I call complete troll on this thread. I've been an ARC since day one alpha, mained it all the way through BG's NM farming. I can tell you with 100% certainty that there has always been a damage difference when using different bows/arrows. While the difference is VERY minimal it is there. There was always an increase in damage when moving from Oak Composite Bow > Crab Bow > Crab Bow +1 > +2 > and now my +3. The largest difference when switching between R1 vs R30/40 arrows is the Acc. The damage difference is MAYBE 5-10 points at best.

We've known that BASE Stats have been 99% useless from the start of the game. Especially for ARC, DEX does not increase critical dmg/chance or R.Acc, and STR does not affect WS dmg. STR does however have an invisible modifier which can be pushed past the soft cap of 174 to increase your regular shots (minimally). Stats that DO actually show a noticeable increase in anything are straight up Attack and Accuracy.

I'm not sure if you or your linkshell ever farmed Uraeus pre-nerf but I can tell you without a doubt that his DEF/EVA and HP cap have been lowered since, which is probably why you're seeing (similar) numbers on him as well as the other high5 NMs. Pre-nerf you never would have been able to post here with any sort of conviction to this theory. Also a 1-2 kill testing sample MAYBE goes through 1/3 of a stack of 999 arrows. This testing sample is much to small to conclude anything. I urge you to check out Test Central: Log Parse Results = MAX Attribute+Gear Effects and learn a few things about Stats before you make retarded posts. These forums are trolled enough.