[color:"orange"] With or without shield [/color]
1H skill will ONLY boost your skill if you're fighting with a one handed weapon WITHOUT a shield
with shield skill will ONLY boost your skill if you're fighting with a one handed weapon WITH shield
[color:"orange"]Bow or crossbow [/color]
"Better" is somewhat subjective of course, so I'll try for objective information:
bows: piercing damage (or shadow), agility based (extra dam from agility)
crossbows: crushing damage (or shadow, bone), strength based (extra dam from strength)
Speed: Without investing much points in reload time, crossbows are faster (one point in reload time: reload speed 9, each additional point reload speed +1)
Later on bows are faster (one point in reload time: reload speed 2, each additional point reload speed +2)
Damage: Crossbows can do more damage than bows
Accuracy: For bows, you will profit from higher agility (to use your weapon and do extra weapon damage), but raising points in accuracy weapon skill starts at 16 (each additional point gives +8)(keep in mind though that crossbow skills can't be raised as high as bow skills in the beginning because the teachers for the crossbow skills are not as good)
For crossbows, you don't need to have a high agility and probably won't have a high agility, but raising points in accuracy weapon skill starts at 72 (each additional point gives +8)
So, after this very objective info, I'll give you my very subjective opinion:
I find crossbows better for early game (since I usually start by dumping points in strength for better armour, crossbows better with strength; and starting speed higher)
But bows better for late game (high agility DOES make a difference for hitting enemies, plus you get extra weapon damage from the agility; and after dumping points in reload times, the bows are definitely faster -> this for me being the main advantage of bows)
Last edited by Desdemona; 29/07/04 07:22 AM.
