Long Bow or Short Bow?

[Gideon_Slack]

Up to now I've used short bows on my hunter character, but am thinking of switching to long bows for the damage (to make up for lack of pet). I wonder, however, if the extra damage is worth the loss of some of the skills in the short bow tree. My max discipline level in either bow would be 15.

I currently have Lightness at 4 which gives a +12 bonus to dexterity. Would losing this bonus be a huge loss to evades, or even to the bow damage dexterity tweaks? Evades are important because I play a ninja hunter. (The only other short bow skill I have points in is Dual Shot).

The long bow tree does have Omnipresent which is a passive concentration increase. I know some people say concentration is worthless, but it is supposed to increase spell hit chances (good for ninja). The only other long bow skill I would put points in would probably be Shield Piercing.

Does long bow damage (and range) make up for what look like better skills in the short bow tree?