Quite disappointed in Bow "buffs" on paper

[kbn90]

What I understand from these buffs is Bow will be autocancelling correctly like BB for huge burst. Am I wrong?

[BlackNows]

I tested it. Fire rate is much better, don’t worry! I’m excited, it seems that they finally did a good job.

[rawker]

sad

[BlackNows]

My notes:

@BlackNows

Tested everything on the PTR; here’s my conclusions:

1- They didn’t changed the arrow speed, but increased the fire rate and arrows hitbox. No more of our arrows going through someone’s armpit.

2- Skill combo shot is back again, as fluid as it was before the nerf.

3- Mobility is better. The root wasn’t removed BUT it seems like it was reduced. Jumping cancel is easier now, but still not the way it was before.

4- Heavy attacks way faster. Even though they nerfed the heavy attack damage, it was a nice balance. If we had the old heavy attack dmg (200%) with the new Heavy charge time, they would have to patch it on less than one week after the cry of melees.

Overall, it was a great step and should make bow balanced without making it overpower!
Can’t believe I’m saying it, but good job AGS!
Next thing is working the Bow perks for better and we finally gonna have a weapon on pair with everything else.

[AmbassadorDvinn]

awesome … will it be impactful enough to be viable in wars … im on hotel wifi right now its taking forever to dl

[BlackNows]

Yeah, it is. Don’t worry, I think they finally made a good job.

[AmbassadorDvinn]

@BlackNows

f we had the old heavy attack dmg (200%) with the new Heavy charge time, they would have to patch it on less than one week after the cry of melees.

Okay thats more in the ballpark of what Im looking for. I WANT TEARS IN GA PLAYERS EYES.

lol nah It would be cool if Arrows had slightly longer stagger duration, maybe slightly faster arrow speed which would take getting used to

[AmbassadorDvinn]

UPDATE

I tried it … It definitely feels better for skirmishes but I dont know about its viability in war

[billyd343]

It feels dramatically better, and it feels like much more on par with other weapons, but it could use some changes to weapon perks and the ability tree could use a rework.

[Diego5]

@AmbassadorDvinn

Bow needs to either shoot faster

I just tested it because I wanted to know aswell.
On Live you can shoot normal attacks every 1.42s
On PTR you can shoor every 1.15s
You really feel the difference. It’s basically the same rate of fire you were able to gain with jump-canceling before it was removed.
Add to that the fact that now you can chain normal-shot/ability pretty istantly.

[PsyBot]

TLDR:

the crying coming before the testing.

#player 2022 tiktok generation

[RandManly]

I played it for about 15 minutes in PTR. Initial thoughts are… INCREDIBLE.

[AmbassadorDvinn]

nah its mostly what I thought it would be a buff for small pvp encounters but nothing that will get dex slotted into wars

[RandManly]

One could argue that’s a problem with war mechanics, not bow.

[AmbassadorDvinn]

true enough tbh true enough

Still, that’s what I’ve been waiting for is something that makes it so I can play the weapon I love playing and have a chance to get slotted – maybe removing IG from the game wouldve just been the better move

[RandManly]

It’d be neat if there were more objectives during war… Like an elite special forces unit where other weapons and skills can shine.

[billyd343]

This is a cool idea!

[Centeotl]

It seems like you’ve sparked quite the interesting discussion, AmbassadorDvinn. Thanks for your feedback regarding the bow changes. While I’m glad to see you’ve tried out the changes in PTR and feel like they’re good so far, time will tell how it’ll play out in wars

[zacekr]

we need good perks plz