once is needed to overcome the
>armor.
I think it's still a minor advantage against high AR's. And against
lower AR's the bow is actually better, in terms of damage-per-minute.
>As I graduate to fighting tougher stuff, and eventually seeking out pk's, this
>will of course likely change.
After having a bow interrupt a guy's spells some three times during
one fight, I'm keen on sticking with it. I doubt the heavy xbow would
have interrupted even one.
>I have even acquired an exceptional halberd and
>begun to work on swordsmanship (a sword is = = a pole arm, right?)
Yah.
>I switch to fork. Gawd I hope they don't wreck forks in the next weapon patch.
I think they are planning on introducing the War Spork, which will do
even MORE damage, and is also useful for eating soup.
Boesie
The fact that you sometimes see several arrows/bolts being shot at the same time is
due to lag. Abou the chasing part, that's also true for magic...i'v had fireballs
(from hell hounds or orc mages) following me around several corners in
Hythloth....just no way to shake em hehe...
The Proper Boesiebus, GM Warrior, KMP Guild
Catskills
Gordon Gano
Boesie wrote:
>
> The fact that you sometimes see several arrows/bolts being shot at the same time is
> due to lag. Abou the chasing part, that's also true for magic...i'v
no, it's not due to lag. what it is, is that for some reason, if an
archer is walking/running while he's attempting to fire his bow, he will
fire shot after shot after shot consistantaly untill he actually stands
still to get off a clean shot. a simple way to prove this: grab a bow
and 10 arrows. go into warmode, double click someting on the other side
of the screen. and walk around just before you take your first shot and
dont stop walking untill your out of arrows. should only take about 10
seconds to fire all arrows. (same goes for xbows and hxbows)
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Dundee
>Boesie wrote:
>>
>> The fact that you sometimes see several arrows/bolts being shot at the same time is
>> due to lag. Abou the chasing part, that's also true for magic...i'v
>
>no, it's not due to lag. what it is, is that for some reason, if an
>archer is walking/running while he's attempting to fire his bow, he will
>fire shot after shot after shot consistantaly untill he actually stands
>still
Those shots don't hit anything though. They just spew all over the
place. The original post described shots that actually hit him -
which would have to be due to lag.
Gordon Gano
Dundee wrote:
>
> On Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:33:55 -0500, Gordon Gano
> <gordo...@NOSPAM.iname.com> wrote:
>
> >Boesie wrote:
> >>
> >> The fact that you sometimes see several arrows/bolts being shot at the same time is
> >> due to lag. Abou the chasing part, that's also true for magic...i'v
> >
> >no, it's not due to lag. what it is, is that for some reason, if an
> >archer is walking/running while he's attempting to fire his bow, he will
> >fire shot after shot after shot consistantaly untill he actually stands
> >still
>
> Those shots don't hit anything though. They just spew all over the
> place. The original post described shots that actually hit him -
> which would have to be due to lag.
well, i think it would depend on your archery skill. if a GM archer is
shooting while running (aka the 3 shot per second thing described above)
it is possable that 1 out of 5 or so shots could hit the target
Frederic Marie
I strongly doubt it. Being a GM Archer I've never seen that kind of shot
actually hit anything. Well of course being aware of that problem I am
careful to plan my movements so I stop before my arrow or bolt is loosed, so
I've not seen a lot of those shots (I hate losing those precious
bolts/arrows that way :-) ).
With experience you can keep moving & just stop before loosing an arrow, &
if you do it really right it may look to another player with a bit of lag
that you never actually stopped.
Lormoth
Dragon Emeraude, SangDragons
Catskills
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Dennis Heffernan
Gordon Gano wrote in message <3587F9...@NOSPAM.iname.com>...
|well, i think it would depend on your archery skill. if a GM archer is
|shooting while running (aka the 3 shot per second thing described above)
|it is possable that 1 out of 5 or so shots could hit the target
It's not skill dependent.
You move, you miss.
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Dundee
On Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:12:47 -0500, Gordon Gano
<gordo...@NOSPAM.iname.com> wrote:
>> Those shots don't hit anything though. They just spew all over the
>> place. The original post described shots that actually hit him -
>> which would have to be due to lag.
>
>well, i think it would depend on your archery skill. if a GM archer is
>shooting while running (aka the 3 shot per second thing described above)
>it is possable that 1 out of 5 or so shots could hit the target
I'm a master archer with GM tactics and I've never hit a thing on the
move.
I mean, *ever*.