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Thread: R50 Bow?

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    R50 Bow?

    Hi all,

    just wondering, why do people seek Crab Bow +3 when the Ul'dahn Longbow seems a lot better in term of stats?

    Is there something known in terms of the "hidden stats"?

    Thanks,
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    Everyone knows [item=4070008]Verdant Shortbow[/item] is the best bow in game :P
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    Last edited by PrettyPrincess; 09-19-2011 at 09:43 PM.

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    Each +1 offers about a 5% increase in stats—it just doesn't show it in the weapon description.
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    +3 = +15 % stats
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrettyPrincess View Post
    Everyone knows [item=4070008]Verdant Shortbow[/item] is the best bow in game :P
    Um, I don't know this.

    Verdant:
    Acc 182
    Atk 128
    Crit 121
    Delay 3.5

    Crab Bow +3:
    Acc 191
    Atk 146
    Crit 134
    Delay 4.0

    Normalizing for the difference in delay, atk is exactly the same, but the crab bow +3 has better acc and a higher crit rate as well.
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    I have the Verdant Bow and the delay on the bow is faster then 3.5 it's more like 2.0 or 1.5. U can shoot 2 to 3 more arrows then a crab bow so u can do more damage with verdant then crab bow
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    Verdant is crap unless all you're doing is spamming Light Shot (farming maybe). But for any other situation you won't be spamming Light Shot every 3.5 seconds or 4 in the case of a crab bow. Still, I sold my +3 Crab Bows at rock bottom prices recently just to get rid of them before they become worthless.
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    ARCBARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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