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lack wrote on 2015-04-01 16:21
Which is the better reforge for a bow, effective range 20 or elemental reforge 6? I'm an elf and right now i got the effective range 20 bow, to me it seems like i shoot 2x faster with my current bow rather than the usual 2000 range bows, so wouldn't it be like with an ele 6, my dps would be 1.55x the usual and with this bow i should have 2x dps the usual.
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Jake wrote on 2015-04-01 16:51
2006 content: ele
Content that actually matters(end game, ele immune): effective range
You could make another bow for ele (if you like the effective range) or you could invest in a skillset that isn't ranged or you can just do lesser dps with your er bow for when you want to do ma or shadow missions or whatever
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ironwoman wrote on 2015-04-01 18:38
In your ideal world, you want to have both, but we both know that's unlikely.
Like the above said, effective range is the way to go. Even in the end game content, there ARE still good number of elemental vulnerable mobs, but considering that it won't work on everything but effective range will, the latter is the safer choice to go.
However... if you don't plan on doing those things because you have completed gear or whatever, if you wanna see pretty numbers, elemental reforge is still the way to go.
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Rydian wrote on 2015-04-01 20:17
Also think about this.
The higher damage doesn't matter if you miss.
Effective range increases aiming speed at all existing ranges.
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lack wrote on 2015-04-01 21:28
I see, thank you, i think i won't buy an ele 6 bow then. I like snipping monsters from miles away. I was just thinking that an ele 6 bow might be great with crash shot
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ironwoman wrote on 2015-04-01 21:51
Ele 6 is great with range.
It's basically how much you want for the things you kill. For most of the content, elemental reforge will prove to be the better choice overall.
If you don't mind the shorter range like I do, elemental reforge really is the way to go. For an elf, I'd think elemental reforge is the way to go, since shorter magnum loading time gives you more time to aim and actually hit the target, so effective range isn't as valuable.