Accurate vs rapid

sundayunion2 · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 4:52 pm

What's the benefits on each of these? I've been told several times that rapid is way better, but I have no idea why.

Adbot · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 4:52 pm

dknifton2004 · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 4:59 pm

rapid u fire faster
accurate u hit more

low lvls accurate is best but like 30+ or something stupid like that rapid all the way

sundayunion2 · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:01 pm

I'm 77, soon to be 78, so I take that as a rapid all the way. How much difference is it between rapid and accurate anyway, when it comes to chance of hitting?

Handmedown · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:13 pm

Well, Jagex has probably worked it out to be equal.

For example if you can...

Time to Fire
Fire 1 Accurate = Fire 10 Rapid

Damage
Accurate (10) = Rapid (1)

Those figures are just my interpretation and aren't the actually numbers.

If you are wearing items which can increase your ranging strength (robin hood hat, etc.) then it would increase the damage done, which would mean that firing rapid would be more effective damage and time wise than accurate.

Basically the more items which give you ranging bonuses, the better rapid is to choose.

dknifton2004 · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:17 pm

Handmedown wrote:

Well, Jagex has probably worked it out to be equal.

For example if you can...

Time to Fire
Fire 1 Accurate = Fire 10 Rapid

Damage
Accurate (10) = Rapid (1)

Those figures are just my interpretation and aren't the actually numbers.

If you are wearing items which can increase your ranging strength (robin hood hat, etc.) then it would increase the damage done, which would mean that firing rapid would be more effective damage and time wise than accurate.

Basically the more items which give you ranging bonuses, the better rapid is to choose.

nicely done :lol:

Handmedown · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:20 pm

Lol, thanks...

The design crew should make a caculator which tells you how much better off you are ranging rapid than accurate or something.

Adbot · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:20 pm

sundayunion2 · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:20 pm

I have 10/10 crystal, black d hide, ranger set and glory, it gives me +184 ranged, so rapid 4tw then

Thanks for help. Btw at what lvl will i start to hit 19's? Been waiting for those since 73.

Handmedown · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:24 pm

Just drink ranging potion... You should be able to then

wiz126 · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 5:53 pm

dknifton2004 wrote:

rapid u fire faster
accurate u hit more

I am not sure that full corect..indeed accurate is slower but after i tryed along test i found that accurate is stronger then rapid by 1-3 hits higher...but since rapid hit 1 every 1.5 sec and accurate every 2 sec rapid actually add up to more hits then accurate in the long run.....

id say rapid all the way!!!!!

Tidus · **Posted:** January 12th, 2006, 6:25 pm

rapid is better if you fight vs. monsters that everybody wants(hill giants, moss giants, etc.) because u attack them before they hit them
i always use Rapid though..

ebbitten · **Posted:** February 17th, 2006, 12:07 pm

rapid=ur more likely to break an arrow but u fire much faster always use this when training or unless the monsters cb is >then ur range (except for pking) because ull be firing so much faster that ull be hitting just as accuratly
accurate=less likely to break an arrow, basicaly only use this if u need to kill something really big