is bow the worst weapon ?

[bunies]

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[CyberDown]

Im using bow. It hits like a truck, its silent, and it shoots fast.

Its issue is the second anything moves the game has no clue where my shot is going. Sometimes i need to lead a shot, sometimes i need to keep the cursor on the body of the moving target, its like RNG.

I cannot imagine it being functional in most pvp situations due to the hitbox mystery.

I like it for PVE, its great to get a lead shot on a mob while pulling, but if it moves sideways....RNG....

I think it feels better than musket by a metric mile. In fact this game feels great using the bow hunting wildlife....like it is what this game was designed for....second you go into NPC mob PVE things stop making sense.

Go full dex or mostly dex with box, use spear/rapier/hatchet for melee and it all works.

Sadly once you use great axe and see how much better it works well....theres a reason everyone is GA or GH. Range just isnt very functional in game. Consider also friendlies can block your shots.

[Waylander]

Escrito originalmente por Shifty:

The game needs a strength based ranged weapon like a crossbow or something

Yeah, possibly a longbow, English style...

[bunies]

Escrito originalmente por tanksin:

bow with the right build and wep traits can do huge headshots if you are great at aiming, it can do decent point defence damage too. but outside those two niches id use other options for most content

there is no such thing is right build in this game, only 20 skills you can pick and 20 levels, also putting points into relevent stat is not really a build

are the headshots any better then a musket ?

[Mad Max]

Escrito originalmente por Icyage:

try lifestaff main and loose your will to live :)

Don't sleep on Life Staff. I use Life Staff with all points in Focus and that Strong Attack CHUNKS some players.

Throw a healing circle at your feet and turret them down.

if they break social distancing then pull out the hammer and bonk them.

[Sona]

Escrito originalmente por Shifty:

A lot of people talk about weapon combos of weapons that use different stats. Why would you have either 1 weapon you are geared for and one gimped weapon with no stats, or 2 gimped weapons from splitting your stats in half?

There are gemstones that allow you to convert 20-50% of weapon damage to damage specified by gem. Converted damage will scale with original weapon atribute OR with atribute specified by that gem.
Example:
I used Cut Flawed Amber in my Ice Gauntlet that gives me "Arboreal I: 20% of damage is converted to Nature. Damage scales off base weapon stat or FOC, wichever is higher"

Thanks to this my Ice Gauntlet can hit a little harder, but just a little.
Yet, it is very important for healers cuz Life(less) Staff has no AoE Dmg skill.
STILL, it is better than nothing.