At the end of the day, it doesn't mean someone can't use it and have fun, but the balance surrounding it just seems out of whack. It is all relative, and in the game's current state, bullets and guns are very easy and quick to come by, which devalues archery by a massive amount. You find plenty of bullets as you loot, but no where near as many arrows/bolts, and needing to craft arrows can be a pain early on. I think they intended for archery to be the cheap way to go. For me, I compare it to other things in the game, and it just can't hold a candle to just pumping a few shells into a line of zombies and going about my day. It is as valuable as brass for me (which I need for MG ammo during horde night). Also the brownish cardboard boxes give plastics. Steel arrows require scrap plastic to make (recipe) so right from the beginning I destroy all wheels on the street and trashpiles for it. It is as valuable as brass for me (which I need for MG ammo during horde night).Ī hint for crossbow newbies. Only in large POIs like Shamway factory in clean a room and then loot it immediately.Ī hint for crossbow newbies. I also go through the smaller POIs first to kill and then another time to loot so I don't wake up anyone with this noise. For me it seems faster and safer to sneak through a POI and oneshot the sleepers than to run around and miss many shots due to their erratic movement (headbanging). Originally posted by Bob:I feel the archery play style in this game isn't quite refined yet, and it isn't because of the weapons or the skills, but rather how crappy the stealth system is and how unrewarding it is to go so slow to avoid detection, when in reality you could just wake up an entire POI and run out side and never get caught.I like the sneaky archer playstyle alot. I feel the archery play style in this game isn't quite refined yet, and it isn't because of the weapons or the skills, but rather how crappy the stealth system is and how unrewarding it is to go so slow to avoid detection, when in reality you could just wake up an entire POI and run out side and never get caught. The problem is that neither the crossbow or and bow hold a candle to simple whacking a few runners in the face with a higher quality melee weapon (even with no bonus skills for said weapons) or spraying bullets at them. If you are being chased by multiple runners and refuse to pull out a gun or melee weapon, then the bow is the way to handle the situation. With that said, the bow is still a kite and kill kind of weapon, where as the crossbow isn't. So to me, the stealth aspect of the normal bow is near pointless 'currently'. If I am 20~ blocks away from a target while sneaking, I can fire a hunting rifle, and so long as the target is killed, the surrounding sleepers wont wake up.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |