Infinite arrows

[Kaiser-Ace]

Well its like anything in the game. How does one carry a full inventory, and armory chest? Look at housing items can nearly carry an entire house with furnishings around all I want. Just magic I guess.

It's a super power called "The Magic Satchel" where our pockets are literal pocket dimensions.

Deadpool, most RPG Characters, and nealry all cartoon characters have this ability and when used it looks like you're pulling it from behind your back.

[Zojha]

Deadpool, most RPG Characters, and nealry all cartoon characters have this ability and when used it looks like you're pulling it from behind your back.

Doesn't that mean that every archer has one, if not multiple sticks up their ass?

[saber_alter]

Doesn't that mean that every archer has one, if not multiple sticks up their ass?

everyone in eorzea has one. unless they're are wildwoods from gridania. then it is just sticks up their arse.

[Atoli]

I never played 1.0 but heard at one point u had to buy arrows. Was it that bad of a experience that they removed it lol

Oh yeah, 1.0 archery, lovely times
Me and my best friend mained BRD back then, we were always broke in comparison to all the others. Especially for..what is now called raiding. For other content, you could at least only buy/craft the low-grade arrows, but of course to get top dps, you needed top-grade arrows as well. I remember going rates of 120k per 99 arrow stack >.<°
Using up 300 arrows for one raid evening wasn't rare...so I'm fine with ANY excuse to why we don't use actual arrows anymore xD
But I like Fenral's explanation best:

When you "repair" a quiver of arrows or a stack of enchanted throwing axes/knives in Diablo II, you replenish the stack. Think of the durability on your bow as including your supply of arrows and the inconsistency is solved.

In 1.0, not only BRDs had consumables, tomohawks and the like, basically everything tanks threw to get hate from afar, also used consumables. Because, duh, axes don't come back once they stick out of an opponent x)
So that repair explanation makes most sense because it adds an explanation for all classes, not just BRDs ^^

[Kuwagami]

I've played games where needing to have arrows for archers is a thing and honestly it sucks. >.<

There are also games where it adds a lot of depth in the battle system (elemental weapons and weaknesses, yay) and it's awesome

But yeah, on a general manner, it sucks.

[Vexander]

I've always liked to think that Bards are able to make arrows out of the aether around them or something.

[Wadoka]

It's a super power called "The Magic Satchel" where our pockets are literal pocket dimensions.

Deadpool, most RPG Characters, and nealry all cartoon characters have this ability and when used it looks like you're pulling it from behind your back.

Doesn't that mean that every archer has one, if not multiple sticks up their ass?

Or Pants. Don't forget the Pants. Guybrush Threepwood, and ladders.... ow...

[Fenral]

In 1.0, not only BRDs had consumables, tomohawks and the like, basically everything tanks threw to get hate from afar, also used consumables. Because, duh, axes don't come back once they stick out of an opponent x)
So that repair explanation makes most sense because it adds an explanation for all classes, not just BRDs ^^

As a former MNK main, I miss my chakrams. I was tempted into the shadows by Rogue's ability to throw knives.

[fm_fenrir]

Gameplay wise, it's because humping around thousands of arrows that cost 100k per stack has been proven to be absolutely atrocious. Rangers in XI had to buy arrows by the truckload to do anything, and if they ran out, they may as well just kill themselves and go back to town because their usefulness immediately ended.

Lore wise, I guess you could abstract the repair cost as buying all the arrows you'll need for the day. Maybe people just send you arrows because you're the Eorzean equivalent of Kanye, so every time you wake up your retainers just dump a big barrel of arrows in your inn room.

[Ashkendor]

Well its like anything in the game. How does one carry a full inventory, and armory chest? Look at housing items can nearly carry an entire house with furnishings around all I want. Just magic I guess.

At one point when I was fishing for shark oil ingredients, I had 90 Silver Sharks in my inventory.

I couldn't help but laugh at the mental image of carrying this enormous stack of sharks around.

Maybe people just send you arrows because you're the Eorzean equivalent of Kanye, so every time you wake up your retainers just dump a big barrel of arrows in your inn room.

"Ma'am, this just arrived for you."
"...What in the name of the Twelve is that?"
"It appears to be a bouquet."
"But are those...?"
"Yes. Arrows. It's a bouquet of arrows."