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Point blank snipe
zvavi
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There is a huge issue with point blank bow, the bonus it gives, % wise, is additive, not multiplier like similar abilities have (see crystal fragments proc wording). whenever there was a wording that affects a single ability (see crystal fragments, molten whip, flame lash) the bonus would always be on the base damage before counting other modifiers. point blank snipe does not do that, and by my tests, i was getting consistent hits of 11553 (the non crits) outside bonus range, while 13600 hits in point blank (the non crits, lol, round number) thats a 17.7% increase in damage and before we have mentions of the high range more damage bow passives, i reset these to 0.
18% damage increase on a bad spammable is not enough to make it good, and definitely not enough to be worth sacrificing a set for. point blank snipe needs to become multiplied before it can be considered as an off meta set to use in a build, because as it is, it is not worth losing a monster set even in a melee bow build, where it should supposedly shine.
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Edited by zvavi on November 30, 2020 12:52PM 18% damage increase on a bad spammable is not enough to make it good, and definitely not enough to be worth sacrificing a set for. point blank snipe needs to become multiplied before it can be considered as an off meta set to use in a build, because as it is, it is not worth losing a monster set even in a melee bow build, where it should supposedly shine.
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✭✭✭✭✭Taleof2Cities wrote: »Not all sets are designed with a PvE focus, @zvavi.
1. Say that when the bow is actually useful in PvP scenario
2. In PvP melee bow gank will be stronger with velidreth for the proc damage anyway because from melee you won't be able to desync the hits without getting out of stealth first, and the veli damage will be stronger for burst (and bow won't pass that damage without sniping 3 times from melee).
3. Even with the buff of 33% multiplied snipe will still be inferior to dizzy swing in melee.Edited by zvavi on November 30, 2020 8:31PM0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Taleof2Cities wrote: »Not all sets are designed with a PvE focus, @zvavi.
1. Say that when the bow is actually useful in PvP scenario
2. In PvP melee bow gank will be stronger with velidreth for the proc damage anyway because from melee you won't be able to desync the hits without getting out of stealth first, and the veli damage will be stronger for burst (and bow won't pass that damage without sniping 3 times from melee).
Not all bow builds in PVP are gank builds... And it is entirely useful if you know what you are doing with it.
But the point still stands, not all sets are meant for all content.0