Question about rapid shot -feat

[zan5bar]

I have an archer character who is currently at level 25 (ranger 11 / assassin 8 / arcane archer 3 / elemental archer 3). She has chosen archery style for ranger progression, and thus has both rapid shot and improved rapid shot feat. Base attack bonus is 23 and attack bonus with ranged is currently 36/31/26/21/16. The problem is that the rapid shot doesn't seem to have any effect at all. When I turn it on the attack number in the character sheet remains unchanged. According to the combat log, I do not get an extra attack either. Also, it doesn't have any effect on death attack number, which remains 2 despite the rapid shot activated. Have I understood something completely wrong, or is this some kind of a bug?

[wangxiuming]

Improved Rapid Shot removes the -2 penalty that Rapid shot normally applies, so you would not see a change in your attack bonus when activating Improved Rapid Shot.

You should see an extra attack, however - it may not reflect on your character sheet, but you should be attacking once more per round when you have it activated compared to otherwise. Are you sure you're not getting it? Any chance you're killing things too quickly for it to matter?

I'm not sure rapid shot is supposed to affect Death Attack, but someone else can comment on that.

[izzul]

probably because it does not stack with Manyshot. from the APR that you show, you should do attacks
-initially 2/2/1
-with rapid shot/manyshot it will become 2/2/2(but you need to choose either and gain benefit while activating rapid shot)
-at BAB 26, you will do 3/2/2 (even with both rapid shot/manyshot activated)
-and with haste, you will do 3/3/2

also in the wiki, it says Death attack is treated differently from sneak attack and *does* apply to both arrows.
so death attack/sneak attack only applies to only the first 2 attacks you made. the other 2/2 might not trigger sneak attack/death attack

[Steve]

I'm pretty sure that the only time you'll see more than 6 attacks in your Character Sheet is if you play a Monk with Flurry/Gr. Flurry. Just like Haste, you don't see the extra attack.

Death Attack is only on the first 2 attacks out of Stealth. Which, btw, is a bug they can't get rid off!

[zan5bar]

Thank you for the clarification. I'll try check the combat log again once I get settled down to my quarantine cabin.