Ask a Bowman Thread.

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Thank you honey =P

I know it's probably somewhere but is snipe 1m now? I heard it was nerfed to 500k somewhere but the cooldown decreased from 10 to 5 secs. Also is the lag that makes cooldowns longer removed post-BB or do cooldowns still require a second more than it says on the skill description?

If I recall correctly, Snipe does 1mil to regular mobs and 500k to bosses. The cooldown was reduced down to 5 seconds, as for the lag issue I don't know.

I heard BE/CBE actually does more damage than SE pre-BB.

Yeah SE doesn't do much compared to waht it does now. but knowing the community, they'll be slightly misinformed and thus will be "u has max SE? No? LOL FAIL BM"

SE isn't as awesomesauce, but still neat to have. since hurricane increases with each level with no jumps, it'll be good to max sooner as well. But i assumed he wasn't in the KMS, so he can change w/e when we get the SP resets.

Yeah SE doesn't do much compared to waht it does now. but knowing the community, they'll be slightly misinformed and thus will be "u has max SE? No? LOL FAIL BM"

SE isn't as awesomesauce, but still neat to have. since hurricane increases with each level with no jumps, it'll be good to max sooner as well. But i assumed he wasn't in the KMS, so he can change w/e when we get the SP resets.

She* but what about Pheonix?

Phoenix isn't useful until it's near the point where it's maxed since all it does is aggro monsters and will rarely stun at early levels. You'd still be relying on Silver Hawk until Phoenix is of a decent level.

post-bb, would pierce be more important than snipe? i have most of my build up to my level (155) figured out except for those two.

post-bb, would pierce be more important than snipe? i have most of my build up to my level (155) figured out except for those two.

Snipe is useless post BB.

Snipe is useless post BB.

Snipe has and will be useful against enemies with high HP. Whether they're more important than pierce is a separate issue (of course pierce is more important; they're a mobbing skill with no cooldown)

Snipe has and will be useful against enemies with high HP. Whether they're more important than pierce is a separate issue (of course pierce is more important; they're a mobbing skill with no cooldown)

i don't know if i'll level again or not before gms gets big bang but i asked because i wanted to know which one to sacrifice for ultimate strafe and marksmenship.

i don't know if i'll level again or not before gms gets big bang but i asked because i wanted to know which one to sacrifice for ultimate strafe and marksmenship.

Snipe seems to be useful in the really early levels, but when you get to the really high levels, snipe, like now, becomes just a piece of junk that does less damage than another ulti strafe and actually hurts dps o_O

Doesn't snipe have a 20 sec cool down at level 1? That seems pretty reasonable to keep at level 1 and focus on other skills.

i don't know if i'll level again or not before gms gets big bang but i asked because i wanted to know which one to sacrifice for ultimate strafe and marksmenship.

It really depends on where you grind (and of course the new (skill) formulas and cooldowns). In JMS there is only one high-level training ground (Neo Tokyo boss) and piercing isn't used at all. I plan on sacrificing piercing if NT boss is still around and sniping if its not. Hope this helps.

i don't know if i'll level again or not before gms gets big bang but i asked because i wanted to know which one to sacrifice for ultimate strafe and marksmenship.

What's your current build?

What's your current build?

currently it's 30 se, 30 boost, 30 snipe, 16 pierce, 1 dragon's breath, and 1 frostprey.

currently it's 30 se, 30 boost, 30 snipe, 16 pierce, 1 dragon's breath, and 1 frostprey.

You can cut some points out of SE. I'd personally drop 5 to get at least 21 Pierce.

So.. seeing as the date of BB is currently unknown. Here's a list of questions I would love to have answered:
1) Should I wait it out and make a BM/XBM then or should I start now?
2) Can I make a decent BM with 50m at the most for funding?

So.. seeing as the date of BB is currently unknown. Here's a list of questions I would love to have answered:
1) Should I wait it out and make a BM/XBM then or should I start now?
2) Can I make a decent BM with 50m at the most for funding?

1. i say start now. If you don't like the class for the first 50 levels, then i don't think you'll survive the run to 120.
2. I made my bowmaster with only 100k from my cousin. 50 mil is more than enough to start ANY character. and with the new potential system installed, your equips will be better than mine were.

You can cut some points out of SE. I'd personally drop 5 to get at least 21 Pierce.

i'm talking about post-big bang. i guess i'll sacrifice snipe for ultimate strafe, marksmenship, and pierce.

i'm talking about post-big bang. i guess i'll sacrifice snipe for ultimate strafe, marksmenship, and pierce.

Like I said, cut points out of SE.

Thanks for the response Worthy. here comes a few more questions:
1) What's the order of things to upgrade?
2) Str bonus equips or dex bonus equips? An explanation of why would be helpful as well.