I had to play L2 quite a long time , I recently joined an interlude PvP serve (x5000) and saw too many people going around with Draconic or Shining Bow but with Crt.Slow and not Focus!! And some of them get the Plated Leather Armor (C grade) for the stats (+4STR , -1CON).
I'm just wandering , the critical slow bow i think its pretty stupid to use it against Archers ofc...and kinda against Mages. Well you have more range than the mage but if you start the PvP while he is close to you , you gonna get hit a lot and probably die.
Another matter is that its a PvP server and has a PvP area , meaning that more than 1 people will attack you probably...so you gonna slow one but die from the other...that means you need the most damage at 1 person (so bow with focus)!
About the armor...well if you going 1v1 with another archer he has more patk than you do , but he has A LOT more less pdef and I also think HP from you...so isnt it pretty stupid to get that armor?
Put in your opinions and stuff..thanks.