PW guide to range weapons
Bow has average minimum dmg and average maximum dmg, average attack speed and average shooting distance 1 meter shorter than crossbow, 1 meter longer than slingshot.
Crossbow has low minimum dmg, high maximum dmg, slow attack speed and far shooting distance.
Slingshot has average minimum dmg, average maximum dmg, fast attack speed, and short shooting distance.
For weapon choice, I used the quest bow for the first 20 levels, and change weapon to whatever range weapon I can get f Aion level 22 onwards. I only used slingshot up to level 58 which is shown under the stats chart below since the dps advantage for level 68 slingshot when compared to level 65 xbow does not outweighs the penalty of 2 meter shooting range it has. This applies for slingshot beyond that level too.
Of course, archer can also use claw/glove which is the only weapon with the closest stats as range weapon but I would not recommend using claw simply because it is not really important once you hit level 13 and get your falling thunder skill.
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