How upset would you be if it's not an Archer type character? - Page 5

ManiaCC its only easy for you cause you have seen done before, on tv, in a movie, in a game, in person when your friend showed you, You already knew something about the bow going into it.

My point is someone that doesn't have any knowlege of even what a bow is would have a harder time shoting it then swinging a sword

Its like saying If I was to hand a caveman a gun and don't tell him how it works. How long do you think it would take him to shoot it. (most likely himself in the face)

Red, I use to do LARP (live action roll playing) and hitting a actively blocking person with a sword (all be it a fake one) its not as hard as hitting a moving target with a bow.|||Quote:








Just curious how big of an impact that would leave... Thoughts?

I personally am not thrilled about losing the Necromancer, but I'm sure the Witch Doctor will turn out to be just as cool. Plus, I kind of feel like I mastered the Necro in the previous game, it's time for something new. As far as the 5th character is concerned, I really don't care if it's an archer or not, though it seems to make the most sense. I too played the hell out of the Amazon to the point where it might actually be nice to have something else.

I'm curious if you guys feel the same way..




Scroll down a bit. I started a thread very similar to this about a week ago.

IMO, I would be pleasantly surprised by something different. But chances are, it's going to be a ranged physical damage dealer.

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I can't possibly see how that could be harder than hitting a moving target (or an armored target with a small break in armor) with a bow. Granted, I have not ever had the occasion to whack someone with a flail, but still.




with flails you have to account for the backswing of the weapon. Without proper handling its very easy to hit yourself or lose control of the swing.

In this way a weapon on a segmented chain is harder to use then a sword. Of course different swords are harder or easier depending on how good you are, your training and what part of the body they use.

For some swords that uses the wrist is the easiest while for others the ones that use your elbow or your shoulder is the easiest.

add to that the fact that fighting with 2 weapons are much harder then fighting with one. Due mainly to the increased attack surface and the added stain of having to account for much more lines of attack then with just one weapon.

Bow and arrows are also very difficult weapons to use here a crosbow is far easier and takes less training to use for the average person. The largest bows are still something not just anybody can draw just like that.

The stain of holding it drawn while you aim also adds to the difficulty.

Myself i just train with bokken and jo regulary(every saturday) so those are the weapons i am most familiar with. But since we have various medieval weeks here and also some reenactments. I have tested flails, warhammers, maces, shortswords, longswords, spears, bo, danish axes and of course short bow and long bows(low draw weight).

Fighting at melee takes far more skills and training then most people think.

Just as throwing a punch and really use the force generated from the ground up through your hips and out through your arm and fist is very different.