Bow damage formula?

[Snaggles]

Originally Posted by Botten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Speaking of double damage
Is double damage from a ranger result in more or less damage compared to Warriors?

I haven’t seen enough warrior bow parses to know but the weighted axe + bow game for them is very interesting. Especially if one is beserking.

In most situations it seems they are fairly even (maybe the edge to a zerking warrior). Rooted targets or moving targets really ruin the ranger fun. The BFG in some ways makes up for this, both in peak dps and not relying on ranged attacks on root or snare. It’s just nice two opposite classes can both share in an eclectic hobby, lol.

Also…

Thanks bcbrown and Tytos!

As a big BFG nerd it’s always confused me a bit. It doesn’t seem to have massive crits like the multiplying factors would make you believe. Most my crits on disc with 8 damage arrows are in the mid 300 range…yet it churns out dps in an underrated fashion. It using a 2h modifier similar to how the archery skill relies on MH delay actually makes a ton of sense. It must be that fat middle of the Bell Curve pays off in the end.

As for rotting efficiency, I hate to say it but I might have to pull the Skydarkener out of the bank. 28/44 is a horrid ratio but the damage is only 5 base points from a Primal. With an Earthshaker you get those 56 damage bonus hits and with a lot of Dex it’s likely 4ppm at minimum. At 184 per DD that’s just stretching your arrow budget. I’m still not enough of a sadist to quad kite with one though but it might let me delusionally pretend I have a Windstriker.