Staff/Wand or Staff/Bow?

[Flushing]

So far I like both Staff/Wand and Staff/Bow.

I don't know what to choose.

If I go Staff/Bow, does Bow provide enough healing for self-heals?

Basically, my concern is survivability, and I heard Staff/Bow has the best range dps but poor survivability. Why is that if Bow is one of two weapons in the game with healing abilities?

As for Staff/Wand, I heard that you never have to worry about mana issues. Why is that.

Last, why doesn't anyone go Staff/Crossbow?

Thanks guys.

[76561199231778554]

omg troll lvl i experience at mmos

[PixelTricks]

I went staff/dagger this go round. Tried bow/wand in EA and while it was okay in groups, it wasn't as much fun soloing since a good portion of the skills are healing related and you can spend a lot of time healing yourself while you wait for the cooldowns to enable you to attack again.

[ComeGetSome]

We just need a Dps/Hps recount

[jidaeng]

Wand / Staff is good for pve and pvp,
PVE : Healing, mobbing, hybrid dps
PVP : PVP healing, CC, Hybrid DPS, small and large scale pvp,

Good hybrid between a healer and DPS that has capabilities of putting chunks of opponents into sleep. The wand's active skills provide the necessary support and Crowd Control, while The Staff provides the combination with its elemental spells that synergize with each other.

Longbow / Staff good dps, boss clearing, PVE only
This build allows you to deal astonishing damage from a distance while remaining completely self-sustaining.

[marsHm311oW]

Oh finally the troll got banned.

[Flushing]

Originally posted by jidaeng:

Wand / Staff is good for pve and pvp,
PVE : Healing, mobbing, hybrid dps
PVP : PVP healing, CC, Hybrid DPS, small and large scale pvp,

Good hybrid between a healer and DPS that has capabilities of putting chunks of opponents into sleep. The wand's active skills provide the necessary support and Crowd Control, while The Staff provides the combination with its elemental spells that synergize with each other.

Longbow / Staff good dps, boss clearing, PVE only
This build allows you to deal astonishing damage from a distance while remaining completely self-sustaining.

So Longbow / Staff is not good for PvP?

[Siameasy]

Originally posted by Flushing:

Originally posted by jidaeng:

Wand / Staff is good for pve and pvp,
PVE : Healing, mobbing, hybrid dps
PVP : PVP healing, CC, Hybrid DPS, small and large scale pvp,

Good hybrid between a healer and DPS that has capabilities of putting chunks of opponents into sleep. The wand's active skills provide the necessary support and Crowd Control, while The Staff provides the combination with its elemental spells that synergize with each other.

Longbow / Staff good dps, boss clearing, PVE only
This build allows you to deal astonishing damage from a distance while remaining completely self-sustaining.

So Longbow / Staff is not good for PvP?

i'm bow/staff and it wrecks in large scale pvp but for smaller encountrers you will get focused and killed as you have no defensive skills. For small scale pvp bow/staff most use a third weapon - dagger (bow/dagger) Its not too much of a hassle as it use's the same equipment/traits and just needs a dagger levelled a bit.

[Flushing]

Originally posted by Siameasy:

Originally posted by Flushing:

So Longbow / Staff is not good for PvP?

i'm bow/staff and it wrecks in large scale pvp but for smaller encountrers you will get focused and killed as you have no defensive skills. For small scale pvp bow/staff most use a third weapon - dagger (bow/dagger) Its not too much of a hassle as it use's the same equipment/traits and just needs a dagger levelled a bit.

Thank you, would wand / staff use the same traits as dagger / staff if I was going for a dps build?