I like the bow as much as I do the sword.... But, it could be improved. It'd be nice if you could pull back the string and strafe while aiming in the same direction. Also, perhaps the arrows could be given an arc to them. The longer you hold the bow back, the less arched the shot is and the further it flies, discouraging arrow spam.

Now, for the more crazy ideas. Perhaps a crossbow could be added. You don't have to pull it back and the arrow travels straight, but of course you would have to reload every shot. And maybe just for funzies, add a reskinned version of it that's a bolt action rifle, or maybe a single-action revolver. All the police RPers would have a ball with that.  

Dat lag tho.  

Posted by wildkeldeo

Dat lag tho.

Nah, doubt it. Just can't go completely overboard with things like arrow skins and different weapons if such things were to be implemented.

And just to clarify the bottom line here, the bow should be a marksman weapon, not some sort of rapid fire suppression weapon like it is now.  

Oh ok. I thought you meant that. Carry on....  

So does anyone have any thoughts on my idea? Does a new bow weapon that actually acts like a bow and not some sort of machine gun sound good? And what about the crossbow idea?

Seriously, I won't rest until the bow is improved to actually work like a bow should.  

Bow will most likely always stick to its traditional roots.  

Posted by Dusty

Bow will most likely always stick to its traditional roots.

Oh boy bow will always be hard to aim! Thank goodness it'll stay spammy, too. I heard rumors that you were going to make it so you can hold down the button and it'd be automatic, thanks for debunking that! Long live brokenness!  

I think arrows move too slowly and look unrealistic because of it. The rate of fire should be lowered, and the arrows should move much more quickly. The bow would remain balanced and look more realistic.  

Posted by Lazerlatte

Oh boy bow will always be hard to aim! Thank goodness it'll stay spammy, too. I heard rumors that you were going to make it so you can hold down the button and it'd be automatic, thanks for debunking that! Long live brokenness!

Seems to have done okay for the last 15 years or so.  

The bow is actually awesome when used properly (in pk situations. Sadly it has no use against baddies. I think every baddy is immune to arrows now?).

And archery is still fun (despite the bugs). Imagine my surprise when I hit a score of 6060 and got a hat for getting 4000+ points. I didn't know about that hat. :o

The increased quiver size was a nice treat too (I know it came along years ago but still). Increased bomb bag size please.  

Posted by Dusty

Seems to have done okay for the last 15 years or so.

If we aren't gonna get the bow any time soon.. Can we atleast get the super bomb from UN! I feel like with it I become unlimited to farming. And can we also just get a house with a house and just grass tiles.. Or can we edit houses and out the tiles we want.  

Posted by Dusty

Seems to have done okay for the last 15 years or so.

"back in my day there was a nukeshot..."  

Posted by 4-Lom

"back in my day there was a nukeshot..."

The good old 2013  

this may seem crazy, but how about creating "fire arrows" where it has the same effect as shooting an arrow through a bomb explosion, but the arrow begins on fire? there could be a system where you have to trade 2-3 bombs to shoot one, and they'll still deal the same damage as a normal arrow.  

Posted by Comyt

this may seem crazy, but how about creating "fire arrows" where it has the same effect as shooting an arrow through a bomb explosion, but the arrow begins on fire? there could be a system where you have to trade 2-3 bombs to shoot one, and they'll still deal the same damage as a normal arrow.

I actually like the idea of explosive arrows. But even at the cost of extra bombs, I see it being too powerful. Maybe if there was a 1 second cooldown so it couldn't be spammed.