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[Tennenoth]

[quote author=Mort link=topic=2937.msg24101#msg24101 date=1335015837]
War Bow
Speed rating 84
Thrust damage 29
Shoot speed 59

Fiendish Bow
Speed rating: 95
Thrust damage: 33
Shoot speed: 60

Sharpshooter Bow
Speed rating 88
Thrust damage 32
Shoot speed 60

Looking at the stats I get the feeling that the Fiendish isn't much better than the sharpshooter. What's your opinion? Is 1 extra damage and a little more speed worth the much higher price?

the fiendish is weaker than the sharpshooter due to the powerdraw increase but it does shoot faster. its kind of a toss up with wat is better here
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With all due respect, I can't quite see your reasoning behind saying that the Fiendish bow is weaker than the Sharpshooter..? From the stats provided above, the Fiendish bow does one more damage over the Sharpshooter, which, in turn, due to them both having a difficulty of 1, and the maximum effective powerdraw (despite archers having 6) is 4, no matter what way you look at it, the Sharpshooter is both slower and does less damage than a Fiendish.

I may be missing something though.

The Fiendish is a better bow, the difference between that and the Sharpshooter is much other than the speed, which is effective if you're trying to kill off targets before they get closer to your team.