Zephyr best bow in the game is useless

[Dova Sos]

Who cares about 30% faster shoot rate. It doesnt help much. This is not fps game that you find a rifle with 30% faster shoot rate. This is still a bow that you have to execute a certain animation in close range. Pretty much useless.

[Dova Sos]

You know what I am saying. If you can execute at most 1 shot at a certain range, oh wow now you can execute 1.3 shots. Like I said useless.

In fps game however you can execute 30% more bullets in that "1 shot scenario:. And that makes real difference

[alexander_dougherty]

I can hit a charging enemy with at least three arrows before shifting to a melee weapon, so getting an extra shot in isn't useless.

[Dova Sos]

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

I can hit a charging enemy with at least three arrows before shifting to a melee weapon, so getting an extra shot in isn't useless.

What 3 arrows ? Just from 30% ? You can hit 1.3 arrows compared to normal bow. Zephyr disappointing. If it wass a sniper rifle with very long range okay. But is most of the time not the case and it is short to medium range.

[Rez Elwin]

Well your first problem seems to be using a bow at "close range" and well when playing on Adept it doesn't matter that much, if you would bother to up the difficulty you would see that Zephyr has some use.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Dova Sos:

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

I can hit a charging enemy with at least three arrows before shifting to a melee weapon, so getting an extra shot in isn't useless.

What 3 arrows ? Just from 30% ? You can hit 1.3 arrows compared to normal bow. Zephyr disappointing. If it wass a sniper rifle with very long range okay. But is most of the time not the case and it is short to medium range.

OK I guess I need to explain basic maths to you.

30% faster means that you take 30% less time to make a shot, aka each shot take 70% of it's normal time. so three well timed shots take 210% of the time of a single shot rather than 300%, giving you time for a fourth shot (at 280% of a single shot).

Now given that bows actually do more damage per hit than melee weapons (even moe so if the first is in stealth), this means the charging enemy has a significant chunk of their health reduced.

Now Zephyr does slightly less damage than the best top tier bow you can equip, but the damage from the extra shot more than makes up for that. add to that Zephyr weighs less than the top tier bows, and you are on to a winner. Provided you can improve enough to get those shots in.

[Dova Sos]

thanks for the math lesson. Let me ask you a question.

If an enemy is standing one shot from a normal bow away from you, how many arrows can you shoot with the Zephyr at him ?

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Dova Sos:

thanks for the math lesson. Let me ask you a question.

If an enemy is standing one shot from a normal bow away from you, how many arrows can you shoot with the Zephyr at him ?

if you back pedal, maybe two... But I take your point. But under those circumstances you could probably do with the crossbow instead, and inflict even more damage.

[Dova Sos]

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

Originally posted by Dova Sos:

thanks for the math lesson. Let me ask you a question.

If an enemy is standing one shot from a normal bow away from you, how many arrows can you shoot with the Zephyr at him ?

if you back pedal, maybe two... But I take your point. But under those circumstances you could probably do with the crossbow instead, and inflict even more damage.

thank you

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by Dova Sos:

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

if you back pedal, maybe two... But I take your point. But under those circumstances you could probably do with the crossbow instead, and inflict even more damage.

thank you

I used the Zephyr literally 5 or 6 shots the first time I ever acquired it and have never used it again in any of my playthroughs or have I ever given it to a follower.

[tulle040657]

It belongs in a museum

[Dova Sos]

The location of the bow though is cool. I was thinking that this is probably a trap and the tree will collapse and that this is probably only a telekinesis pick. Put the tree did not collapse. Quite the drop.

The way out of those ruins is also cool. You have to make a Olympic style dive. But there are a few underwater objects intentionally placed by the devs. You better don't land on them. Is a risky jump.