Well , I was thinking... wouldnt it be awesome if there are bows and snipers in this game?
Bows and snipers
Sat, 02/13/2016 - 09:43
Sat, 02/13/2016 - 20:03
#2
I imagine a bow would be similar to a bomb in that you have to charge to attack, and the charge time & damage would be similar to that of the Catalyzer (but faster projectile). The player also walks slower while charging, which fits well.
Or increase the speed of the Catalyzer charge projectile. Maybe people would become more comfortable using the Catalyzer.
I imagine a sniper rifle would be comparable to a Magnus, but have slightly more starting lag when attempting to fire, smaller bullet-impact-aoe, 2-4 blocks longer range, and a non-piercing charge attack that deals ~2x Magnus charge.
Having 2-4 blocks extra range would certainly break gun puppies if you have the open space to fire at that distance, but there are plenty of weapons that are generally effective against a vast majority of enemies (Autoguns, Dark Retribution, Pulsars, Divine Avenger, ...). This would be a side-grade niche gun.
I don't think it would be particularly out of place in this game, unless it's not "gun-like" enough.
Sat, 02/20/2016 - 11:34
#3
Snipers are a huge "meh" for
Snipers are a huge "meh" for me.
Bows though. That is an idea I can get behind. Qwez comment repeated, with a some changes- Bow prevents equipping a shield, have a fast charge rate, and pierces multiple foes. Also if bows prevent equipping a shield, they should deal two damage types with bias given to the more effective type. And not just normal/whatever. Piercing/shadow, shadow/elemental, elemental/piercing ect. Thus one bow plus one other weapon would give you full coverage. This would help to counter the fact that while charging you are more or less defenseless. Add light knockback, and you have a killer weapon which will more or less keep you safe until you get hit.
Super glass cannon.
It might be neat but what practical or gameplay use would they have over our current guns/ranged weapons? We can only see so far, so sniper rifles being for ranged things seems iffy, and bows would be limited to either a fast charge shot (pull back the string), or at least to small "clips".