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ironweasel
24-05-2006, 04:34
I currently have a level 53 Bowazon (strictly PvM) that has 32 (yes, thirty two) unused skill points. For equipment I have a Valkyrie Wing helm (+2 Skills), rare gloves with +2 Passive & Magic skills, Lycanders Aim (+2 skills & +2 Bow & Crossbow skills) and at level 65 I will add a Highlord's Wrath, and I also hope to obtain a Hellfire Torch as well.

Total to All Skills +4 (+8 possible with Highlords/Torch)
Total to Passive & Magic +6 (+10 possible with Highlords/Torch)
Total to Bow & Crossbow +6 (+10 possible with Highlords/Torch)

I have base skills allocated as such:

Passive & Magic
1 - Inner Sight
1 - Slow Missles
1 - Decoy
1 - Valkyrie
1 - Dodge
1 - Avoid
1 - Evade
1 - Penetrate
1 - Pierce
7 - Critical Strike

Bow & Crossbow
1 - Magic Arrow
1 - Guided Arrow
1 - Cold Arrow
1 - Ice Arrow
1 - Freezing Arrow
5 - Multishot

The last time I had an Amazon was way back in 1.08 in which I had maxed multishot, freezing arrow, pierce, and valkryie. A Windforce bow and Razortail belt allowed me to pretty much solo a Hell Cow level with no problems. But then again, since 1.10 and all the synergy nonsense, I'm not sure where I should allocate my skills. However, thus far I have managed to get into Act 4 Nightmare without any major problems.

This is a straight bow character, so I'm not putting anything into the Javelin & Spear tree. I had an excellent time with multishot back in the day, but now I hear conflicting information in regards to multishot vs. strafe.
Yes, I have checked out the Multishot vs. Strafe topic already but that didn't really sway my mind one way or the other. You have to remember that "strafe-lock" was an issue when I last played a Bowazon.


I have 32 skills points right now to play around with - give me some ideas on where I should put them.

Blastnsmash
25-05-2006, 02:30
My two cents - i'm a big fan of strafe and knock back. Multi shot is good but strafe is good as well, perhaps it depends on your style of play and how smart you are with strafe lock.

As far as your skill go, i'd go for strafe or multi. Max penetrate.

Uchiha Sasuke
27-05-2006, 03:21
Is your zon pvp or pvm?