It feels like the devs dont like archers

[WhateverNevermind]

I fought a dude today that was fully armored, had a large weapon and had throwing knives. Hes basically all classes in 1..

Meanwhile the archer has virtually no armor, poor range and a bow that doesnt do much damage, depending where i hit i have to hit them 3 times then they just run away and hide until they regain health, its hard enough to land good shots when the combat is so fast pace as it is, on top of that i have to be in close combat because i do less damage if im further away so im a defenseless, weak target for players to target.

There are instances where i get dropped and punch a player to death and get back up, or i barely manage to kill the other player before he kills me, but its definitely a situation where the archer is usually going to die and maybe, maybe youll get the pvp kill in close combat. Its just a harder game for archers.

In all seriousness ik people just will say "get gud" but the reason archer class is so nerfed is cause melee cant handle a decent archer. So give us a decent archer class, and YOU get gud. Were under powered rn why even have the class?

[Grif]

Why are the bows so terrible?

The arrows fly super slow to what they would in real life, the arrows also seem to exactly land where you are aiming.

[Cruddy]

Because balance, archers are already annoying pissants. If they were any better they would dominate matches constantly.

[Nicoy]

Archers don't deserve better.

[Aya]

Originally posted by Nicoy:

Archers don't deserve better.

No, but they do need to be a solid pick for assisting your teammates when they're being attacked by a Highland Sword user.

[Jacket]

As someone who likes playing archer, yeah we dont deserve better

[Zhou Yu]

You're right, that's why we need HANDGONNES. GET ON IT DEVS.

As an aside just want to remind everyone you can "counter" arrows that are mid air flying at you.

[Aya]

Originally posted by Zhou Yu:

You're right, that's why we need HANDGONNES. GET ON IT DEVS.

As an aside just want to remind everyone you can "counter" arrows that are mid air flying at you.

Handgonne seems like it'd only happen if Chiv3 took place during a timeskip

[Zhou Yu]

Originally posted by Aya:

Originally posted by Zhou Yu:

You're right, that's why we need HANDGONNES. GET ON IT DEVS.

As an aside just want to remind everyone you can "counter" arrows that are mid air flying at you.

Handgonne seems like it'd only happen if Chiv3 took place during a timeskip

Technically no... we already got black powder explosives (petards) as well as cannons and the like. And if you want to poke at the time dates, we got armor and weapons from periods that had early firearms as well. Regardless I doubt we'll ever get it in a Chiv 3 or similar pvp game anyway.

Shoutouts to Kingdom Come 2 for adding handgonnes. Gonna be awesome shooting some random bandit fully clad in plate as he runs out of the forest.

[Nicoy]

Originally posted by Zhou Yu:

Technically no... we already got black powder explosives (petards) as well as cannons and the like. And if you want to poke at the time dates, we got armor and weapons from periods that had early firearms as well. Regardless I doubt we'll ever get it in a Chiv 3 or similar pvp game anyway.

Shoutouts to Kingdom Come 2 for adding handgonnes. Gonna be awesome shooting some random bandit fully clad in plate as he runs out of the forest.

Well we already had gunpowder guns and firearms in Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior so...

[random]

Skill issue.

[Jerran]

archers are fine as is

[Cheepeers]

Archers can't be better, it is enough now

[Aya]

Originally posted by Nicoy:

Originally posted by Zhou Yu:

Technically no... we already got black powder explosives (petards) as well as cannons and the like. And if you want to poke at the time dates, we got armor and weapons from periods that had early firearms as well. Regardless I doubt we'll ever get it in a Chiv 3 or similar pvp game anyway.

Shoutouts to Kingdom Come 2 for adding handgonnes. Gonna be awesome shooting some random bandit fully clad in plate as he runs out of the forest.

Well we already had gunpowder guns and firearms in Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior so...

IMO, i think the best settings for a sword and musket Chiv would be:

- A timeskip: would probably require Argon, Myah, and Malric to all die at the final battle of Trayan Citadel (no TO map outcome is canon). Anything that happens immediately after the Agatha/Mason/Tenosia war would be irrelevant, which should justify a new Chiv game taking place 100 or so years after the events of Chiv2.

- Sengoku era Japan: The supposed golden age of the Samurai. Black powder rifles were decently commonplace for archery units, though their poor accuracy and slow reloads still allowed for the Yumi bow to remain relevant in those times. It's also worth noting that even in the face of getting shot by a gun, the Samurai still wore heavy armor despite how easily a bullet can punch through it, which in turn would still allow the Knight class to exist.

[Judeo-communism]

Archers are stupidly OP in Chiv 2, Mordhau and Chiv 1. Just stop missing.

[Aya]

Originally posted by Judeo-communism:

Archers are stupidly OP in Chiv 2, Mordhau and Chiv 1. Just stop missing.

I'm still of the mindset that people who complain about Chivalry archers should play Mount&Blade multiplayer at least once without ever touching the archer class just to see what "archers are OP" actually looks like

Had Chivalry been my entry point to the medieval PVP genre, I'd probably be saying the same thing tbh.

The fact that the Highland Sword got buffed during the Fete-for-All update probably suggests that Torn Banner thinks that not enough people are playing archer.