Re: [V3.0.3+] Non-orthodox ways of beating Morgoth?

Matthias Kurzke wrote:
> Timo Pietilä wrote:

> > Long bow of Lothlorien (x3)(+15,+15)(+2) would be almost as good as 
> > Bard for damage and better than Bard for other values.
> It is much worse than Bard (20 per shot, not counting brands, 60 per 
> round) for a Ranger (who cares for damage more than anything else), and 
> non-Rangers don't care that much.

Bard with normal arrows:     (1d4 + 19) * 5 = 107.5
LBowoLLorien w normal arrows:(1d4 + 15) * 5 =  87.5

Bard with +10 to dam arrows: (1d4 + 10 + 19) * 5 = 157.5
LBowoLLorien +10 arrows:     (1d4 + 10 + 15) * 5 = 137.5

Multiply that by three for clvl >40 ranger.

When total damage is 472,5/412,5 non-branded (and because ranger gets 
access to brand ammo that will not happen) and 1417.5/1237.5 with brand 
that 60/180 points of damage difference doesn't mean much. It still 
kills dracolich in three turns :-). In three turns difference is 
slightly more than one shot worth of damage (of nine shots).

> Lothlorien longbows are *rare*. And I like it that there exist rare ego 
> items that can be better than artifacts. Plus, in my experience, good 
> bows are generally so rare that this is not a problem at all.

When ordinary ego bow of that type is better than Bard _for_ranger_ it 
is a problem. Everybody else would go with ordinary extra shot Lbow for 
damage anyway, so it is not so much of problem as Haradrim that gives 
everybody _except_ranger_ huge missile weapon boost.

Lothlorien with only +1 to might would still be very very good bow. 
Random ability combined with DEX boost and FA is very good to everybody.

Timo Pietilä