Originally Posted by
Tesiqurasa
In all reality, Low-Str doesn't lose out on 121 AP. Assuming the standard "strless equips", here's what you DON'T sacrifice.
15 Str (helmet)
5 Str (Pendant)
1 Str (Glasses)
3 Str (Belt, assuming you can't get an att belt, and Blue Belt is the last "easy" belt)
This comes to 24 str. Add that to your 4 Str base and you have 28 total Str. Since the lvl 120 bow requires 125 dex, you're "sacrificing" 97 Dex. For an end-game bowmaster, 6 Stats are roughly equal to 1 weapon attack (earlier it's 4:1, and mid it's 5:1). This may change with potential equips, but not by a whole lot. To average them out, let's just say 5:1. That means 97 sacrificed points are about equal to 19.4 weapon attack. Let's round it down to 19 in anticipation for at least minimal % equips.
Now, the Bow of Magical Destruction gives, as you said, 80 (but 84 ideally). It cannot be Makered. The Reverse Engaw gives 105, but can be makered. So, assuming an Advanced STR lands, that would be 110. It can gain 0-6 extra att through leveling, so let's average it out at 3. This means a Reverse Engaw can pretty easily be 113 attack clean (this was mine, the first try). This is a difference of 29 w/att.
I could've outright told you low-str is better, but I hope that is a decent enough example.