Gun vs. Bows

[moamilberg]

hi i have my hunter playing with guns and his skill is up to 135

i decided i like bows more and now i wanna switch, is this gonna be very bad cos like it took a long time for my skill to go up?
the other question is is it worth it? keeping in my mind im doing it for purely cosmetic reasons?

ps: lvl 29 bm specced

[Twoflower]

take the weapon with the better damage.

keep bow, gun and crossbow skill up at all time. or just level it whenever you switch. take a tanking pet, a low level mob and alot of arrows / bullets. :)

[irogue]

One stack of arrows is 200 and you use up in a few minutes. You only miss hits for the first few mobs. Unlike armed weapons, they take much longer to level.

[elsegundo]

i just went to a starting area and killed every single thing i saw. took about an hour. but i was level 60 at the time.

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

hi i have my hunter playing with guns and his skill is up to 135

i decided i like bows more and now i wanna switch, is this gonna be very bad cos like it took a long time for my skill to go up?
the other question is is it worth it? keeping in my mind im doing it for purely cosmetic reasons?

ps: lvl 29 bm specced

Ranged weapon skills level fast. Very fast. Don't worry about it. If you like the bow, use the bow.

[Elothyn]

Im a 42 hunter, love using the bow.

[Renata]

Level up all ranged skills and use whatever weapon is best.

That said, my Tauren hunter only knows guns. But then again, she's stubborn. :D

...Ren

[Your Average WoW Player]

Agreeing with everything that was stated above.

Go with whatever you chose you like best/has better stats.
When I played on my hunter, I bought a bank slot and slapped a full ammo container of the type that I was NOT using. IE: If I was using a Bow or an X-Bow, I kept a full bullet bag there. If I was using a Gun, I kept a full quiver there. That way, I could switch between guns and bows/x-bows easier. Just something to keep in mind.

Also, as stated, do your best to keep all three (Bows, Crossbows and Guns) skill levels up decently. You never know when a Kick-ass gun could come up later on.

[dwarfenhelm]

when i lvl my ranged weapon skill i put pet on target with bite claw and every thing off apart from growl then i use rank 1 stings on a mid ranged mob. it wont take long to get your skill up. just use the low rank shots so you dont waste tons of mana. i also tend to buy the lowest lvl of ammo the weapopn uses grab a stack or 2 and of you go

[Marlous]

I'm using a gun for my Dwarf Rogue, just because I think she looks kickass with it (and the +5 to Guns that Dwarves have is a nice added bonus).. some people told me that I'm stupid not to go for Thrown instead, but I don't see the difference. I don't have any talents that require Thrown (yet), so right now a gun is the same as a thrown weapon.

[Valas Azuviir]

I'm using a gun for my Dwarf Rogue, just because I think she looks kickass with it (and the +5 to Guns that Dwarves have is a nice added bonus).. some people told me that I'm stupid not to go for Thrown instead, but I don't see the difference. I don't have any talents that require Thrown (yet), so right now a gun is the same as a thrown weapon.

Differences are fairly small:
- stats, most low level guns don't have any, whereas most low level throwing weapons do.
- saves an ammo slot
- helps keep your thrown skill level up, which comes in handy later when you do get skills related to it.

[bearbehind]

Im a bow man myself - Purely cosmetic, though i do plan on lvling up my xbow and guns to take advantage of juciy weapons when they drop.

Like wise I have skills in most hand weapons so i can benefit from the lovely +agi bonuses that may drop on them... Just train everything :)