What is the current archer meta?

[WITCHCRAFT]

I retired my archer shortly after the rework with all the new bows added. I don't have an archer right now, but still have +3 Rus Bow and +3 Bodkins. Which of the new bows is worth using? Do you play your archer STR or AGI heavy? What melee backup weapon do you bring?

[axel]

Generation:1
 
Type: Regular
Gender: Male
Level:34
 
Experience: 4,871,748
Level up in: 3,127,272
 
Next level: 7,999,020
Kills/Deaths: 72/122, 1:1.7
Stats   
Attribute points: 0
Strength: 15
Agility: 30 
 Weapon points: 0
One Handed: 1 
Two Handed: 1 
Polearm: 1 
Throwing: 1 
Crossbow: 1 
Archery: 200 
 Skill points: 0
Weapon Master: 9 
Athletics: 9
Riding: 0 
Iron Flesh: 0 
Shield: 0 
Horse Archery: 0 
Power Strike: 0 
Power Draw: 5 
Power Throw: 0 

I play with the Composite bow, I think it's the best one by far. The bow is nice overall...
(10/10)-excellent projectile speed (one of the best stat IMO)
(6.5/10)-damage is average but enough
(8.5/10)-Accuracy is high
(6.5/10)-Draw speed is average
(7/10)-Weight is ok (3 is not too much if you play agy whore)
-Only 1 slot for all those stats.. WEW M8

I plan on going 18/30
I already outrun most people at 9 athletic even with 3 stacks of tatar arrows and next level ill have 10. Don't put any point in weapon master past 8 if you plan on going level 37 with 18 strength and 6PD. (I can make good games and my bow and arrows aren't master craft)

[axel]

You can Also go for the xp/gold farming build that I used to get 16gen on my main:

-Masterwork Nomad Bow
-Arrows x3(doesn't have to be masterwork)
-any light armor gear
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Level:34
Strength:18
Agility:27

Weapon Master:8
Athletic:9
Power Draw:6 (maximum you can get with that bow)

Weapon points:
-Archery: 184

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The whole point of this build is to make tons of points while being useless and doing no damage (lol).
I actually made so much valor that I was almost all the time in x5
All you wanna do is hit and run or focus cavalry horses (every hit only give you 1point but its enough  ) also if you'r close enough try to duel archers... They'll lose almost everytime because of your draw speed and their low armor.

[njames89]

My archer is gonna be 21/18 I think. Should ask lucky/Sellka what they use. Those nerds are godlike with a bow.

[Taser]

There's a current archer meta?

Thought it was "Fuck there's an archer on the server. Ban he before 5 people leave and the server dies"

[WITCHCRAFT]

There's a current archer meta?

Thought it was "Fuck there's an archer on the server. Ban he before 5 people leave and the server dies"

Actually it's "25 people in the server, both teams have 6+ archers, better get on my ranged alt."

My crossbower is 19/26 (heavy xbow str req ugh) and at level 35 will be 19/27 with 6 PS and full ath/WM. My archery looms are rotting in storage, and I love having lots of alts to switch to. I think my last archer was 18/27 pure archery build, with a cheap pierce or blunt 1H for backup. Worked great on Defend the Virgin, but I felt like I never killed anyone on the battle servers. Is 21/21 balanced build worth it? My 21/21 2H guy is mediocre at everything and I don't really like playing him...

I also have +3 throwing hammers rotting in storage. Can you still do retard strength build throwers? Tempted to try that instead. Throwing hammer is fucking ace in melee mode as well.

[njames89]

Yeah there has been a lot of ranged on lately I have definitely been joining in on this C(S:GO)RPG. Nearly got my archer to lvl 34 again

[Larvae]

When i was playing with my archer,i had 27/18,0 athletics,as u cant run away with those 10 kg arrow bags,so why wasting points into it.
wpf fully in archery,just used a 0 slot 1h to block and nudge enemys away (far away with that amount of str) and 9 pd and the rest into IF and PS.

Used ofc the long bow or war/rus bow