Talk:Longbow

Wasn't entirely sure I was even going to use the longbow with firearms now in the game, but since I've seen the Warrior nuke enemies with it, I changed my mind. Eive Windgrace 09:48, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Ye warrior bow is da bomb, though I wonder if it will outclas the ranger, which brings me to my next point: why is there no ranger/warrior longbow footage (except the skill vids)? or did I miss something? 77.249.45.102 06:40, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

There is plenty of ranger longbow footage, and some warrior longbow footage. For the Ranger one, just look up the 50 minute WarTower gameplay video. For the Warrior ones you'll have to hunt around from GDC2010 but it IS there. 209.89.54.162 07:10, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Barrage

Do we have any confirmation that Barrage is a longbow skill? Eive 22:07, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Yes. Chriskang 23:59, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Yeah I saw that on the Barrage page, that's why I added the category here. :P But thanks for the link. Eive 00:02, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Can Longbow Wielders Move While Attacking?

The answer to the question seems to have been confirmed as yes for the shortbow. What about the longbow? -- Blue Phoenix 01:28, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Yes, for most of the skills. --zeeZ (talk) 01:36, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

only shortbow users are able to move while attacking. afaik --The Holy Dragons 10:45, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

In the more recent demos longbow users have been able to move while using most of their skills. - Giant Nuker 15:35, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Question #113: "In the recent Mesmer skill video it appeared a ranger used the skill, Rapid Fire, (previously a longbow skill) with a short bow. Is this official? Any news on the replacement longbow skill if so?" Answer: "No it was a longbow, you can just move while using longbow now, cause its more "FUN"" Source: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1014882&postcount=1 Arshay Duskbrow 03:01, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

I added that info to the page now that it's confirmed. --Vassar 03:12, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

It has been that way ever since at least gamescom/pax. You move slower while using its weapon skills, that might probably be noteworthy too... --zeeZ (talk) 03:16, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Scratch that. Looking at the footage again there was no speed reduction when using rapid fire... Dunno where I got that idea from --zeeZ (talk) 03:22, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Longbow Range

It's not clear you can say the longbow has longer range than shortbow. The Ranger skill Cross Fire has a 1200 range, which is the same as the no-recharge longbow skill Long Range Shot. Not only that, but the no-recharge longbow warrior skill, Dual Shot has a 900 range. Ixchel 03:37, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

The maximum range on a longbow is 1500. The maximum range on a shortbow is 1200. 72.161.125.142 23:06, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Longbow Warriors firing 2 arrows instead of one ~ Adrenaline advantage?

Should it be mentioned somewhere that the auto-attack for a longbow warrior fires two arrows at once? Also how about a comparison of adrenaline gain between the rifle and longbow? 192.168.104.79 12:22, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Maybe mention it on the actual weapon skill's page.192.168.104.79 23:12, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Weapon Speed

Looks like for hunters, the longbow fires once every 1.25 seconds. If someone can confirm that this is the case for Warriors too that bit should probably be on the wiki. --Shibz 23:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Attack speeds should be on the skill's page, not on the weapon's page.192.168.104.83 23:09, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Weapon strength

Maximum damage range = 1200 ? It is known that weapon strength is a random number uniformerly distributed between a min and a max value. If 1200 is the max, what's the min ? What's the average ? Is it a 1000-1200 (1100 average like most two-handed weapons), or is it 1100-1200 (like rifle, 1150 average). Is it something else ? Thanks for your answers. --Ruine Eternelle (talk) 17:06, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

It was using the wrong word. —Dr Ishmael 17:16, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

So another two hand weapon with a strength not centered on 1100. Thanks for the info :) --Ruine Eternelle (talk) 18:34, 18 October 2015 (UTC)