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

[Onisake]

If we melee with a bow, i would expect to take increased damage to it. but really i feel this is not needed. punching makes a lot more sense than striking with a bow.

it's fine in movies and what not. but reality is you can only do this with certain kinds of bows or you wont' have a bow that shoots arrows anymore. and the bow has to be specifically designed for this.

Any composite bow may work for this. because they are typically a bit more durable. but self bows or compound bows are a lot more fragile. but really any bow not specifically designed to be used in melee shouldn't be used in melee. a punch makes 200% more sense.

Given this is a game i wont' complain either way

stabbing with an arrow also is fine though.

[Skies]

Actually.
There is in-game canon lore for archers actually using pugilist weapons as their 'CQC Off-hand' weapon. In at least one crafting leve it mentions crafting gauntlets for the Quiver because they use it as CQC weapon.

[Onisake]

Actually.
There is in-game canon lore for archers actually using pugilist weapons as their 'CQC Off-hand' weapon. In at least one crafting leve it mentions crafting gauntlets for the Quiver because they use it as CQC weapon.

oh that's neat. I'd love to be able to equip something in the 'throw' slot that would increase my punch damage. we're archers, wtf do we need to throw stones for anyway >.>;;

[Rukkirii]

What?! You guys don't like punching monsters in the face when they are too close? That is preposterous! Currently, there aren't any plans to change this animation, but I'll be sure to keep them in the know of your feedback on the animation. In the meantime, keep on training.

*Queues "Eye of the Tiger"*

[Rannie]

What?! You guys don't like punching monsters in the face when they are too close? That is preposterous! Currently, there aren't any plans to change this animation, but I'll be sure to keep them in the know of your feedback on the animation. In the meantime, keep on training.

*Queues "Eye of the Tiger"*

why oh why that song couldn't it have been something different *cries* now I have it stuck in my head >.< bah I would rather punch people in the face if they got too close instead of whacking them with my bow. So I'm not really upset with this ^_^ just the music *glares at Rukkirii*

[Dargoth_Draconia]

What?! You guys don't like punching monsters in the face when they are too close? That is preposterous! Currently, there aren't any plans to change this animation, but I'll be sure to keep them in the know of your feedback on the animation. In the meantime, keep on training.

*Queues "Eye of the Tiger"*

They really need to re do the animation before 2.0 comes out and let us smack the mob with a bow like Archers would have done in medieval times. It makes no since for an archer to punch an enemy when his bow is a much better weapon for the job. Bows were made super sturdy and could be used to even parry blows from big swords and other weapons. Instead you make us punch the enemy with our fist? If that is the case they just need to make an offhand dagger that only gets used during close range auto attack. At least that is semi imposing.

No. You're thinking guns or riflemen, not bows and archers. I have never seen an archer smash their bow into someone.

You must clearly not watch any movies though I don't use my reference from movies. I use my information based of facts.

[NoctisUmbra]

No.. they don't need to do anything to ARC's close range AA animation if it means 2.0 gets delayed even a second.

[Raldo]

Well, you know your game isn't too bad off when people are bickering about purely aesthetic things.

[Nee]

I like punching monsters with the mighty fists of Nee !! Fear the lala.

[Rannie]

They really need to re do the animation before 2.0 comes out and let us smack the mob with a bow like Archers would have done in medieval times. It makes no since for an archer to punch an enemy when his bow is a much better weapon for the job. Bows were made super sturdy and could be used to even parry blows from big swords and other weapons. Instead you make us punch the enemy with our fist? If that is the case they just need to make an offhand dagger that only gets used during close range auto attack. At least that is semi imposing.



You must clearly not watch any movies though I don't use my reference from movies. I use my information based of facts.

actually I don't know what facts you're talking about. My cousin is a hunter and has a hunting bow. I've used bows and arrows irl and I never whacked anything with my bow nor has my cousin... Actually if you want to go with more factual then why does it take more than one arrow for us to kill something seeing as how most of the time (especially with animals) one shot is a killing blow to them because they're either aiming for the heart or brains ^_^ . also one shot can disable them and keep them from running to do another killing blow with a different weapon like a dagger or something to that extent.