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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mole" data-source="post: 727647" data-attributes="member: 10679">The idea is to inflict damage. If your average damage per arrow is "D"Vs AC17chance for each arrow to hit is 10% so your average damage is .1*D +.1*D=.2DWithout rapidshot chance to hit is 20% so av damage is .2*D I.,e. you will do the same average damage.Vs AC18chance for each arrow to hit is 5% so your average damage is ..5*D +.05*D=.1*DWithout rapidshot chance to hit is 15% so av damage is .15*D So you will do more average  damage with a single arrow than with rapidshot.Admittedly it is a narrow window where you are better off not multishotting, but his analysis avoids that window entirely - skewing the result.With iterative attacks the -2 penalty begins to have an effect. Also criticals are a factor because the -2 penalty will affect chance to threaten (if you have imp crit and keen arrows) and your chance to convert - very significant if you have an X3 mult on a burst weapon, a failed conversion is effectively two arrows lost.Factoring in how often you get a full round attack vs a standard attack also skews things, especially with a BAB < 6.As I said his analysis is so simplistic as to be meaningless for normal game play. So why bother unless he is trying to  proove a point ?</blockquote>