Dinin Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 First off, tried to find a topic related to this but couldn't, if there is one i apologize. I recently started a new character whos main prof. is an assassin, which means I have marksman as a main skill. Now my marksman skill is level 56 at the moment so i'm not that unknown to it, but i would like to know whats the relation between bows and the different arrows. I figure bonemold arrows are better than chitin arrows, mainly because they cost more, but there are no stats on the arrows to prove they're better. Or is it that to use your bow effectively you need to have its corresponding arrow, for example: bonemold bow with bone arrows, steel bow with steel arrows. This isn't causing a problem with my character at the moment, but i'm just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 More expensive/powerful arrows = more damage, just like with weapons. All the way up to daedric, but there's too few of them in the game to use them. And the bow/arrow match doesn't matter at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untouchable1 Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 I'd also like to point out that unless you have silver or enchanted arrows (maybe you could use Daedric) you can't do any damage to ghosts or Daedra. Also the higher quality the arrow, the more capacity it has for enchantment. I too am interested in this relation because my newest themed character is the assassin type and I thought it was the type of bow that determines the damage. [/sadly, part of my rehab regiment] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 It is the type of bow that is the main factor in damage. The arrow acts as a multiplier/bonus damage that adds to the bow. So a daedric bow will do more damage with daedric arrows than steel ones, but both will do more damage than a chitin bow no matter what arrow it uses. And arrow enchantment points are irrelevant, since you can't enchant arrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG_King Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Since we are talking about bows and arrows... I haven't been able to find too many Daedric arrows. So far I have only found 7. Does anyone know where to get a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberBender Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 All the way up to daedric, but there's too few of them in the game to use them. 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDRud216 Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 if you have a mod that makes arrow retrieval 100% you could keep reusing that seven, but you would have to be a good shot!! In cases like this i am thankful for the console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaanicOne Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 well, assassin's needn't worry about arrows or bolts, their marksman skill is there so they can use throwing stars and darts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Arrows also have a flight path - the trajectory of the arrow is actually modelled in game to an extent. Chitin is the worst, and Daedric the best of course as in other things - but you actually have to use a windage factor at long range [bloody cliff racers for one] and drop your arrow - you can actually SEE the flight path. Better arrows means a more direct flight path - they will basically hit where the crosshair points. Others will hit lower, and the farther off, the lower thus requiring a bit of skill from the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinin Posted August 22, 2004 Author Share Posted August 22, 2004 well, assassin's needn't worry about arrows or bolts, their marksman skill is there so they can use throwing stars and darts. I'm sorry, but i'm not going to trust something that maxes out at 7 damage to give me a one hit kill, and a one hit kill is what an assassin needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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