11-23-2005, 06:22 PM
Hello Fragbait
I wanna say, that your question is basically unimportant because rogues are so uber-elite anyway. Why don't You use a cursed bow to make game more interesting ??? You must be a ..... ehm.....curious and right asking guy.
Nothing agains your Memo -> Memo to self: always consult JG first.
But reading JG with some testing (or testing with some reading :-) ) would give you much better answer.
Elemental bows can deal really huge amount of DMG. A little more then 8*YOUR_DMG per arrow for lightning bows. (if your target is non blocking monster/character without resistances) and DMG fire bows is even higher.
But there is BUT.
Example:
You have got 2 bows. Bow1 is Composite Bow of Thunder, Bow2 is plain composite bow. You enter 13 level and find there some Doom Guards. They are greate for testing. No lightning resist and all of them have got same Hit Points. (And your DMG is as constant as possible).
So you find Doom Guard, SC him and kill him with your Bow of Thunder.
Then again, again and again so you find, you need (say) 9 shots to kill them with elemental bow.
Now do this with plain Composite Bow and you find that you need.....Oh my God.... 9 shots to kill them !!!!
How is this possible ????
There is an answer:
Elemental DMG on bows simply is not so friendly as that one on melee weapons. If you dont know "rules" when it occur and how to use it, then there is very big probalility you will not harm only enemy with it.
But even if you have some knowledge about it, you will not be able "use it properly" for most of yours arrows.
So I agree with Nystul.
Extra mana, life, AC, (stable)DMG and magic ToHit from 'of Heavens' is better then occasionals "one monster arrows" from elemental bow.
BTW: Merciles LWB of Thunder/Burning are buyable in Wirt shop.
I wanna say, that your question is basically unimportant because rogues are so uber-elite anyway. Why don't You use a cursed bow to make game more interesting ??? You must be a ..... ehm.....curious and right asking guy.
Nothing agains your Memo -> Memo to self: always consult JG first.
But reading JG with some testing (or testing with some reading :-) ) would give you much better answer.
Elemental bows can deal really huge amount of DMG. A little more then 8*YOUR_DMG per arrow for lightning bows. (if your target is non blocking monster/character without resistances) and DMG fire bows is even higher.
But there is BUT.
Example:
You have got 2 bows. Bow1 is Composite Bow of Thunder, Bow2 is plain composite bow. You enter 13 level and find there some Doom Guards. They are greate for testing. No lightning resist and all of them have got same Hit Points. (And your DMG is as constant as possible).
So you find Doom Guard, SC him and kill him with your Bow of Thunder.
Then again, again and again so you find, you need (say) 9 shots to kill them with elemental bow.
Now do this with plain Composite Bow and you find that you need.....Oh my God.... 9 shots to kill them !!!!
How is this possible ????
There is an answer:
Jarulfs Guide Wrote:* The actual fire and lightning damage will often not hit the same place as the arrow did, meaning one will often escape the extra high damage caused by fire and lightning bows. {blockable?}
Elemental DMG on bows simply is not so friendly as that one on melee weapons. If you dont know "rules" when it occur and how to use it, then there is very big probalility you will not harm only enemy with it.
But even if you have some knowledge about it, you will not be able "use it properly" for most of yours arrows.
So I agree with Nystul.
Extra mana, life, AC, (stable)DMG and magic ToHit from 'of Heavens' is better then occasionals "one monster arrows" from elemental bow.
BTW: Merciles LWB of Thunder/Burning are buyable in Wirt shop.