Ranger - Deathly (Reaper) Arrow Vs Spiral Arrows

[Adrilz]

Reaper Arrow seems very cool, but its DPS seems to pale in comparison to Spiral Arrows.

I fully charged a Reaper Arrow and shot it on an Ogre's head and it only took like 10% of its health, while Spiral Arrow's did pretty much the same but it had a much faster charge speed, and it stunned the Ogre.

Is Reaper Arrow really useful, at least in comparison with Spiral Arrows?

[zadymek]

Spiral Arrow is one of the weakest skills in the game (basically useful only for inflicting debilitations) while Deathly (Reaper) Arrow is one of the strongest.

Conclusion: You messed up your Deathly Arrow. The skill requires timely release (right on being charged) and at the right distance to reach its full potential (700% damage).

Not only vs. Reaper Arrow, Spiral Arrow pales in comarison with Dire Arrow - if DA was properly used.

BTW Be aware that it, actually, matters WHEN you shoot the Ogre in the face.

[Adrilz]

Originally posted by zadymek:

Spiral Arrow is one of the weakest skills in the game (basically useful only for inflicting debilitations) while Deathly (Reaper) Arrow is one of the strongest.

Conclusion: You messed up your Deathly Arrow. The skill requires timely release (right on being charged) and at the right distance to reach its full potential (700% damage).

Not only vs. Reaper Arrow, Spiral Arrow pales in comarison with Dire Arrow - if DA was properly used.

BTW Be aware that it, actually, matters WHEN you shoot the Ogre in the face.

Ooh I get it. So with Reaper's Arrow, I'll need to release as soon as it's fully charged 3 times?

Also, I just read from the Wiki and apparently it says Reaper's Arrow is bugged and it has less damage than Deathly Arrow? Should I just downgrade it?

[zadymek]

Originally posted by Adrilz:

Ooh I get it. So with Reaper's Arrow, I'll need to release as soon as it's fully charged 3 times?

Yup. You can use the charging bar as a reference, but more useful is to focus on aiming ;)
...and release the moment you see the flash and "woosh" sound.

Originally posted by Adrilz:

Also, I just read from the Wiki and apparently it says Reaper's Arrow is bugged and it has less damage than Deathly Arrow? Should I just downgrade it?

Downgrade? You just Undequip the skill ring and the skill is gone.

BTW Note that the wiki bug info refers to Pawns.

[Adrilz]

Originally posted by zadymek:

Downgrade? You just Undequip the skill ring and the skill is gone.

Yes, that's what I mean. Lol

Originally posted by zadymek:

BTW Note that the wiki bug info refers to Pawns.

Well, it says "May only affect pawns", so I thought there was a chance it might affect the Arisen too, like it may not only affect the pawn, but the Arisen too. But I realize what it actually means now.

Originally posted by zadymek:

Yup. You can use the charging bar as a reference, but more useful is to focus on aiming ;)
...and release the moment you see the flash and "woosh" sound.

Got it. Thanks a lot!

[Guh~hey~hey~♫]

Reaper arrow is burst and knock down skill.
Instant big damage on an already knocked down/sleepy target, or for stacking knock down effect from a safe distance (for some ennemies hitting a specific part with high knock down power get them down way faster, or are part of a mechanic to knock them down)

Corsckrew arrow is for delivering debilitations (secial arrows, rusted longbow) or for DPS.
Only probablem is that it needs to be used kinda close to be effective.

Basically you need both. reaper arrow when you're far from the target, or when the target is already controlled/neutralized/KD, Corckscrew arrow when you're close or are trying to torpor/petrify/silence/etc....


Also given how defense works in the game, against high defense ennemies, you might prefer a skill that deal enough damage to breach the thresold than a skill that deal lot of weak hits, all almost negated by the defense, when it comes to dealing significant damages.


Another thing about reaper: It's timing sensitive, you need to release it the exact moment it get charged, otherwise you dont get the full damages. If you succed at timing your release, you'll get a slight flashing effect to confirm your successfull shot.