Originally posted by wizard_of_woz:

Originally posted by electricdawn:

Bows would absolutely not work at melee range, that's for sure. But I still don't get what the actual complaint of the OP is. Just like their first post. It's not like you can get one-shot by a bow when at melee range. An actual melee weapon - in fact the atgeir is way more op at that - will kill you much quicker.

As long as the arrow has a chance to move, it would definitely do damage at close range. At its release is when the arrow has the most power.

this is true if shooting totally level. If you use gravity in your favor, it will gain a little power from the falling acceleration, which is usually stronger than the air resist deceleration. The difference isnt enough to really blather on about, but bows are incredibly interesting physics problems (see the archer's paradox problem if you are a physics nut). Guns reach max velocity a fair bit out from their barrel, but its totally different physics.

OP is a troll, they just claim random stuff is cheating and then never reply again in the thread

Originally posted by Nascarman:

OP is a troll, they just claim random stuff is cheating and then never reply again in the thread

The OP also wanted IGS to take out the ability to get fine wood before first boss. I think you responded in that one too.

Bows so hard to control

Bait thread.

Bows have low DPS and awful area control, as well as denying use of a shield. They already have enough negatives in melee.

Originally posted by electricdawn:

Bows would absolutely not work at melee range, that's for sure. But I still don't get what the actual complaint of the OP is. Just like their first post. It's not like you can get one-shot by a bow when at melee range. An actual melee weapon - in fact the atgeir is way more op at that - will kill you much quicker.

As long as the arrow has a chance to move, it would definitely do damage at close range. At its release is when the arrow has the most power.

bows would be rather tricky to use at sword range IRL. It would inevitably get the string cut or body broken (even a good deep nick in the wood would compromise it and make it shatter most likely) and that would ruin it on top of knocking one or both of the parties silly. That is on top of trying to get an arrow in place while not being stabbed, and add to it trying to point (not even aim, but just align it ) it at the enemy who is moving and stabbing you.
I wouldn't want to do it. Crossbows had hand to hand equipment on the more military ones, but a recurve etc would not be useful.
this isn't IRL though. You are fighting trolls and fire demons and even an angry ent. Its a game, enjoy it. For comparison, even dedicated sniper games have borked up physics, optics, and screwy close range rules. Reality is over-rated, full of mind-numbingly boring details and not fun stuff. I mean, you want a VR hooked in sauna and a treadmill to simulate reality of slogging thru the swamp biome while we are at it?

Bows would absolutely not work at melee range, that's for sure. But I still don't get what the actual complaint of the OP is. Just like their first post. It's not like you can get one-shot by a bow when at melee range. An actual melee weapon - in fact the atgeir is way more op at that - will kill you much quicker.

This is the second time this person posts weird statements about something being "cheating", when it really isn't...

You can use a bow from close range IRL, so why would it be cheating in a game? Also consider the fact that you're wasting time drawing the bow and aiming rather than just hacking/whacking at something when it's that close, so it's hardly cheating. It's probably making it harder.

Lame troll is trolling.

Originally posted by catscratch:

people are cheating at game by using bow from close range fix it so i says you can use bow from close range

The weapon you choose to use is up to you. It isn't cheat and intended by the devs. I don't understand how you feel this is cheating except that perhaps you feel bows are easy for fights or something when they're not always the best weapon for certain mobs.

You shoot stuff with your weapon... I don't understand the cheat?

wait you can't use a bow from close range?

thats like saying you cant bring a gun to a knife fight.