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DW/melee vs Bow: dps, survival and burst
Hauztein
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Here is some tricky questions:
Considering high crit, expert hunter, full medium, stamina build, all passives. Considering all skills you can find, weapon, class, pvp, guilds...
Which has higher DPS against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
Which has higher Burst damage? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
Which has higher Survival against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
Considering high crit, expert hunter, full medium, stamina build, all passives. Considering all skills you can find, weapon, class, pvp, guilds...
Which has higher DPS against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
Which has higher Burst damage? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
Which has higher Survival against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
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vontariel✭✭✭
I don't want to discuss gear, but certain options are better for more burst type setup, other are better for more sustained setup while maintaining high DPS. Some are for better resource managing etc.Here is some tricky questions:
Considering high crit, expert hunter, full medium, stamina build, all passives. Considering all skills you can find, weapon, class, pvp, guilds...
I'm NB and i'd speak from NB perspective. While I'm play as an archer i would NOT recommend this playstyle to anyone. Bow is currently weak as main weapon. If you like to run with bow, use it as second weapon for utility, because your DPS will be weaker (at least 5k+ weaker)
DW. Run DW main hand, bow as back-up weapon. Tasks of bow are maintaining your volley, poison injection, grim focus/siphoning attacks. Last 2 slots are up to you and particular boss. I'd suggest snipe and shuffle/mirage or mark or siphoning or something else here. Take your active ulti here. I'd suggest soul harvest if you manage switching. If not something else like soul tether or meteor.Which has higher DPS against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
DW bar is damage bar, surpirse attack is your main hitter. It's good to have Ambush as gap closer, however on most boss fights you dont need it. killer blade is must, as it's better than surprise on <25% enemies. If there are add tornado is great thing to have. Blood craze is kinda lacking, but it's additional dot worth considering. I don't like flurry, and it's not need on NB. Take dawnbraker here for buff.
DW*. 2x snipe, and before first one connects ambush, light attack, (first snipe hits), surprise attack, soul harvest, (second snipe hits).Which has higher Burst damage? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
*Only as opener, in fights you don't have such big spikes. In fights snipe spike is comparable to surprise attack spike.
Bow, only becuase some bosses have cleaves, and you are outside of their range. Also it's easier to avoid red spots. However if you know encounters this "advantage" is void.Which has higher Survival against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
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Stannum✭✭✭✭
Some of the answeres depends on your class and weapon combination.Considering high crit, expert hunter, full medium, stamina build, all passives. Considering all skills you can find, weapon, class, pvp, guilds...
Which has higher DPS against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
Which has higher Burst damage? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
Which has higher Survival against boss monsters ie? DW or Bow?
With which skills?
cause anyway you'll need weapon damage buff (and you have no such in bow line) and execution skill (only one bow DoT and passive in DW line)
In the ideal build where all this questions are solved DW will grant more DPS and burst but less survival (more DPS cause of extra part set bonus, better penetration with maces, better weapon dmg. less survival cause you need to be on melee range). As situation is not ideal bow can be more usefull in some cases.
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