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11/11/2023 7:13:43 PM
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How should bows be tuned?
Hello Guardians, lately many people have been calling for bows to be nerfed due to their high burst damage output as well as the constant peek shooting being annoying to play against. I am curious as to what peoples opinions are as to how they should he tuned?
If we look into it, the reason why bows have to peek shoot to begin with is due to their slow TTK, being at roughly 1.14s after the first shot. Currently their is a drawtime and reload speed cap at 540ms and 500ms respectively (nocking delay is 100ms and doesnt change). What if we reduce the drawtime and reload speed caps to be 440ms and 300ms respectively. This would bring the TTK to 0.84s, bringing it in line with other weapons and allowing bows to roam out in the open more confidently (Of course this will allow them to be more easily gunned down too).
In response to this change, they could reduce the precision and body shot damage such that you need 2HS or 1HS/2 BS for a kill. Aim assistance would also need to be reduced a bit to rely on better aim to achieve the proper TTK. What are your thought or opinions?
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IMO they should be turned into special and they should have the same ammo economy as eriana’s vow,they’re already used the exact same way and their aim assist and cones are about as big as a whale. Bow’s are the easiest weapons in the game specially when you can hold the bow charge. Bows have a similar problem to fusion rifles where they have a charge time/draw time that’s utterly meaningless,fusion rifles can have their charge times cancelled and bows can do that+hold the charge,both are underused and both are overpowered but you can’t get them nerfed because the casuals/crutches will cry about it and say “but muh charge time”. Bows and fusion rifles in their current states are nothing but detrimental to the crucible and not useful enough in pve.
