Help With My Journey to BowMaster

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thread starter maplemukmude Apr 10 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

So im making a BM and i need tips, motivation, and advice. So please post some tips, and videos and answer my questions. For example: tip: max arrow blow before booster so u lvl fast. Questions: 1. At what lvl can i newt? and what is the %/hour till 120 SOLO w/ hs 2. What should my bow atk be at 120, for me to be useful at zakum, newt party. (zakum doesnt have to be that useful) 3. How hard is SE to obtain? or Does a bowman get SE when he becomes a BM? 4. How hard is 50-120? 5. Should i buy a 25dex robe? or a str top dex bottem LATER ON. Or end game with strtop/dex bot. 6. What are the normal and fastest training spots FROM LVL 50-120? 7. What kind of arrows are good to use? Thanks for the help and if i have more questions i will add EDIT: 8. If i maker a bow for 120 (not the reverse one) which one should i maker? and what ores should i use on it? ALSO: i have a bishop so i can leech myself through harder times

My Characters: xLLovecLeric - 123 Khaini Bishop

Krushor 04/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

it's hard as hell! wait I mean 1. I did newts at 98ish, it's not bad exp but Typhons is still better up to 105 2. no idea really, i don't think they really care as long as your SE doesn't run out every 10 seconds 3. not sure about the quest for the skill (is there even one?) but the skillbooks are relatively cheap 4. 110+ is hell, everything is smooth and easy if you don't mind waiting a few years 5. don't buy a dex robe, worthless later on and don't do much for your damage. cheaper to 100% makered overalls 6. windraiders 50-80 typhons 80-105 newts 105 to whatever (lots of variety, huh?) 7. the ones that don't run out every 5 minutes

My Characters: TheKrushooor - 117 Mardia Ranger

whatgundamami 04/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

for number 7 just use soul arrow you get that in 2nd job 4) 51-70, just get tws at cpq2 maybe, iono, maybe go wrs from 71-w/e lv you can leech at gallos. just a thought

My Characters: P3rfectNight - 33 Bera Night Walker

linking + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Questions: 1. Start when you have max strafe and a decent level of hawk. For most this is around 100. 2. This depends entirely on your funding. At 120 I was using a 113 dark Nisrock. 3. You get Se up to level 10. SE 20 can be quite pricy but can be obtained from pianus should you choose to hunt it. 4. 50-70 is not the easiest as its mostly Pqing or windraiders. but from 80-120 typhons offer amazing exp rates. 5. I have no idea, Im partial to overalls as I like how they look. 6. Pretty much 50-7x is windraiders, then from then on to 100 its typhons and after that you can move to Jr.newts 7. The free ones, called soul arrow anything else is just a hassle to obtain. Sorry if I was a tad unhelpfull :S

My Characters: Shiek77354 - 133 Khaini I/L Arch Mage

Freeinternet 04/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hamstring, Bow Expertise, and Sharp Eyes are all core Bowmaster skills.

My Characters: Freemodem3rd - 135 Khaini Marksman

blazi4ever 04/10/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Just from someone who can play both a BM and MM... 1. On my Marksman, I didn't start newting until like 124...unfortunately I was a crazy girl who trained on gobies from like, level 90-124. @___@; I'm not exactly when my friend started to newt on his BM so I don't really know the answer to this one. =x 2. My friend's BM is level 160 and he's still using a 114 attack 2 dex White Nisrock. 3. On fourth job advancement (as a bowmaster), you automatically get Maple Warrior, Sharp Eyes, Hamstring. Hurricane, concentrate, phoenix, dragon's breath must be obtained via quests. 4. Back in my days (and my hubby's most likely)...oh boy it would take someone forever to even get to 120. Compared to then to now, seeing everyone level so quickly you shouldn't have a problem. Well, I guess that really depends. Of course, people 2xing + leeching are going to level so fast. I'm not sure about the people who purely grind because I don't even see them around anymore. =/ 5. People commonly stick to overalls because they provide more str + dex together than a top + bottom would...not exactly sure about this one. :x 6. Not sure anymore; again back in my days (and my hubby's most likely), there were limited training areas. You should probably check the archer training spots guide on the forums; they have the spots much more updated than my head lol. 7. ATTACK ARROWS DOES NOT STACK WITH SOUL ARROW (wish they did lol).

My Characters: Harini - 140 Scania Marksman

maplemukmude 04/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

These are some really nice responses keep em coming

My Characters: xLLovecLeric - 123 Khaini Bishop

demiz3 04/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

@harini purely grinding is complete hell lol i have no idea how people train so dang fast even tho WR sniping is amazing exp, it's life depleting =.='' i dont even know where to train other than WRs from 55-70...

My Characters: mrgraphiti - 56 Broa Crossbow Man

SaderSader + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ranger trains so slow, out of all my charecters it was the most pain in the hind class to get to 4th... 3rd job dmg is ridiculously low (maybe 10k critical tops Arrow Rain at like lvl 100 T-T...) and it takes a lot of motivation to get to 120 =P .But uh i did Typhons from 80-100 then Gallos party from 100-120. Its about 25%/hr at typhons up until like lvl 90 then it gets slow, at gallos i got about 12.5% an hour partied with a Drk and a priest. For your ranger i wouldnt newt until BM because its slow and boring =P... lvling once again is intensely difficult compared to like.. any other class... good thing is SE books are like almost free now O.o Just wait til like lvl 80 or 90 to get a good stat robe cuz they cost a lot less.. And uh.. soul arrows are good to use O-O

Freeinternet 04/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] demiz3 : @harini purely grinding is complete hell lol i have no idea how people train so dang fast even tho WR sniping is amazing exp, it's life depleting =.='' i dont even know where to train other than WRs from 55-70... [/quote] Lab C-2 in Magatia. You will make nice use of Iron Arrow there.

My Characters: Freemodem3rd - 135 Khaini Marksman

darkomega 04/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

you have plenty of answers at this point the best tip i can give you is: typhon from when you have atleast 15 AR, til 105, at that point party newts with HS is faster. and party newts will be what you have until further notice lol probably a few lvls past 120

My Characters: AeroBlade3 - 97 Broa Ranger

demiz3 04/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Freeinternet : Lab C-2 in Magatia. You will make nice use of Iron Arrow there. [/quote] ah, thanks bro i shall try that out tomorrow at 2x :D

My Characters: mrgraphiti - 56 Broa Crossbow Man