R50 bows

[Luluna]

I wish there where more choices of Bows, i'm not really fussed on the look of the crab bow but it will do the job. I know not all the jobs have Rank 50 weapons Conjurer doesnt get any and THM either.

[Phrozen]

+3 gives +20 attack / +15 acc i think

[AshelyRiot]

Why is the best bow we can get is a R47 Crab Bow? And a HQ version is almost impossible to find?

I am very fortunate enough to have a +1 version, but please, give us ARC more gear, we spend loads of gil, to do the damage that is needed, with our arrows alone!

+1 on this but I did find a +2 crab bow but in no way in hell was I gonna try to scrounge up 50M just for it this was on Palamecia fyi and I've only seen 1

[Ceska_Zbrojovka]

You can bet once level cap is raised, and new craft recipes are available.
and.. Going by the current crafting recipes.
Wrapped Yew Bows will be available.

Hence why I'm trying to grab a +1 or better Yew Bow now, while everyone is nut busting trying for HQ Crab Bows

[JunkPunch]

From what I can remember off hand my attack was 147, and accuracy was 190 with out any + accuracy rings, or + attack gear. I only took a pic when I made the bow, and not of the stats it's self ><;

Anyone on Selbina who can provide me the hq mats for the crab bow ( including a hq oak composite bow ), I'll synth for free. I'll also trade 3x red coral +3 for a crab bow +1. ( takes me about 2-3 hours to farm one. I always get blue coral +3 lol )

Here is a pick of the stats

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/z...Ishii/cb33.png

[Kindred]

i had a friend in the LS that was able to +2 my crab bow with my mats and only had to spend 200k for the oak com bow =)

[serious]

+3 would give either +19, or +20 attack and +25 accuracy.

Here is how HQ works:
+1 adds 5% extra to each stat with a star next to it. This would be like your attack and acc on your bow.
+2 adds 10% extra
+3 adds 15% extra

The game rounds up when there's a decimal, usually. Example below:

NQ Crab bow:
127 attack

+1 Crab bow:
127 attack x 1.05 = 133.35 attack, rounded up to 134. This is +7 attack

+2 Crab bow:
127 attack x 1.1 = 139.7 attack, rounded up to 140. This is +13 attack.


And to the original poster... You should be happy that you have a R47 bow. As a THM, the highest rank weapon i can get is R44 and it sucks. You either use the R43 brands if you're trying to deal damage cuz the higher potency, or the Ornate Silver Scepter which is R41 if you're wanting Magic Accuracy for landing debuffs (you use this weapon for endgame usually). I wish we had a R47 weapon.

And to answer your question, Obiar, the stats you gain from a high quality item are not shown on the item itself. It will still say the same attack and accuracy on the bow, it will just have 1, 2, or 3 stars next to certain stats. If you equip the bow, however, and then look at your total attack and accuracy stats in the information panel, you will see the stat increase of +5% per star.

THANK YOU! you saved me and others many hours of useless comparing of stats! how did you learn about this?

It really sucks that HQ does NOT add str,dex,mnd etc... it seems HQ only adds defense and evasion on ALL eqp too ; ;

[serious]

Are you 100%sure it only adds the 5,10,and 15% to ONLY the stats with the stars beside it?

I think you may be right because i tested a +2bowmans tunic over the NQ one and it didnt give me any +str or dex ; ;

[Phrozen]

i don't understand why there are still archers running around with NQ bows. the accuracy boost alone should be enough to buy one. hope they're not waiting for +3's to go down in price lol

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

but warped arrows are fine, right?