35 levels above the cap a linkshell mate of mine only gets about 40% Powerbow +1s. He said he thought he could start getting 5% chance at 10 above. Day you craft and phase of the moon also play an effect...
I agree with XxDemon...I used both bows, and ended up keeping the Hunter's Bow all the way to level 30.
The gear you can get at lower levels really doesn't help your accuracy much, so you need to take whatever boost you can get, and the Hunter's Bow has that AGI+1 going for it. It also has a lower delay, which means more shots, and more hits.
Going that route, also made it easier for me to afford all the +1 gear I could get my hands on...not to mention all the ammo I needed. I was actually able to buy up and quiver enough arrows so that I didn't need to buy any arrows between levels 25-33.
First of all the extra damage you're dealing to the monster means less shots you have to take.
as far as the AGI goes, the extra +1 is nice but all you have to do is eat a nice Windurstian Salad and lose 1 VIT but get +5 to AGI. -1 for not having the hunter's longbow, and you're at +4.
Only problem with this argument is that if you do have the Hunter's Longbow and you eat the salad, you're at +6. Having or not having the longbow is in no way related to eating or not eating a salad, so this is irrelevant.
i realy like this bow but i think the hunters bow is just as good, this bow is more powerful not by much though and the hunters bow is faster so in the long run they are avout even
I found this bow to be pretty hard to find on my server even in Jeuno. However, learning a little bit of japanese has really paid off. This morning before work, I was running my mules around, and saw a fellow crafting power bows. I asked him if he had Power Bow+1. I offered him 25K which is the going price on my server. He says, no no, 15K. I say "Matsu, gomenasai" wait very sorry, and ran to get money. Yes! I now have a PowerBow+1 for my ranger! Whee.
i just got my ranger to the level where i could use this. i have noticed an instant 10-15 more dmg per hit (same arrows). if i boost with an acid bolt (lower def) i do about 20-30 more. I am currently soloing land worms in Qufim