Darksun45230 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I've read the requests of many fellow Archers spanning the Nexus forums of their desire for head-shots. Perhaps that may be enough to satisfy us, but in case it isn't I'd like to hear what you think on the subject. I have two examples of well-executed bow mechanics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qBcVrwWvVI * Slower reload.* Charge meter.* The longer the bow is charged, the further the shot goes.* Holding the charge for too long will mess up the arrow trajectory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy2uv_kHGg * Slower reload.* Charge meter.* The Bow has a "sweet spot" in which arrows deal more damage when charge peaks.* No penalty for holding it too long. I for one would like to see the later example, though we won't know what we'll be able to do until the Creation Kit comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinglouie Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I really like the classic look of the legendary English longbow. Could someone make a single longbow in the game that levels up with you like the skyforge steel weapons? Maybe make a "skyforge longbow." Also a detailed retexture of the longbow would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redxavier Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 A wider variety in bow ranges and strengths/weaknesses wouldn't go amis, i.e., some bows like the dwarven and orcish bows should be shorter bows with less range. From the second video above, I like the sense of power you get when the bow is being drawn back, and think that higher level bows should be slower to pull back to balance their higher damage. Daedric for example should be twice as slow as normal to fully notch the arrow. At the moment the longbow is the weakest, I'd almost flip this around and have this be one of the largest and strongest. With a high level 'Longbowman' perk allowing it to be drawn quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason strapec Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 i would like to see a dwemer compound bow. you would think with their tech they would have a more advanced bow capable of extremely fast trajectory speeds, thus farther shooting and more powerful shots at closer distances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantih Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 i would like to see a dwemer compound bow. you would think with their tech they would have a more advanced bow capable of extremely fast trajectory speeds, thus farther shooting and more powerful shots at closer distances. That sounds a lot like a crossbow. A Dwemer crossbow would be absolutely awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaylock Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 i would like to see a dwemer compound bow. you would think with their tech they would have a more advanced bow capable of extremely fast trajectory speeds, thus farther shooting and more powerful shots at closer distances. That sounds a lot like a crossbow. A Dwemer crossbow would be absolutely awesome. It's not a crossbow.A compound bow with would be great, especially in a dwemer style and animated gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanprice Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I think you should do an oblivion and make it so that when you get better at archery there are no penalties for charging the shot for too long, but in lower levels it will go off target because your arms aren't used to the strain and can't maintain accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantih Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 i would like to see a dwemer compound bow. you would think with their tech they would have a more advanced bow capable of extremely fast trajectory speeds, thus farther shooting and more powerful shots at closer distances. That sounds a lot like a crossbow. A Dwemer crossbow would be absolutely awesome. It's not a crossbow.A compound bow with would be great, especially in a dwemer style and animated gears What defines a crossbow compared to a bow? Among other things crossbows have a better range and are more powerful which is what the poster I quoted mentioned. I like the idea of a Dwemer composite bow but saying "it's not a crossbow" doesn't mean much at this point. It's just a mod idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinglouie Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 i would like to see a dwemer compound bow. you would think with their tech they would have a more advanced bow capable of extremely fast trajectory speeds, thus farther shooting and more powerful shots at closer distances. That sounds a lot like a crossbow. A Dwemer crossbow would be absolutely awesome. It's not a crossbow.A compound bow with would be great, especially in a dwemer style and animated gears What defines a crossbow compared to a bow? Among other things crossbows have a better range and are more powerful which is what the poster I quoted mentioned. I like the idea of a Dwemer composite bow but saying "it's not a crossbow" doesn't mean much at this point. It's just a mod idea.Crossbows do not have better range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilibran Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I 'm not an expert but: Crossbows have better stopping power but probably not even near half the range of a longbow. The arrow being heavier to be able to punch through armor it looses speed & therefore energy pretty fast over a distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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