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moofalope
20-08-2005, 06:34
im asumeing botd.. it has good damgae high ias and other good stats. withwild i dont see wuts so good. :lol:
Evrae Altana
20-08-2005, 07:31
Faith is also a fantastic bow.

withwild i dont see wuts so good.
It has a chance to cast Amplify Damage when you hit an enemy and it has Deadly Strike based on character level. This means you can do FOUR TIMES your listed damage. It also comes with two holes for your socketing pleasure.
superdave
20-08-2005, 10:09
if i was rating bows....i would put botd under faith and wf....probably in an even heat with the wws
moofalope
20-08-2005, 18:48
so faith bow for my zon? well what do i socket it with. also isnt it exspensive?
Dacar92
20-08-2005, 19:43
so faith bow for my zon? well what do i socket it with. also isnt it exspensive?

I answered your question in this thread (http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?p=3767555#post3767555).

I would appreciate it if you would stop asking the same questions in different threads. I will start deleting your posts.
moofalope
20-08-2005, 20:18
oo srry dcar i didnt see you posted on my other thread..
Dacar92
20-08-2005, 21:07
The point is: don't ask the same questions in multiple threads. Your questions will be answered. Sometimes it takes a little while for the right person to come around.

Thanks
XZON
21-08-2005, 01:46
Figured I'd answer one of the posts. Best bow for a straffer is Windforce. Hands down. Second would be probably Faith GMB and third would be Botd. Why Windforce...

1. WF Can hit 9/2 which is almost identical to the strafe speed a faith can hit of 8/2. The difference in a 10 arrow strafe is only 1 frame (from 27 to 26 which is only about 3.5% faster).

2. Damage while wearing fortitude and having a lot of dex will be much higher with WF than a faith (max damage on char screen around 25% higher at level 90). Throw on a pride polearm on both builds (concentration aura) and the difference gets even bigger.

3. Since you have high dex with either build, the ITD from faith will not matter.

4. Built in Mana Leech as well as knockback. Figure out the best possible gear for either build and you will see why this is important.

Faith is an incredible bow but mostly because you can hit 7 frames for guided and multi. Unfortunatelly for straffing, we did not get any help from faith. Now fortitude on the other hand...