Excelsior

DJSticky wrote: Do yourself a favor, do NOT level a hanzos or horselord. You will hear many people tell you differently but take a step back and think about it. The immediate, not well thought out answer is "duh you get 5pts per lvl on those two and only 3 on a crafted". Lets go through this.

What do you want on your bow?

99.9% of the time you will want all or most of the following at 40%+:

Mana Leech
Hit Lower Defense
Hit Spell (pref Lightning)
SSI

You MAY want:
Spell Channeling
Life Leech
Stam Leech
DI

I'll use my tastes but the specific props don't really matter, it's the desirability and intensities that do.

I'd like in the end to have:
8 Dex
8 Str
Mana Leech
HLD
LIghtning
Stam Leech
some SSI

Now you have two options.

Get a Hanzo's and lvl it.

Now I just ran out of points at lvl 100 and I have
8dex
8dtr
48 Lightning
48 mana Leech
20 SSI
and
50 di I didn't want
40 LL I didn't want
3 SR I could add later with EDs
and only 5 HLD

Weak...

Option 2:

Find a crafted bow that starts with:
40 Mana Leech
40 HLD
40 Stam Leech

Now that's only 3 props, easy to find one with 4 props for under 100k. I bought mine at 4x everything I wanted except hit spell for TWENTY THOUSAND GOLD and I found it in about 1 hour of searching vendors.

Now lvl that to 100 I end up with
8 dex
8 str
40 Mana Leech
40 Stam Leech
40 HLD
38 Lightning
20 SSI

Everything I wanted at or near intensities I needed and NOTHING I DON"T WANT. Keep in mind this is just a conservitive example. You could very well find or craft a bow with 40 ML, 40 SL, 40 HLD, 40 LIghtning and spend you points on bumping lightning to 60 + ssi + str/dex + DI if you need it. The options are limitless.

I payed the same, or a bit less or more depending on the bow you find.

See were I"m going with this?

Also, I used a very very conservative starting crafted bow. Heck I've seen crafted weapons that the only thing they needed added was the str and dex to be near perfect for me.

**All points and leveling caps were calculated using the weapon level planner so the numbers ARE accurate**

Now the third option is the "i need a perfect weapon" option. Wait months on end to loot or find some one selling a 5x58 weapon with the props you want, pay them the 1m-10m that they will want for it (or loot it yourself after 900000 peerless killed), lvl it, pay 200ed to change to Yumi and have your perfect weapon.

I'll let you choose from here

Danilo Thann wrote:To answer you question, to each there own. That being said, and having read everyone elses posts, I say Horselord. But because the question was which was better. What Penny and Dj sticky mention is true if you're looking for a well rounded bow that will get the job done just about any where. However, the Reptile slayer property alone is Epic, if you are using it the right way. (the hanzo bow should only be used for raising your ninjitsu, IMO)

Danilo Thann wrote:*nods* Indeed. To be short. I was told awhile ago that giving little advice often confuses the new players. So I try to be thorough as possible. You had most of it down... I just put out the rest and added a little of my own knowledge.

Hope I don't sound condescending, cause I'm not trying to be. I'm just an honest and bluntly spoken (Typed) person.

Later my friend, and wash yer hands. They're sticky again... DJ.