(Off-topic: hi everybody, I am the same Just Somebody from RuneScape gold before, the one who did fakes. I have come out of sin. However, I'm f2p, and things have not really changed - it's still bow and arrow, or that pathetic peashooter known as the crossbow. With the release of dungeoneering, the most effective weapon I can get is the sighted maple longbow. However, is it really the best weapon? I had believed that it would be, but I conversed with a member who stated that"longbow fails" period. So I feel that the topic merits further investigation.

Here is the information I gathered so much: Shortbows fire a little less than twice as quickly as longbows, and I'm pretty sure are on rapid. Ranged stat bonuses are somewhat irrelevant to max hit for variety - only variety lvl and metal over the arrow matters. Watching a person with lvl 60 range, iron arrows, even sighted maple longbow, didn't produce damage that has been spectacular by any means I comprehend. The counterargument is, high ranged stat bonuses = higher average harm, which can translate into faster kills as time passes.

And critically, here's a point of concept: why a scimi (or even a rune sword, for that matter) beats the battleaxe is the fact that it may hit twice at time a battleaxe strikes. Assuming somebody hits max 150 with a b'axe, the scimi can strike 2x130 or even 2x100 in precisely the same period of time and conquer the harm. This stage is much stronger from the shortbow-longbow question, since the longbow does not even strike harder than the shortbow. The dice are more important than ever if a shortbow strikes for at least 50% of their maximum hit every moment, the longbow can not match it even scoring max hits on every shooter.

So to recap, the slowness of the longbow is a grave concern - does exactly the ranged attack bonus warrant the investment (of tokens that might be spent on an arcane blast necklace) and the forfeit of rapidity? Pardon the big words, and thanks in advance.

When you've got a 200k budget, then I advise you to consider: Sacred clay helm. Sacred clay platebody. Sacred clay platelegs. Mystic boots. Finest RFD gloves. Explorer's ring. Your best cape. I also highly recommend you get 70 Magic so it is possible to use Black Salamanders. Otherwise use slayer dart using a god publication, and have a melee weapon in your devise, equip some cheap bolts (wide ), and have a crossbow on buy RS gold your invent (for Ahrim.) .