Glass Cannon ?'s

[TSAESlayer]

This is my first Bowazon since probablly .07 or .08, so it took me alot of reading to make sure i had the right general idea. I decided to make a glass cannon because, hey, why not make first zon back PvP worthy?

Unfortunately i'm still confused about what percentage (or skill level) i should have my 3 passives evade, dodge, and avoid at. I've heard that lvl 14 is a good lvl to stop investing, then i've heard to max one or another, but i don't even know if that means with or without +skills.

Critical strike, Penetrate and Pierce are another topic i would like to ask about. I've seen people suggest 1-3 points for Pierce, but what does more than 1 benefit? I've heard that critical strike maxes at 65%, so is maxing it a good idea? Also, My zon has around 15000 attack rating with 1 in penetrate, so should i bother adding more to it?

Another thing is how many points to put into Decoy and Valk? Most guides say one in both, but i've also seen 5-8 in decoy/valk. Is there a difference?

Many builds also call for titans/ss on switch. I have all the gear recommended by most, plus cheated and put 5 into strength and i still only have 109. Is there another shield that will can complement the jav/shld switch and get similar results w/o adding strength? Is there a practical way to make up the strength difference for ss? Im confused :x. Or should i put stats into strength?

Another concern i have is with equipment, i wanted to minimize putting str into my now lvl 82 zon, so i use Sandtreks at the moment. Is the damage bonus from wartravs that much better than having the fhrecovery and xtra strength/resists?

I know i have alot of questions, but i have around 60 unusued skill points and i've read alot of opinions and have come down with no definate answer. Guided is maxed, crit strike and multi at five. I'd rather not make too many mistakes so if anybody has any advice its greatly appreciated.

P GMB Faith , 20/247raven , 15str/13dex res ar ring , 120/40frw circ , Catseye , Treks , Noscoil , 20ias/kb/dex gloves , Ap Fort is my gear, Figured i would add this since i have questions about where to get extra strength for Stormshield. Even with Hel rune, my 109 str won't cover it. I thought the idea was to not put wasted stats into strength, how do zons use SS/titans ?

[Giggles]

i like to put 7-8 points in all the passives. well until they get to 50 percent with +skills

[Taurean]

Since you are PvP i'm in no position to help ^^

I guess you should max D\A at least. Gearwise you should go with the Grand matron bow route instead of Matriarchal bow, since you'll be doing more damage, but you lock yourself more up gearwise.

[dainbramage]

Originally Posted by TSAESlayer

Unfortunately i'm still confused about what percentage (or skill level) i should have my 3 passives evade, dodge, and avoid at. I've heard that lvl 14 is a good lvl to stop investing, then i've heard to max one or another, but i don't even know if that means with or without +skills.

Level 1 in each to start with. Get all of your other skills (including multishot and strafe) to reasonable levels before you start putting more into d/a/e.

Critical strike, Penetrate and Pierce are another topic i would like to ask about. I've seen people suggest 1-3 points for Pierce, but what does more than 1 benefit? I've heard that critical strike maxes at 65%, so is maxing it a good idea? Also, My zon has around 15000 attack rating with 1 in penetrate, so should i bother adding more to it?

You'll be using GA most of the time, so just 1pt into penetrate and pierce. Crit should be nearly maxed, but the difference between putting 15 and 20 points into it is minimal.

Another thing is how many points to put into Decoy and Valk? Most guides say one in both, but i've also seen 5-8 in decoy/valk. Is there a difference?

1 in each for pvp. More in decoy is useful for pvm, but a level 20 decoy will still die in 1 hit in pvp.

Many builds also call for titans/ss on switch. I have all the gear recommended by most, plus cheated and put 5 into strength and i still only have 109. Is there another shield that will can complement the jav/shld switch and get similar results w/o adding strength? Is there a practical way to make up the strength difference for ss? Im confused :x. Or should i put stats into strength?

Don't use SS. With a glass cannon, any shield will end up with max block, and SS's DR doesn't make much difference when you still die in 1 hit anyway.

Another concern i have is with equipment, i wanted to minimize putting str into my now lvl 82 zon, so i use Sandtreks at the moment. Is the damage bonus from wartravs that much better than having the fhrecovery and xtra strength/resists?

Short answer: Yes
Long answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBwwUfuJZr8

I know i have alot of questions, but i have around 60 unusued skill points and i've read alot of opinions and have come down with no definate answer. Guided is maxed, crit strike and multi at five. I'd rather not make too many mistakes so if anybody has any advice its greatly appreciated.

Definitely more in crit. After that, play around in a few duel games and see what you want/need on top of what you currently have. I'd guess you'll find more MS and a few points into strafe quite handy

P GMB Faith , 20/247raven , 15str/13dex res ar ring , 120/40frw circ , Catseye , Treks , Noscoil , 20ias/kb/dex gloves , Ap Fort is my gear, Figured i would add this since i have questions about where to get extra strength for Stormshield. Even with Hel rune, my 109 str won't cover it. I thought the idea was to not put wasted stats into strength, how do zons use SS/titans ?

Treks aside, very cookie cutter. I'm not a fan of the GMB because the build is extraordinarily rigid and not too well balanced... but I've also given up trying to convince people why mat bows are better.