Xbowman vs. Hunter detailed comparison
Uh, i already searched, and it didn't come up with nothing that iwanted, at lvl 26, i'm approacthing 2nd job adv., i know that everybody says the difference is BASICALLY xbowmen/snipers are stronger but slower, while hunter/rangers are faster but weaker (in damage), i wanna go BEYOND that, as in comparing more than just that. I mean, could somebody get an exact damage comparison per minute, iirc, xbows fire at 68 arrows per minute, and bows do 75 (not sure bout fast bows, but most bows arn't fast), and i think most people already know the damage formula for both weapons, so if both weapons were... 50 atk and you had stats of say... 35 str and 150 dex, which would be more damage per min (they may be the same, or slightly different probably).
and then abilties, like arrow bomb vs. iron arrow, i would like to know which one is better with like 1 point in the skill, 10 points, 20 points, and 30 points, and which is better for a certain mob size. And then going into FA, which does it benefit better, and in genenral, what are the cons of FA (ino the pros, not the cons so much though). And going into 3rd job adv., ice shot vs. fire shot, and does strafe work better for either class? or are they exactly equal.
Lastly, going into each jobs pros and cons, so far i have this:
Hunter/Ranger: Pros:
They fire faster
Their weapons of choice look better in general
THey can stun with arrow bomb
Fire shot can critical and is good against ice based monsters (which there are a lot of in later levels IIRC)
If you are killing weaker monster mobs, you can kill each one in one shot while still killing the mob faster because you are firing faster
Cons:
THey do less damage
They use more arrows [not relevent once you get soul arrow]
THey don't get freeze like snipers do with ice shot
Crossbowman/Sniper: Pros:
They do more damage per arrow
They are more efficient with arrows [not relevent once you get soul arrow]
Ice Shot can freeze
If you can kill a monster in one hit with a Xbow while a person with exact same stats but using a bow needs two shots to kill a monster, the xbow kills faster, and same as if it was a mob of those monsters
Cons:
They fire slower
No stun
They don't have a very useful ability against the many ice based monsters
[Iron Arrow can't bend, and is inaccurate with jumping monsters, especialy jr. neckis]
Feel free to argue some of those pointers (osme are especially easy to argue, like spending more arrows as rangers) as well as add some, and answer the questions above please, thank you in advance. :)
EDIT: Stuff in brackets means edited material.
and then abilties, like arrow bomb vs. iron arrow, i would like to know which one is better with like 1 point in the skill, 10 points, 20 points, and 30 points, and which is better for a certain mob size. And then going into FA, which does it benefit better, and in genenral, what are the cons of FA (ino the pros, not the cons so much though). And going into 3rd job adv., ice shot vs. fire shot, and does strafe work better for either class? or are they exactly equal.
Lastly, going into each jobs pros and cons, so far i have this:
Hunter/Ranger: Pros:
They fire faster
Their weapons of choice look better in general
THey can stun with arrow bomb
Fire shot can critical and is good against ice based monsters (which there are a lot of in later levels IIRC)
If you are killing weaker monster mobs, you can kill each one in one shot while still killing the mob faster because you are firing faster
Cons:
THey do less damage
They use more arrows [not relevent once you get soul arrow]
THey don't get freeze like snipers do with ice shot
Crossbowman/Sniper: Pros:
They do more damage per arrow
They are more efficient with arrows [not relevent once you get soul arrow]
Ice Shot can freeze
If you can kill a monster in one hit with a Xbow while a person with exact same stats but using a bow needs two shots to kill a monster, the xbow kills faster, and same as if it was a mob of those monsters
Cons:
They fire slower
No stun
They don't have a very useful ability against the many ice based monsters
[Iron Arrow can't bend, and is inaccurate with jumping monsters, especialy jr. neckis]
Feel free to argue some of those pointers (osme are especially easy to argue, like spending more arrows as rangers) as well as add some, and answer the questions above please, thank you in advance. :)
EDIT: Stuff in brackets means edited material.