01-20-2009, 07:36 PM
Quote:swiftness is pvm isnt all its made out to be. Sure its nice, but not at all necessary. Although if you are playing a low ac rogue in hell/hell, using swiftness is a good idea for crowd control, especially against vipers and dogs which tend to be very quick. And vs knights of course, it works wonders. It IS better for double stun though in some situations, in particular vs witches as someone else pointed out when one is trying to cross the fire line. This double stun feature combined with a wall is a good crowd control tactic as well.
Overall if im playing my rogue with high ac, i usually opt to use my Obsidian Heavens bow over my Massive Swiftness, though if im playing low ac in a fast hell/hell coop ill use the swift then as non-swift bows, while perfectly fine, often slow down my play a bit.
You say against knights it works wonders. Can you explain how? You still can´t double stun, and to stun one knight you don´t need it. I guess you mean given the large number of hps you´ll need quite a few shots to take him down so it´s more useful to have the most efficient damage per unit time, whereas with monsters which take 2-3 shots you will need to switch targets more often, and so damage per shot is more helpful. But since I´m trying to figure out the best use of the weapon I want to make sure I understand correctly.