bow upgrades

[Zargothrax]

is it possible that the upgrade slots of the ranger bow don't work as intended? sure, the damage number goes up but if you actually use the bow it doesn't seem to do more damage. if i upgrade a melee weapon, everything seems to work as it should.

edit: i haven't tried other bows yet, so i can't tell if they are also affected by this issue.

[Poppi !!]

Oh it works just fine. Level up and put some legend points into it and it's the best in the game ( I admit, I'm biased ).

[stcaFylnO]

........................Surv. 25....Upgrds.....Blprnts.....Both.....25 L-Points.....Upgrds.....Blprnts.....Both
Ranger Bow........400...........500...........~..............~............4400.............5500...........~............~
Bow.....................240...........276...........~..............~............2640.............3036...........~............~

diff between 400 and 500 is hardly noticed, but after Lpoints, as Stanley recommends, a thousand is easier to see in action. Lpoints with Weapon Upgrade rulz. Can't use "Both" Weapon Upgrades and Blueprints, sadly.

[Zargothrax]

Thank you guys for the answers. To be honest, because of the the small difference between 400 and 500 (which would probably not lead to a satisfying conclusion) I did the testing with modded upgrades and not with the standard ones. So the numbers are 400 and 900 in my case. That should make a difference. It was clearly noticable when I applied them to a melee weapon. But as I said, I did not use standard upgrades because the difference seemed too minor for testing purposes.

[stcaFylnO]

Hmmm, not sure about differences between modded and the designer's Weapon Upgrades. One or both could behave not as intended.

I've gotten sidetracked on Wateland 2 and stopped anaylyzing DL (for now), but if you could find a utility to log results, then you could check how much the hits report and how much health is actually decreased. I'd be very interested if you find any info.

[Zargothrax]

Originally posted by stcaFylnO:

Hmmm, not sure about differences between modded and the designer's Weapon Upgrades. One or both could behave not as intended.

I've gotten sidetracked on Wateland 2 and stopped anaylyzing DL, but if you could find a utility to log results, then you could check how much the hits report and how much health is actually decreased. I'd be very interested if you find any info.

That might lead us to a more accurate conclusion, but I don't know such an utility. Doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. Would be nice to see the real damage numbers.

Any ideas guys?

[Poppi !!]

If it dies when I put an arrow in its head, the damage level is perfect.

[stcaFylnO]

Originally posted by _Stanley_:

If it dies when I put an arrow in its head, the damage level is perfect.

:D

Yup, Heatwave/Upgraded Crossbow, Ranger/Bozak Bow, 25 Leg., Weapon Upgrading for those that take it, and most enemies die in one to three headshots on Nightmare. Also, I loved throwing macked out Vault Hunter Batons (exploit version), or even legit two-handers; if they have a helmet, strip it with the bows, then these others do nice head-shot damage vs. Demolishers, Holler, and Goliath ;)

[Zargothrax]

Originally posted by _Stanley_:

If it dies when I put an arrow in its head, the damage level is perfect.

I've never complained about the bow being too weak. ;) I just wanna know if the gameplay mechanics which the developers claim to be in the game actually work.

[rik43]

Has anyone noticed the UPGRADES are GONE if you swap out the bow or save and come back? I have lost 6 upgrades due to swapping weapons or saving he game! I upgrade the bow works great... then you swap the weapon out for another weapon or save and come back latter and what do you know.... ALL the upgrades are gone and the slots are empty again? This must be a bug?