Quote from Cryosite;171498:
You can cry elitism all you want, but it is a simple fact that (right now) thunder is just plain superior to archery to solo raft. I can consistently get 31 stars on first and third leg leg, and kill every hob on second, and do so without using a single mana potion. The only upkeep cost for me is wand repairs. Even top end archers struggle to do that, without end-game gear and/or well leveled ego bow, etc. and a ton of time spent in life skills.
When hobs are in their spawn points, I can hit 4 hobs with every cast of thunder (except for one or two spots on the second leg where I may need to hit a single target due to the shield-casters running about so early). This lets me do my raft run with fewer times needed to cast thunder, thus smaller wand repairs over time. When another, similar mage runs a raft in front of me, they kill everything and stuff respawns, in the same place, by the time I get to it. All is good.
When some noob insists on using an inferior method of rafting (primarily archery in this thread) not only are they being less efficient for themselves, they're pulling things out of their neat spawn patters for those behind them (mostly from living hobs trying to chase them down the banks til they get stuck).
I seriously question if rafting with archery alone (or worse methods) can even compete with artifacts in cor. If my guess is right and it is worse... then y'all really are being douches for doing it.
That's kinda funny, since I can also get 31+ on first and third and kill all mobs on second dock. The difference is, it doesn't matter how many Hobgoblins are knocked out of their spawns by inferior rafters, because I don't need to rely on chaining. I don't need to so much as touch a potion. I have amazingly low-quality gear, an ego with only lv19 STR, and the only lifeskill I've actually actively put time into is Blacksmithing. My upkeep cost is 5K now and again for a white herb to make a Spirit Liquor, and 18K roughly as often for 1K arrow stacks.
Just because you prefer to raft with Thunder does not make it a clear-cut superior method. Your opinion is not fact. Comparing all archers with the noobs who don't even have 100 dex is as stupid as it is unfair to us on the whole. Not only that, but even if we were rafting without needing to and screwed up the mobs-- that's not being a douche. Being a douche is whining and *****ing about it, thinking that rafting is just for you. Exploration Exp is also one of the least common reasons for and archer to be rafting. There's claymores, iron, leather, silk, and potions that are easy to amass quickly by rafting.
When you actually see a real archer raft, try again.
On another note, after reading your post I'm actually VERY inclined to be a douche to you. Like, to the point where I'd find you and then spend my time going down the river doing nothing but screwing up aggro and spawn positions in front of you, getting no kills for myself.
Just because you're so self-centered.