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

[Hiruke]

The current plan for ARC in ARR seems to be that when enemies are too close, the ARC will punch the enemy rather than shoot arrows. Even if the game had these punches deal significant damage, it just wouldn't make much sense for archer's to deal large amounts of damage with an offhand, unarmed punch. Since we already know arcanist's will be slapping around enemies with their books, why can't archers strike enemies with their bows?

I think all of us have seen movies where bowmen smash their bows into enemies who get too close, and I think most of us can agree that this would, at the very least, look way cooler than an unarmed punch. Since archer's soloing are likely to use the close-range auto-attack a LOT as enemies creep up on them, I'd really rather not bareknuckle box everything.

Alternatively, you could allow archer's to dual wield, and have them strike with some kind of off hand weapon when enemies are close (sword, dagger, etc.). Which would also do more believable damage than hitting enemies with your bare fist.

Thank you for your consideration. <3

Edit: Yeah, or as people have stated, stabbing the enemy with an arrow at close range would also work.

[Crevox]

Since we already know arcanist's will be slapping around enemies with their books, why can't archers strike enemies with their bows?

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

[Medura]

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

uhm, yes it was.

[Ferth]

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

True, but they made a big show about alluding to a unique Auto-attack animation for arcanists...

Frankly, I'd rather just see bows come with an obligatory melee weapon (that comes in a set, like h2h weapons.) and they just hit with that when in melee range. Doesn't even need to change the damage modifier it would just look better than trying to punch stuff one handed with your bow out.

[Majidah]

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

[Myrhn]

Aren't archers auto-attacking arrows in ARR?

[Crevox]

uhm, yes it was.

I may have missed some information if so; please provide a source link.

[Reika]

I may have missed some information if so; please provide a source link.

He said he wanted to have an exaggerated auto attack where you hit the enemy with the book in a way it looks like it will hurt a lot, but its not really going to hurt much all that much.

[Ferth]

I may have missed some information if so; please provide a source link.

Unless it was stated elsewhere the only time they discussed it was in the live 25th anniversary event, and they went out of their way to not say anything specific other than the animation team was devoted to making an epic auto attack animation with the books.

It very heavily intimated that it would be a physical blow with the book, but they didn't actually say that's what it would be.

[Breladine]

I think all of us have seen movies where bowmen smash their bows into enemies who get too close

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