Hey guys, I always pride myself on being able to figure out how to play classes and specs and whatever on my own normally. And I think I'm doing a fine job with pw so far as an archer. However I also read guides just cuz I might learn something, and this time I see stuff I don't really agree with regarding archers.

I play wow, and I recognize that one of the most important aspects in team dps as a dpser in wow (and I would imagine it's the same for all mmorpgs) is mana efficiency.. unless you don't have to worry about it at all for some reason (I guess you don't if you blow money on those bronze/silver spirit charms)...

Anyway, some opinions that guides wrote about archers that I don't really agree with so far, or have questions about (bear in mind I'm only level 28 so far) are these:

1: The guides I've read don't seem to value quickshot much, yet say thunder arrow, and winged blessing are must haves.. Now I know both thunder arrow and winged blessing (is that the name? maybe it's feather arrow? I don't know. the one that says makes birds attack your enemy or something) do more damage than quickshot. But they cost more than double the mana. And the damage they do isn't even CLOSE to double. I don't understand this.. Do they scale better at the higher levels so that they DO do more than double (or cost less th an double? I realize they are useful for pvp cuz they do good damage at melee range unlike quickshot. But if it's only useful for pvp and not pve, I imagine they wouldn't label them as "must haves".

2: I have no idea what the top rank of aiming shot, and deadly shots are (I don't even have deadly shot rank 1). But I do know the casting time of deadly shot is 3 seconds, and I imagine the casting time if a max rank aiming shot is also 3 seconds)... I've noticed every rank upgrade on aiming shot increases damage by 15%, and decreases casting time by 0.2 seconds. Therefore I expect over 300% damage with 3.0 second speed casting time at max rank. Which sounds quite high so far. What does deadly shot do? I know that it's pretty garbage at the lower ranks, but it scales so well due to the casting time change. So.. was just curious.

3: Envenomed arrow stinks.. apparently. Now I don't really disagree or agree. I don't have it, and I don't have the spirit to buy it. I'm lacking spirit for current must haves like frost arrow, the range ability, and quickshot.. Let alone envenomed arrow..

But looking at it on paper, it doesn't look all that bad for groups (where the dot actually has time to take effect). Does it scale poorly later on?

thanks in advance for any help.

Also guys.. post more geeze. This forum is like dead! >=P.