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Title: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Torchy on July 03, 2013, 12:44:17 am
i want to be a horse archer and was wondering what is the best bow to use loomed or unloomed i also wanted to know whats a solid build for HA
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Senni__Ti on July 03, 2013, 03:45:29 pm
Your best bet is to make an alt and STF it. (You can then freely respec it until you find a build you like).

As for gear, I'm not sure what the weight limit is for no WPF penalty (might be 10).
I try to stick under 10 weight for my armour.

Horse wise, I like to use an arabian whenever I can (I loomed it to +2), but only my Yumi build can ride it.
I spend most of my time on a saddle horse with my Horn bow alt. (I try to make a little money)
But it would work well on a destrier or courser. (Or heavier if you have cash to burn ;))

Bow wise, I use a horn bow on my alt and a yumi bow on my STF (different builds required). Either way you'll probably need bodkins to do any real damage.

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Even though the Yumi has less HA, I haven't really noticed a difference. I probably can't do mid - longrange shots as easily, but as a HA, you probably won't want to.

You will also draw the bow slightly slower, and the arrows won't fly as fast. Makes it slightly more difficult to have a HA/HX/archer duel when you have a Yumi.

But this is all offset it my mind by the very tasty damage. Admittedly I spent most of my Horn bow time with barbed arrows, and all my Yumi time with Bodkins. (So the difference in damage may not be all that great)

Again, it's worth testing with a STF to find which best suits you. There is also plenty other builds which allow some melee prof, so you won't die as much when dismounted ;P.

Loom wise, I could guess, but I've never loomed a bow or arrows.

I would probably loom your bow first, as you can then mess around with different arrows (You probably won't switch bow regularly).
It's good to loom a horse too, they get some pretty nice stat boosts from looming.
Armour looms would probably be my last port of call, you won't survive that much longer in loomed light armour vs light armour.

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Ronin on July 04, 2013, 11:59:24 pm
The builds get transpozed in level 33 :D
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Stormcrow on July 06, 2013, 05:25:47 pm
Level 30
Strength: 18
Agility: 21

Archery WPF: 163

Weapon master: 7
Riding: 7
Horse archery: 3
Power draw: 6

Good build, But a waste of 7 skill points for 10 achery wpf


Level 30
Strength: 18
Agility: 18

Archery WPF: 148
1H WPF: 59

Weapon master: 6
Riding: 6
Horse archery: 3
Power draw: 6
Power strike:6
Iron flesh:2
or
ath:2

This build is much more versatile and when your horse dies you wont be a useless piece of crap


Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Grumpy_Nic on July 07, 2013, 08:50:14 pm
Quote from: Stormcrow on July 06, 2013, 05:25:47 pm
Level 30
Strength: 18
Agility: 18

Archery WPF: 148
1H WPF: 59

Weapon master: 6
Riding: 6
Horse archery: 3
Power draw: 6
Power strike:6
Iron flesh:2
or
ath:2

This build is much more versatile and when your horse dies you wont be a useless piece of crap

gonna use that on my alt
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Fredom on July 07, 2013, 10:52:43 pm
http://forum.meleegaming.com/guides/horse-archery-guide/

Here a guide just made for Horse Archery.
I suppose that the Horn Bow is the best HA bow, loomed as well as unloomed.
Greetings
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Miwiw on July 07, 2013, 10:58:04 pm
That guide is not up to date though. It's older than a year already. :)

18-21 should still be the best HA build though, with MW Yumi. If you go with Horn Bow, take the same build or go 15-24. If you play Strat, don't stay with 15 STR only. When joining Strat most armies got Long/Rus Bows and you need the dmg.
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Varadin on July 08, 2013, 08:28:28 am
best bow is bagge bow.
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Templar_Steevee on July 08, 2013, 09:13:12 am
Quote from: Waradin on July 08, 2013, 08:28:28 am
best bow is bagge bow.

Bagge is able to kill most of archers with short bow, user is more important than bow. If you are shitty archer even with best bow you can do shit compared to Bagge with short bow.
Title: Re: What is Best Bow for HA
Post by: Varadin on July 08, 2013, 09:26:39 am
agreed