Bow builds are completely useless, -16% dmg in pvp is bs

[Stunbot]

Literal C tier build now, can't compete at all with all these melee builds. IMAGINE nerfing the only thing in pvp that takes skill and aim LOL, braindead devs.

[Brahson]

lmfao l2aimlock

[ZeroGiven]

Originally posted by Brahson:

lmfao l2aimlock

Yeah, aimlock supposedly made ranged classes easymode.

If people are complaining about all builds, doesn't that mean there is some semblance of balance?

[Stunbot]

Originally posted by Brahson:

lmfao l2aimlock

aimlock on bow is trash. even if you're hitting you aren't headshotting, -16% nerf in pvp, and doing garbage ass damage to medium armor anyways. I'm 450 dex with a 725 bow and you aren't doing ♥♥♥♥ for damage rofl.

[Stunbot]

Originally posted by ZeroGiven:

Originally posted by Brahson:

lmfao l2aimlock

Yeah, aimlock supposedly made ranged classes easymode.

If people are complaining about all builds, doesn't that mean there is some semblance of balance?

lol no it made melee and blunder actually braindead. all ranged is projectile (except blunder which is basically hitscan) so you just miss anyone strafing.

[Bordric]

Originally posted by ZeroGiven:

Originally posted by Brahson:

lmfao l2aimlock

Yeah, aimlock supposedly made ranged classes easymode.

If people are complaining about all builds, doesn't that mean there is some semblance of balance?

Wrong, you wouldn't know anyway.

[NiteNightKnight]

TLDR: Skill Issue

Bow has always been either the best or one of the top weapons in the game since its release. despite the -16% damage reduction in pvp it still benefits positively from the previous 20% buff they gave to all ranged weapons. No matter what you look at it brings very solid aoe and single target for a RANGE weapon with the only thing they lack is a disease effect. obviously a melee weapon should have the damage advantage in melee range otherwise melee would be pretty worthless. The big advantage is that you can attack them in ranges where they can't touch you and if you don't use that advantage to its fullest then they should be able to beat you.

The only bad thing about bow is its higher skill floor since you need to actually aim your shots (and no the auto aim is will not fix your aim since it will basically miss anything that isn't running in a straight line directly at you) But if you can hit your shots consistently its still a top tier weapon

Plus you have two weapons just use one of the many dexterity scaling melee weapons as a secondary and your biggest weakness is pretty much instantly solved

[NiteNightKnight]

Originally posted by Bordric:

Originally posted by ZeroGiven:

Yeah, aimlock supposedly made ranged classes easymode.

If people are complaining about all builds, doesn't that mean there is some semblance of balance?

Wrong, you wouldn't know anyway.

Unless they are fighting a blunderbuss user the people who are complaing about aimlock are actually coping because its terrible and will miss pretty much every shot so long as the target is not in your face or running in a straight line directly at you

[Quazy]

The issue isnt the bow, I assure you. Its the fact that they let Legacy people part of the OPR pool. They had preBIS gear day one. Sure they can get upgrades. But the chances of them getting the roll they have on their 1000 hr accounts is pretty slim. Just got grouped with a guild called OPR Complaint Department, 4 of them and me. I watched them be invincible for 5 minute fights. 3v1+1s and they were shrugging it off as I was shooting into the opposing teams heads from the safety of THEIR fort. Safe to say we won.

[Elf80lvl]

Instead of decreasing the damage of ranged weapons, it would be better to increase the damage of melee weapons to the player who is currently holding a ranged weapon. This would create more tactical moments and punishments for those who do not switch to melee weapons, especially BB.

[Grimmx]

Originally posted by NiteNightKnight:

Originally posted by Bordric:

Wrong, you wouldn't know anyway.

Unless they are fighting a blunderbuss user the people who are complaing about aimlock are actually coping because its terrible and will miss pretty much every shot so long as the target is not in your face or running in a straight line directly at you

The problem isn't locking on by one enemy, its at mid range when several lock on and just fire.
If you get hit by 4 guys, chest or head doesn't matter, you just die.
And yes it has happened to me.

Edit: To the OP. Bow isn't useless. That is just ...wrong.