Here I have mostly just copy pasted my notes, If people show intrest in these figures, ill Clarify a bit more
Bow done with 156 wpf, 6 PD
Darts with 7 PT, 150 wpf
Accuracy test!
5 Yards
10 arrow All hit 19 dps
10 war darts all hit 39 dps
10 yards
10 arrows all hit 19 Dps
10 darts, 1 miss 90% accuracy 35.1 dps
20 yards
10 arrows, 1 miss 90% accuracy 17.1 DPS
10 darts, 5 miss 50% accuarcy 19.5 dps
50 yards
20 arrows, 7 miss 65% accuracy 12.35 DPS
20 darts 14 miss 30% accuracy 11.7 DPS
Rate of fire.
Longbow, 10 arrows per 30 seconds
19 DPS (14 modified by armor)
Wardarts, 24 in 26 seconds. (Round out to be 27 per 30)
39 DPS (26 modified by armor, Base values used for all calculations, these are just here for more info)
So, we can conclude, that If ammo is a non-issue, War darts are preferable (against a stationary target) up to about 40 yards where longbow starts to win in DPS due to accuaracy.
Gold efficency.
Wardart 42.5 pierce per dart
5.9 gold per Pierce damage!
longbowbows 57 per bodkin
19 gold per Pierce damage with 1 quiver
12 gold per Pierce with 2 quivers
On a Gold to damage basis, Wardarts a just over twice as good. Assuming perfect accuracy.
Total damage
Assuming all hits hit the enemy (In the torso)
30 bodkins will do... 1710 damage!
And 24 war darts will hit for... 1020 damage...
So, to find the point at which the wardarts have a higher total damage we... Do nothing. Longbow has a MUCH higher potential damage, and this gap gets bigger with more distance.
HOWEVER! We need to find the distance at which the wardarts cease to be more efficient for your gold!
I won't explain the math here, PM me if you are curious. But here are the results
the longbow is more efficient right around where it surpasses the darts in DPS, this time at 45 yards. (Compared to 40 before)
Now, for clarity, I will be have this picture here to show you my estimate of "50 Yards"
http://imgur.com/xmxv5So, from a mathematical view, at ranges shorter than 35-50 yards, Throwers are SUPERIOR IN DPS. At longer distances, longbow wins. You also need to take in to account that if you are matching the longbows dps at this range, you will only be firing for about 25 seconds, whereas a bow goes for 1.5 minutes MINIMUM before it runs out of arrows. so even though it matches in dps at this range, due to higher rate of fire, you are in fact much worse off than the numbers suggest. if you really want to be all around better than a longbowman, you need to be throwing at ranges of less than 15 yards.
Basically, my conclusion is that Throwers are balanced, even though they are underplayed, and that to be a good thrower you should look like this
(You) X_________________________X(Enemy)
And that archers, to beat throwers in DPS and be generally more efficient you should look like this
(You)X____________________________________________________________________________X(Enemy)
Again, Ill clarify anything that need clarification, should you ask.
-Over (NINE THOUSAND!)
