I see lots of people using bows and crystalline arrows. I just don't get why. People tell me their avg damage is better, I didn't believe it, so I recalculated it (using the formulas on Tibia Wikia).
For a level 250 with distance 125, attacking on FULL ATTACK:
Infernal Bolt + Thorn Spitter:
Hit Rate : 91%
Min Damage : 50
Max Damage : 0.09 * (1) * 125 * 81 + 50 = 961.25
Avg Damage : 505.625
RESULT : 505.625 * 0.91 = 460.11875
Prismatic Bolt + Thorn Spitter:
Hit Rate : 91%
Min Damage : 50
Max Damage : 0.09 * (1) * 125 * 75 + 50 = 893.75
Avg Damage : 471.875
RESULT : 429.40625
Crystalline Arrows + Warsinger Bow:
Hit Rate : 95%
Min Damage : 50
Max Damage : 0.09 * (1) * 125 * 68 + 50 = 815
Avg Damage : 432.5
RESULT : 432.5 * 0.95 = 410.875
For a level 250 with distance 125, attacking on FULL ATTACK:
Infernal Bolt + Thorn Spitter:
Hit Rate : 91%
Min Damage : 50
Max Damage : 0.09 * (1) * 125 * 81 + 50 = 961.25
Avg Damage : 505.625
RESULT : 505.625 * 0.91 = 460.11875
Prismatic Bolt + Thorn Spitter:
Hit Rate : 91%
Min Damage : 50
Max Damage : 0.09 * (1) * 125 * 75 + 50 = 893.75
Avg Damage : 471.875
RESULT : 429.40625
Crystalline Arrows + Warsinger Bow:
Hit Rate : 95%
Min Damage : 50
Max Damage : 0.09 * (1) * 125 * 68 + 50 = 815
Avg Damage : 432.5
RESULT : 432.5 * 0.95 = 410.875