Also proced out rad blast can output silly damage with a debuffing primary
I'll vouch for Archery being an absolutely mental power set. It's a vicious damage machine that's sorely underrated by too many people. It is, really, everything Assault Rifle should have been.
Chairman of the Charity of Pain; accepting donations of blood and guts.
Prophet of the Creamy Truth; "If it's empty, fill it with cream."
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I'll vouch for Archery being an absolutely mental power set. It's a vicious damage machine that's sorely underrated by too many people. It is, really, everything Assault Rifle should have been.
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and less noisey. 
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do decent damage... Sonic, Cold and Archery spring to mind.
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If archery is classed as doing decent damage, i'm afraid what the other sets do, cause my Trick Arrows / Archery Defender does so little damage with her attacks i'm almost certain her arrows are healing the targets.
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Maybe he wanted to say... ummm Energy or Electric???
Because i know from my Rad/Archery, even with a strong primary like Rad, Arrows damage crippling on the floor. If they didn't buffed since ummm i10? i think that was a slip of a tongue.
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Nope, I said and meant Archery.
Fast recharging ST attack chain (Blazing Arrow is fantastic DPS when you factor in the DOT) and Rain of Arrows up every other mob (20-25 secs). Mobs melt when they're specced right. The trick is to pick a secondary that adds to your survivability but doesn't cause much redraw... like Force Field, then add damage procs where you can to take advantage of the fast animations and recharge.
I've a FF/Arch build that has RoA up every 20 seconds and does between 360 and 550 damage each time depending whether you bother to use Aim and PBU... and while it's recharging has Fistful or Explosive to fill in up, both doing between 90 and 130 damage plus Procs. And a Single Target chain that's comparable with Ice Blast. And this is with FORCE FIELDS, not exactly known for its damage buffs!
Sure, Lethal damage is pretty highly resisted. But with that kind of output you still mow foes down...
And yes, Archery animation times got a major tweak not so long ago... issue 11 ish maybe?