question about bows in diablo 1

[FireIceTalon]

Dmg of 1k would imply that a level 50 rogue could break a the mana shield of a sorc with 1k mana/max resists in 2 hits, and i have never had this in my duels, or heard of this occurring in any instances involving other PvP players.

You said yourself that killing a 600 HP warrior with a single arrow is very rare. That makes killing a 1000 MP sorcerer with just 2 arrows both possible and unlikely, is it not?

Anyway, the damage mechanism for elemental bows is well known, and fully described in Jarulf's Guide. Doing 10000 duels won't change the facts.

I dont care if Jarulf's was written by God himself. Ive done tens of thousands times more duels than he has over the years, so id say my opinion/expertise on this particular matter holds more weight. Im not interested in formulas, im interested in empirical evidence that can be proven in extensive practice, not theory. Furthermore, Jarulf's has been wrong on other accounts in the past.

And there is absolutely NO empirical evidence to support that killing a level 50 sorc with 1k+ mana points and max resists with an elemental bow is possible, due to the -33% dmg element of the mana shield spell. Period. And anyone who says otherwise, I want to see a VIDEO of this from view of BOTH participants recorded simultaneously, or else its duck tales as far as im concerned.