Hokuto's Bow useless?.

[Path Of Pain]

I'm trying to use it, it seems absolutely useless, either it's bugged or I'm missing something, it deals almost no damage.

[dTTb]

Indeed it deals almost no damage, same with quite a few other items, for instance the ice blast.

But useless, not at all, it's absolutely great! Not only does it boost the damage your other weapon will inflict afterwards, and spread that boost to other targets in the area after killing them, it'll also very significantly reduce your damage taken by giving your x% damage reduction.

[JumboBog320]

Its a insane bow but its a support bow like ice bow.
The only thing that really holds it back is the very very low ammunation but getting the +3 ammo perk changes that.
dTTb said it very well :)

[elipod]

Try it with fire grenade. Extra damage will tick on everything.

[Rehbock]

hahaha hahaha hokuto is useless sure mate. learn to use it. here is an example: https://gfycat.com/EllipticalOrnateHoiho

it really shines if you use it as a secoundary weapon or after 15+ Stats

[elipod]

Originally posted by Rehbock:

hahaha hahaha hokuto is useless sure mate. learn to use it. here is an example: https://gfycat.com/EllipticalOrnateHoiho

Woah, 34 scrolls, and corrupted power, that would make any fast weapon OP)
And that elite died to hook, bow was only used to kill regular bomabardier.

[Rehbock]

hook does 1dmg its the combination of the skills that it makes it viable.

Hokuto boosts damge by ~9k and Corupted Power just 6k

With a Hokuto that has "Shots an Arrow in front of you" it triggers Itself.

here you can see the damage comes mostly from Hokuto: https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/blondcolorfulafricanbushviper

[elipod]

Originally posted by Rehbock:

https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/blondcolorfulafricanbushviper

Extra damage comes in yellow and lack of big red propagation circle on fat guy means he never had a mark. He had yellow 1911 proc.
Spearman had 1911 and 2866 procs, I think 2866 was from mark, 1911 was from power.

I still think, Hook was MVP here 35147+ on fat guy was a hit, amplified by hook.
In pervious example on elite bobmbardier, hook hit for 101 white + 1662 yellow, then first hit from barrage did 23947+, other barrage hits were around 800. (and barrage procked from hook)

From my experience, Hocuto's bow does not apply mark on killing blow and forward facing extra projectile tend to hit before main arrow.

[Path Of Pain]

Then either it's badly explained what it does or I just don't understand it.

[elipod]

It marks the target, as long as taget takes damage, mark does extra damage, same principle as bear trap.

[Path Of Pain]

Yeah, I just read the description again, it says:

"Marks the enemy, who then takes +DPS for 20 secons. If the enemy dies, the mark spreads".

That is incorrect, since when you mark the enemy he doesn't take any DPS. He takes DPS after you first hit him. The description should be fixed.

[Path Of Pain]

And yeah, the bow is pretty good with a dot build.