Does the Bow get stronger in late game?

[Ares]

It seems way weaker compared to other starter weapons. Is there any benefits to playing bow late game?

[Fat Pigeon]

You need for each Element atleast one bow, and with the right setup and enough decorations, it can easily turn into a weapon of mass destruction in the right hands.

[Giacky]

Every single ranged weapon is busted in the game, so yeah :^)

[Mirkoiu]

yes

[Kremlibot]

Bow is strong late game, but I don't recommend it for starting the game out though. It's the 2nd strongest weapon behind HBG.

[Ares]

Originally posted by The Vladinator:

Bow is strong late game, but I don't recommend it for starting the game out though. It's the 2nd strongest weapon behind HBG.

Should You switch out to bow later on?

[Kremlibot]

Originally posted by Ares:

Originally posted by The Vladinator:

Bow is strong late game, but I don't recommend it for starting the game out though. It's the 2nd strongest weapon behind HBG.

Should You switch out to bow later on?

That's up to you. Providing you got the gear and decos to make an optimized set, go for it. Bow doesn't do well on a poverty set.

[Ares]

Originally posted by The Vladinator:

Originally posted by Ares:

Should You switch out to bow later on?

That's up to you. Providing you got the gear and decos to make an optimized set, go for it. Bow doesn't do well on a poverty set.

I dont think I've ever gotten far enough to get decos? I've beaten the game on Ps4, but I never really did end game.

[♋Phenex]

Bow requires heavy investment to fully upgrade as you'll need one of each element for optimal damage and they also require pretty specific skills and decorations which you probably won't have until way later.
Once you have the correct decorations though, bow becomes extremely strong. Early on, damage is low and it's probably difficult to manage stamina usage as well so play literally any other weapon.

[Juliane_L]

every weapon is viable. bow is a bit weaker on Early game but you can still hunt every monster with it. once you reach endgame, Bow is completly broken.

[Kremlibot]

Originally posted by Ares:

I dont think I've ever gotten far enough to get decos? I've beaten the game on Ps4, but I never really did end game.

Don't worry about bow until you start getting Safi Jiva gear, IMO.

It's a good idea to learn how to play melee before you learn how to play bow, anyway. Because most of your time is going to be in melee range landing spread shots on specific weak points.

[Lusus Symphonia]

If you're planning on using the bow, use it anyway, learn the best chances to line up the dragon arrow directly through a monsters chocolate starfish, that's all you bow users do.

Then when you're late game, you'll know the monsters well enough to dance around them.

[Ares]

I see, thanks for all the messages. I appreciate all the help :)

[Titanium70]

I think alot of of people here focusing a little to much on endgame minmaxing and not the actual problem.

Bow sucks early game!
That's not due to a lack of decos, it's because a massive lack in stamina!
To play bow even remotely the way it's meant to be you need to get this juicy 50% stamina reduction from Constitution 5 as well as some levels of Stamina Surge as fast a possible!
Also eat your Steak!

> Get Stamina, the more the better
> Get a Bow for each element
> Start using Critical Element set bonus
> Stack Crit chance.

[puzzlefox]

Constitution 5 is way overkill. 2-3 works just fine. Just drink your dash juice, eat for feline blackbelt, and don't overuse dash+triangle+circle combo.

Safi 5p + latent power is nice too. Safi set will self-activate it and give you a juicy stamina use reduction.

[Kaiser_G.Saw]

Tbh, just play the bow. it will turn into one of the strongest options endgame till then just dally with it.

its not like it matters much and if done right even the first element upgrade paths are enough to strip monsters like LR Anjanath down in like 3-4 minutes without any fancy dedicated armor set or skill setup.

What matters first and foremost is element. Fast hitting weapons just profit way more from it than slow ones like a GS so thats the focus. What you first want to work towards for are element up skills like Fire attack up. After that come skills for bolstering affinity and lastly come comfort skills to reduce stamina consumtion like constitution.

Just remember: if a monster catches you with your pants down and no stamina, you overcommited for what its worth so learn from that. So, play conservative and find what you are comfortable with. Its not like you magicaly get better by just switching your weapon since you still learn the ropes. And toss out all that stuff about endgame min-maxing as thats still far away, just have fun since it matters not as much as people claim it does unless your crunch the numbers in minute detail.