Talk:Power Shot

Is there any advantage using this skill over "Precision Shot"?
 * Yeh, power shot isn't easily interrupted. Neither skills are that great &mdash; Skuld 04:18, 16 October 2006 (CDT)
 * Worst bow attack skill evar!!!
 * ... after Quick Shot.--Silk Weaker 00:03, 24 December 2006 (CST)
 * Well, Quick shot doubles your DPS, so I don't see why it's so bad.--Rah
 * Rangers aren't DPS'ers. That's why. However that elite still has some usage, so I'll leave it alone for now. Entropy 16:22, 7 January 2007 (CST)

need nf trainer
This skill needs the NF skill trainer. Xeon 09:09, 11 December 2006 (CST)

Nah, it's a starting skill. Really that's not neccessary. Joseph Leito
 * why is this still stubbed?--[[Image:Marcopolo47 signature new.jpg]] (Talk) (Contr.) 14:08, 10 September 2007 (CDT)
 * Because it needs the NF trainer. Someone who takes ranger secondary as a NF or Proph character will not get this skill from a quest, so (even though it's blatantly obvious) it needs the trainer listed --Gimmethegepgun 16:50, 19 September 2007 (CDT)

And I quote.
Bonus Damage from Skills

The bonus damage from skills is generally applied AFTER all armor and damage percentage bonuses from the bow are calculated into the equation. So if your bow skill lists a bonus damage of +10, then +10 damage gets directly added after calculations. This means that armor generally has no effect on the bonus damage done by Bow Attack skills.

The exception to this rule is Power Shot, for some reason, as this skill adds to the Base Damage of the weapon rather than adding bonus damage after the calculations (this fact is not confirmed, but it is in a few forum posts made by SonOfRah). This is important to know, because this means that Power Shot damage changes based on the armor level of the target. A highly armored target will take much less damage from a Power Shot, while a lightly armored target will take much more damage from a Power Shot.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/guild_wars_ranger_a.txt http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/914653.html Second Ranger Guide on that page.

Is this true? Entropy 18:32, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * bad link -- Xeon 18:36, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * It works for me :S Entropy 18:37, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Feel free to link to this page, but not directly to the FAQs.. -- Xeon 18:38, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * I don't understand - could you fix the link for me? Entropy 18:41, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/914653.html second ranger guide on that page. -- Xeon 18:42, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Ok, thanks. Entropy 18:46, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Does this one work for everyone: Guild Wars Ranger Guide? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:48, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Anyway back on topic, from what i remember the damage bonus still has to abide by the armor rating. -- Xeon 18:50, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Not true. I can't say if it was true at some point in the past, but it's not true now.  Every attack's bonus damage is added after armor.  To test power shot I went to the isle of the nameless with a candy cane bow (15-15 damage) and 12 marksmanship.  For a control, I shot the 60 AL target and did the expected 37 (15 base + 22 from power shot) on non-crits.  I did 30 on non-crits versus the 100 AL target (= 15*2^((100-60)/40)+22, not (15+22)*2^((100-60)/40)).  --Fyren 20:04, 28 December 2006 (CST)


 * So...does this make Power Shot worth using? ^^ Entropy 20:08, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * No. --Fyren 20:09, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Ok, that's good:


 * Entropy 20:13, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * It's not bugged. It's the same as everything else.  The way the FAQ states it would be bugged and make it even worse in almost all cases. --Fyren 20:15, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Penetrating Attack isn't that great either... :P Arshay Duskbrow 20:19, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * If you only have Prophecies, it's a lot better. A whole lot better. :) Entropy 20:22, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Screaming Shot is almost exactly the same, but causes bleeding; the 2 second recharge difference is laughable. This skill definately needs some love, I suggest increased damage, Deep Wound or Knockdown. --Krin 22:16, 27 May 2007 (CDT)

Entropy 21:15, 29 January 2007 (CST)

Well, it's a little better now, with the 1 sec activation time. 85.226.63.102 23:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Recharge Time
Recently I have been playing on my perma-pre ranger very much. Since Power Shot is one of the few bow attacks in pre, I've been making very heavy use of it. And I've tended to notice, recently, that the recharge time is more along the lines of 7-8 seconds. I have not tested this with a stopwatch or anything, but it definitely feels longer than 6. Bug? The Unrealist 14:18, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * OMG, they nerfed Power Shot! [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 05:07, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Gonan try to actually be helpful here instead of entropy... Bow attacks take 2 seconds to complete, roughly. Meaning your power shot is about 1 every 8 seconds, instead of 1 ever 6 seconds like you might assume.--Darksyde Never Again 05:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC)