09-12-2003, 08:16 AM
LavCat,Aug 27 2003, 09:42 AM Wrote:Two werequestions I can't find answers for:A Fury Druid with a bow only attacks monsters immediately adjacent. Frankly I recommend the range 6 polearms.
What is the range of a bow or crossbow when used as a melee weapon? Logically a long bow should have a greater range than a short bow. Or does a wolf or bear have a fixed attack range independent of the equiped weapon? I don't notice any range differences with weapon, but then I don't really notice much in the way of range differences with other melee characters either.
What kind of damage is done by shockwave? I would guess it would be physical, but with the logic of DII who knows? I don't yet have regular access to physical immunes to test.
I am playing 1.09, but I'd be interested in 1.10 information as well.
Kuko is a lot of fun, because of some interestingly different effects, Explosive bolts (i.e. always hit with splash damage) and 50% pierce. I used to do this for laughs on the Foothills, stand on a corner of high ground and watch monsters at a distance get blown up. It seems that whenever I hit a nearby monster and the 50% roll was made, an invisible arrow streaked away. If I was lucky, there was something in it's path and I could see the explosions.
I was always going to try a Buriza, but I never _really_ wanted to know if the Ob Knights IM curse could be avoided this way (I just didn't run the PoleDruid against them). Buriza doesn't have autohit afterall, so the additional pierce doesn't really get noticed.