Please change ARC close-range auto-attack from punching to striking with bow

[Masamune1004]

It's hard to argue from a realism standpoint in a video game... but really trying to hit someone in melee range with a projectile from a bow is incredibly difficult, so having a melee option really does make more sense. Hitting things with your bow would largely be more diversionary and defensive rather than a reliable offensive tactic.

Keeping in mind that when I say "Melee range" I mean close enough that your target could be physically hitting you too, not to mention pushing your bow to the side or out of the way .

Of course shooting arrows at melee is unrealistic, but they're throwing out realistic animations in favor of better gameplay, so why not this too?

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

Be cool if they added a fist-like weapon to the ARC/BRD offhand that was stylized based off bow. Kinda like brass knuckles.

[Renen]

Legolas can shoot his bow in close combat :-)

[Rannie]

Legolas can shoot his bow in close combat :-)

Legolas was an imaginary elf that can walk on snow and was the prince of Mirkwood and he never was close in combat he stayed far back if you read the books. Also he carried a couple of daggers for close combat (though I'd have to re read his description from Fellowship I could be a bit off on that but I do believe he did mention running out of arrows and having to resort to his daggers in the defense of Helms Deep)

[Griss]

wha? dude, bows are fragile and expensive. I'm not getting a scratch on my garuda's spine.

Given the amount of random spikes and armor plating that is tacked on to most bows. I think it would hurt like all get out to get wacked up side the head with one.

[Alhanelem]

They should keep shooting with arrows, as punching does less damage than arrows. making them punch up close would make it hard to do anything solo as an archer, as it is difficult to keep your distance. Along with that, the 8 yalm range requirement for combos on archer skills also makes it difficult to solo with them :/ unless youre fighting a ranged enemy.

Do you realize how ineffective a bow is at close range? If you're so close that you can punch something, when shooting, the arrow contacts the target before it has left the frame of the bow. An arrow is not at its maximum velocity until it has left the vertical axis on which the bowstring sits, unlike a gun where the projectile is at full speed well before it leaves the barrel.

[Rau]

Nothing has stated that we will ever be hitting the enemy with our books.

http://www.rantgaming.com/2012/09/08...on-highlights/

Matsui: “As I’m sure you can see from the picture, the arcanist’s weapon is a book….Indeed, they will be able to strike with their book.” The books will be able to be crafted, but at the time, Matsui and Yoshida preferred to keep which crafting skill it would take to weave a book together a secret.

[KoujiGeki]

well Hawkeye is a REAL acher and melees with his bow. Just sayin

[Hysterior]

or stab with an arrow

[Cynthis]

I would think a stab attack with an arrow would make far more sense then smacking them with a fragile bow

This. Stabbing an arrow into someones neck seems like an effective close range attack.