Here's an interesting chart I just made, graphing (dmg + bonus dmg + arrow dmg) / delay for a bunch of bows. The y-axis is the ratio, and the x axis is cycling through various mainhands. The mainhands are swiftblade of zek, swarmcaller, argent protector, earthshaker, and they're repeated three times, with 1dmg arrows, 3dmg arrows, and 8dmg arrows.
The thing that stands out to me is that Bow of the Huntsman and Exquisite Velium Reinforced Bow are virtually identical. If you have a low-bonus mainhand the velium is better, but with an AP or Earthshaker the Huntsman is actually better damage-wise, although it'll still eat a little more arrows.
Seems like if I've got Huntsman/Swarmcaller the Earthshaker will be a bigger upgrade than the Exquisite Velium, which is a bit of a surprise to me.
This is all predicated on using (dmg + bonus dmg + arrow dmg) / delay as the comparison.
Edit: this is using the bonus damage chart for a level 57, which is my current level.
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