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The Crusade Jun 25, 2015 @ 5:52pm
Melee weapons.
Does anyone know if they Wil be adding a bigger variety of melee weapons or ranged? Would be nice to have a scythe or something of the like.
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Diablerie Jun 25, 2015 @ 5:56pm 
Been no mention yet but i hope so, it's sad that you get the best melee weapon at 25, if melee is your main focus there is literally nothing else to look forward to after that. Granted it is great for killing dinos with enough melee damage behind yourself or the unlucky player that meets the business end of it.
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The Crusade Jun 25, 2015 @ 6:16pm 
Originally posted by Diablerie:
Been no mention yet but i hope so, it's sad that you get the best melee weapon at 25, if melee is your main focus there is literally nothing else to look forward to after that. Granted it is great for killing dinos with enough melee damage behind yourself or the unlucky player that meets the business end of it.
I hope they do. Also is there anyway to buff bow damage. Cause obviously that wont be classed under the male damage increase right? Also some more arrow types would great. Such as fire arrows or explosive ones. I just realised that there isn't any metal head arrows. I wonder if they'll add them in with a compound bow and poison arrows.
Last edited by The Crusade; Jun 25, 2015 @ 6:57pm
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Mandrek Jun 26, 2015 @ 2:28pm 
Swords & knives, that's all what i need :)
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The Crusade Jun 26, 2015 @ 2:36pm 
Originally posted by Mandrek:
Swords & knives, that's all what i need :)
Id love the kama kata XD
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Alps Jun 26, 2015 @ 2:42pm 
im pretty sure a scythe was already confirmed in the ark digest most recent
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The Crusade Jun 26, 2015 @ 5:46pm 
Originally posted by Alpscantoo:
im pretty sure a scythe was already confirmed in the ark digest most recent
Can't wait to see what it's like. When it comes out
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Mansen Jun 26, 2015 @ 6:16pm 
A scythe... and weapon... In the same sentence?

Erm... I hate to be the one to crush your dreams - But Scythes make terrible, terrible weapons.
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The Crusade Jun 27, 2015 @ 2:47am 
i was wanting the scythe for looks to be honest, and i heard its good at cutting grass or something like that? anyway im more of a fan for the kama kata or the sai
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Matty101 Jun 27, 2015 @ 3:08am 
Yeah i'd say out of all the tools in history the scythe is the most suited to not being a weapon, it's like the complete opposite, nothing about it is usefull in any way to be used in aggression.

Trying to think of a weapon thats better than a metal pike against dino's but i can't think of any, slashing weapons would be useless against thick armoured dino's.
Bludgeoning weapons again useless on something x times bigger than you which really only leaves penetrating weapons, of which the pike is the longest while being practical.

Maybe while mounted a lance may be usefull and depending on design they could also be used in a 1 time fashion where you spear the blunt end into the ground so a charging dino will impale themselves.
Any shorter weapons like swords, while they can be used as a peircing weapon still wont be as effective as a pike with its reach.

Sheilds are the only other thing i could think of that could be usefull, obviously a player wont take the brunt of the force but they could be used to stop the actuall bite, if they x1.5 the physics impact while equipped and halved the dino damage i think they could work and be very situational, fighting a dino on a cliff say would not be ideal since it could send you flying over the side but on flat open ground it would help a fair bit.
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McLovin' Jun 27, 2015 @ 3:18am 
Originally posted by Mansen:
A scythe... and weapon... In the same sentence?

Erm... I hate to be the one to crush your dreams - But Scythes make terrible, terrible weapons.

Wouldn't like to get in the way of this guy though: https://youtu.be/djQh-7b0Fn8
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Mansen Jun 27, 2015 @ 3:21am 
Bounce a hit or two with your shield and armour - Go for the jugular with anything pointy.

Also that isn't a real scythe - They are bent in places to better allow for effective cutting of the crops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe#/media/File:Scythe_user.png

It is... very cumbersome and not at all effective in combat. That being said, I'd love to have one to cut fibers from plants. A debarker wouldn't hurt either for thatch. :)
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The Crusade Jun 27, 2015 @ 3:23am 
Originally posted by Mansen:
Bounce a hit or two with your shield and armour - Go for the jugular with anything pointy.

Also that isn't a real scythe - They are bent in places to better allow for effective cutting of the crops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe#/media/File:Scythe_user.png

It is... very cumbersome and not at all effective in combat. That being said, I'd love to have one to cut fibers from plants. A debarker wouldn't hurt either for thatch. :)
that being said, how about some more arrow types :D
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Mansen Jun 27, 2015 @ 3:24am 
More arrows - And a compound bow would be nice.

I'm getting really tired of cutting down entire quarries worth of boulders for a few arrows.
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The Crusade Jun 27, 2015 @ 3:26am 
Originally posted by Mansen:
More arrows - And a compound bow would be nice.

I'm getting really tired of cutting down entire quarries worth of boulders for a few arrows.
you reckon a poision arrow could be good? a small DOT and slow?
or fire arrows with burn damage
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Mansen Jun 27, 2015 @ 3:28am 
I would argue that the tranq arrow is pretty much a poison coated arrow as is - It hurts you because... well you just got hit by an arrow sized projectile which happens to drug you.

Fire arrows could be interesting as a way to set structures on fire for a short while though.
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