Quote Originally Posted by Radacci View Post
just gonna put this here. Since an actual archer isn't really what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG-ly9tQGk
Some of that looks more like things Hunters would use through dense areas. War Archers were not running around about the battle field. Many were in rowed positions either kneeling in the front or standing behind. One row would fire second row would follow up with either a third row or back to the first row. This is how they created the volley of arrows.Repetitive draws of a bow will tire out a person after a while and they had to have a full draw to make them usefull. That's why a formation of three to five rows of archers would give them time to rest a bit so they can maintain output. Many would carry arrows in their hand and knock like that for lighter arrows and if the combat is close quarter. Others would just keep them in the ground where they stood, to taint their tips and to have them ready to fire. Also Chain mail was never strong to any type of piercing weapon. It only protected from cuts and slashing weapons.

As for the arrow knock being left or right. That depends on the bow and the style of draw you are using. Here are better videos about Archery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NrNIbWAWlw

and I counter that video with this one as it'll inadvertently explain the purpose of Wanderer's Minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr_1z3GwxQk

Getting back to Machinist. I am wondering if they'll eventually get anything like Snap shot or Quick Draw. By the sounds of it it seems like they may eventually get an ability that'll ignore the amo stack for one attack or reduce the reload timer/recast to rebuff on amo for a set amount of time.