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Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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How much Dex is needed for the Dragon Hunter's crossbow, and when can I get it?
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Sat Jul 05, 2003 10:47 pm |
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Daedalus
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u get it in last chapters and btw The crossbows are more cooler than bows but thats again only my opinion  and i think the crossbow reloads faster than a bow but thats again me  |
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Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:48 am |
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konny666
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Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 219
Location: Babylon 6 |
| isn't all hits critical with a bow/x-bow ? |
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Schmaugus... I think you are wrong. Isn't DEX *always* added to the damage a bow/crossbow does, since it is uncapable of making "critical hits"... i.e. all hits are critical hits, making the term irrelevant. |
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Sun Jul 06, 2003 1:12 am |
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I'm not sure i the percentages is critical chance, or if it has to do with accuracy.
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Sun Jul 06, 2003 8:42 am |
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Daedalus
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u can use dex in some more places also not only crossbows and bows  |
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Sun Jul 06, 2003 11:41 am |
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Wicked Noble
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Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Posts: 60
Location: Denmark |
Shmaugus you say that Dragon Xbow do more damage and no bow will come near that..
Could you give the stats of that Dragon xbow + maybe the Dragon Bow too
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Tue Jul 08, 2003 3:22 am |
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Xerxes712
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Joined: 01 Nov 2002
Posts: 605
Location: Uber die Welt |
I did some testing by cheating with the crossbow and bow with high DEX. They are just like melee weapons when they hit. You do normal damage, but upon a critical hit you get the added DEX bonus damage added in.
The higher trained in bow or crossbow; they more chance for a critical hit AND the more ACURRATE ( arrows miss target) and faster you are when shooting from a distance.
Bows do fire faster than crossbows and can fire and hit targets more accurate and further away than a crossbow.
Bows do some stun effect to enemy to slow thier attack rush on you.
I think crossbows having a better damage to dex ratio so character builds with low dex can use a range weapon; but they are not that great.
In the end, it is in my style of play the bows are more rewarding (after all look at the huge dex poured into them). They get better damage on critical hits with high dex, able to use high damage bows over crossbows earlier in game for fun, they shoot farther with more accuraccy at distance, they stun the enemy rushing you. Bad side they eat up arrows fast.
Th fact that crossbow has the highest damage is rather immaterial in practical use. So it takes only one extra hit to kill the big baddest monster? I can do that from a further distance and pump 1.5 times the arrows into the monster than a crossbow before closure to melee. 
Of course, a crossbow is great for that one sneaky sniper hit and run from a safe hidden spot. depends on you play style. 
@Stats for largest ranged weapons:
Dragon Hunter Crossbow 100 damage /85 dex to use.
Dragon Bow 75 damage /95 dex to use.
If you just meet the min requirements to use, a critical hit by either one in one shot is Xbow 100 +85 =185 Bow 75+95 =165
normal damage 100 to 75 = 1.25 ratio.
But the faster shoot speed of the bow makes the difference moot. If you are trained well in either one with high DEX, thre really is no difference in the Uber ranged weapons. High training is very high chance for critical hits so that 185 to 165 with the bow shooting faster; the bow wins IMHO.
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Tue Jul 08, 2003 4:23 am |
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Daedalus
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Joined: 04 Jan 2002
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Location: Estonia |
well they both win when i allways needed to use a bow or crossbow i climbed first on a tree or on a high place and then i shot the enemy they couldent get up so it was easy to waste them |
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Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:51 pm |
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konny666
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Joined: 03 Jul 2003
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Location: Babylon 6 |
"Bows shoot from a farther distance & more accurate than crossbows" .... <-- anyone else have proof of this? |
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Tue Jul 08, 2003 5:59 pm |
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Wicked Noble
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Ahh thx Daedalus
... Somehow I knew the bow would pay off in the end.
what kind of test dit you do... rounds per min ?  |
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Tue Jul 08, 2003 11:17 pm |
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Shmaugus
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Joined: 20 May 2003
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i got a question be4fore i make my comment... if you hold down the key you have set for attack/action does it keep shooting or do you have to press it once for each arrow/bolt? |
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 12:52 am |
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konny666
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Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 219
Location: Babylon 6 |
For Bow/XBow, it keeps shooting.
For some sort of magic spell (Holy Arrow, Fire ***) it seems to cast once or twist, then your character starts running in that direction. LOL. At least thats what happens for me. |
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:28 am |
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Daedalus
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Location: Estonia |
still the best tactic is like this if u see someone a creature lets say elite orc then search for a tree learn there or lets say something high where AI is not that smart to climb up i killed most of those bastards when i was still in 8 level most popular place was a Tree with my crossbow |
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 1:36 pm |
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konny666
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Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 219
Location: Babylon 6 |
I had no idea you could climb trees in this game. What do you do, just walk up to one and press action? |
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 8:05 pm |
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Shmaugus
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Joined: 20 May 2003
Posts: 493
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no its jump |
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:08 pm |
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