About the T8 Legendary Ammo - a question

[TimidMou]

<DIV>Ok how much exactly, does the legendary ammo affect DPS?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am in a guild where for many complicated reasons, it is unlikely I will get the T8 ammo bows any time soon (even though our guild does regularly defeat Tarinax).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So I am left with the option of finding a new guild, which is not going to be easy (demand for rangers as you know isn't exactly at an all time high atm), and buying it from a guild that would be willing to sell (yes, I know its no-trade, so that just makes it so much harder).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am asking this so that, if I happen to have the good fortune of being able to purchase the T8 bow, how much I should bid on it. Since I don't have a lot of plat, I would have to save up for a very long time to make even a reasonable bid. And buying the T8 bow would probably mean I will not be able to afford the top T7 dps bows (Sarnak etc..) if they ever become available.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So, if you guys who have the good fortune of having this bow could provide some numbers please, it would help me greatly. How much would ammo from Ichor/Brazkul affect DPS? What about if you compared it to upgrading to Sarnak instead (without the legendary ammo)? I am using the Wurm Destroyer bow atm.</DIV>

[Jeris Nefz]

IMO, I have seen a 100-200dps increase from the ammo alone.  YMMV.

[Safana.]

The last parses I remember are pre EoF but someone parsed Bazkul with adamantine makeshift arrows and the umbral darkness (the Bazkul summoned T8 arrows) on my server. T8 ammo did at least about 20%-40% more damage in autoattack than the adamantine arrows - I dont remember exactly what it was.

[Gerdos]

<P>You can point any guild/raider leader to the ranger forums and to this post.</P> <P>If a DT bow drops, then its in your best interests, the guilds best interests, your raids best interest and your rangers best interest to give them priority on these bows.   To do so, is common sense and the right course of action.</P> <P>There are always exceptions to any rules .. and the DT bows are 1 of the few exceptions in game that should be made in EQ2 regarding item allocation.</P> <P>Not to, is the sign of complete ignorance on the biggest problem a major dps class faces in this game and ignorance on raid dps optimization ... and a sign your not fit to be leading a guild or raid.</P> <P>Ignorance is no excuse for stupidity.</P> <P> </P>

[Wil81115]

<P>agreed with last poster. If your guild or guild leaders can't see the beifit of a Ranger have one of those 2 bows over EVERY other class, then they are either ignorant or just plain stupid.  But as for many the drops are rare :smileymad:</P> <P>I saw alteast a 150-200dps increase with T8 ammo. And I am still using a Recurved Heartstinger that I got last April..([expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] sarnak just wont drop.. grrrr) with an Ichorstand for the ammo(and backup to my backup)</P>

[Lesca]

Agreed. You'll see a marked improvement when using the legendary ammo (got an Ichorstrand here), about 200 DPS more is a rough figure. The biggest problem is that it's a no-trade item, so if you're not in the raid, you're all out of luck. Considering the scarcity of these things, would have been nice to make them tradeable, but I guess it's DT, and Drake / Tarinax, so one of those where you have to earn it...  :/