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So, I have started a new char, this time completely pure int (and pure int spear so as to level faster). But, I was reading on some other forums about the idea of a pure int bow.

Forget the whole...no defense argument, at least in relation to pvp...

FOR LEVELING a character (to 80) would that be faster than pure int spear? (Since I'm going by hand...party mobs, champs, and giants aren't that hard to avoid). But becuase of mana shield, I'd have high defense (combined with protector set or armor).

However, it's undeniable that the attack speed for a bow is much faster than any other build.

So...to reiterate my question, if I added bow, and just used that FOR LEVELING, would that be SIGNIFICANTLY faster than pure int spear?

*from this point on person who brings up inadequacies in pvp will be labeled as an idiot immediatly below this*

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Furthermore, I know there is a pure int spear with sosun on Babel...but are there any with simply a +3/+4 bow that you know of?

I know that crits would be insignificant, but that's true for a pure int spear as well...

With a pure INT bow, you can't nuke well. Nukers have great AoE capabilities. Bows don't have them. I don't think a pure INT bow would level as fast as a pure INT spear. A good spear can 1-shot stuff, from decent range. But it takes an great bow to 1-shot stuff.

You do have a point thouhgh.... the idea of devil arrow and strong bow craft on an INT is scary lol.

I'm 70:70 hybrid now. I was intending to be pure INT at first, but I changed my mind.

Pure int bow is good until level 30, but then you get nukes and spear has better magical attack than a bow. So spear nukers will level faster. Think about it.

I have a pure int spear nuker right now >.>

I meant...becuase of the attack rate with bow...wouldn't that be faster than nuking...

Like, let's say I do a nuke with a spear and do 10K of damage that takes four seconds.

Let's say I use bow...and just a regular attack of 3K per arrow...meaning just for the regular attack it would be 12k in 4 seconds...I don't know

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I'm going to bed...classes tommorow.

I don't want to pull a desolator and say things that aren't coherent.

pure int bow lvls much faster than pure int using nuke. nobody can ks u

i KS you with my hybrid bow, just because I crit, and you don't

yea, if you crit. overall, pure int bow lvls the fastest. i met one in the caves. i got no chance even to cast a single nuke.

[SD]Stress wrote:Nukers have great AoE capabilities. Bows don't have them.

Berserker arrow
Autumn wind
Mind bow

ice imbue. light nukes. aoe bow skills.

i see many nukers, spear and s/s, at my training spots usually run away because they cannot handle party mobs.

spear will still be faster if u can 1nuke KO regular mobs. since you are gonna be nuker, u could switch between weapons to suit your grinding.

I know this is a dumb question, but...what would the damage out put be for just a regular bow shot with teh imbue...I'd expect it to be high since...mag damage = massive...but anyone tried just a regular attack with bow...

I've got a pure int bow up to lvl 65. This was before the euro update. Should be a viable build now that certain skills were upgraded, and new skills adds to the usability of the char. It can lvl very fast, and dont forget that your primary wpn skill is bow, but you could easily switch to s/s or s, for extra def or mag dmg.

Whether a bow would level fasters depends a bit on where you are grinding and the skills you decide to use.

Also it is wrong to think that crits are insignificant for an int bow ... a bow with a high crit is very helpful.

yamataka wrote:Whether a bow would level fasters depends a bit on where you are grinding and the skills you decide to use.

Also it is wrong to think that crits are insignificant for an int bow ... a bow with a high crit is very helpful.

+ 1 There is no extra damage which are bad.

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Wow, this thing looks efficient

BakaFish wrote:

yamataka wrote:Whether a bow would level fasters depends a bit on where you are grinding and the skills you decide to use.

Also it is wrong to think that crits are insignificant for an int bow ... a bow with a high crit is very helpful.

+ 1 There is no extra damage which are bad.

Then...I think you're supporting int bow...

the damage output would be MUCH higher for an int bow...

it's jsut there are no crits. The overall damage per unit time is much greater.

EGYPT, are you the same one from oasis?