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

[Volker_Mateus]

i always thought that the arc/brd stabbed the mob with an arrow.. legolass throat stab style!

[Fated]

They are removing ammunition from the game, they no longer have an excuse to prevent ARC from having a ranged auto attack.

[Reika]

They are removing ammunition from the game, they no longer have an excuse to prevent ARC from having a ranged auto attack.

This is true. And, could quite possibly end up happening. Classes are changing, and maybe they will get rid of light shot in order for archer to auto attack with ranged. tho, that will end up changing Barrage too.

[Masamune1004]

They are removing ammunition from the game, they no longer have an excuse to prevent ARC from having a ranged auto attack.

They will have a ranged auto-attack, but it will switch to punching when the target gets close to you. As for striking with the bow, Skyrim did it, so I don't see a problem with it, but I'd rather they just keep shooting the enemy with arrows honestly.

[Reika]

They will have a ranged auto-attack, but it will switch to punching when the target gets close to you. As for striking with the bow, Skyrim did it, so I don't see a problem with it, but I'd rather they just keep shooting the enemy with arrows honestly.

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.

[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.

[Reika]

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.

Like I said above - we can still use light shot and bow weapon skills at melee range, so this comment means nothing in this game.

[Elexia]

Punching makes way more sense than smacking with a wooden (though sometimes reinforced) bow. You can whack someone with a gun np, but a bow? lol

[Ferth]

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 .

[Reika]

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 .

Good thing this is an RPG