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New patch notes, bow got nerfed again... Why?

  • Izaki
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    Cadbury wrote: »
    Bow Users Online: Snipes Unlimited

    Naaaaah

    Bow Noobs Online: Light/Heavy Attacks Unlimited
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  • MisterBigglesworth
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    Tholian1 wrote: »
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    @MisterBigglesworth , Does it continuously fire heavies if you hold the button down?

    Yes, it does. Also, It winds up and fires even if you have no target. :unamused:

    ZOS, please, at the very least allow us to cancel the attack by blocking!

    @ZOS_GinaBruno

    Now I am wondering if abilities even cancel the wind up. So I am assuming I could just hold the trigger for my bow and let it automatically fire heavy attacks while just pressing my ability buttons along with it.

    The ability will cast once the HA is over, then go immediately into the next wind-up.
    It's almost exactly the same as Flame staff HA.
    Really we do it without like, the musical instruments. This is the only musical: the mouth. And hopefully the brain attached to the mouth. Right? The brain, more important than the mouth, is the brain. The brain is much more important.
  • Tholian1
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    Tholian1 wrote: »
    Tholian1 wrote: »
    @MisterBigglesworth , Does it continuously fire heavies if you hold the button down?

    Yes, it does. Also, It winds up and fires even if you have no target. :unamused:

    ZOS, please, at the very least allow us to cancel the attack by blocking!

    @ZOS_GinaBruno

    Now I am wondering if abilities even cancel the wind up. So I am assuming I could just hold the trigger for my bow and let it automatically fire heavy attacks while just pressing my ability buttons along with it.

    The ability will cast once the HA is over, then go immediately into the next wind-up.
    It's almost exactly the same as Flame staff HA.

    Ok. Thank you.

    Someone in another related thread on the PTS forum suggested an alternative where the bow shouldn't auto fire a heavy attack if you are crouched, and will auto fire if you aren't. I like that idea and hope the Devs will consider it.
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  • Shardaxx
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    Not a big deal, you move so slowly with a fully drawn bow its never been a viable tactic.
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  • scorpiodog
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    DHale wrote: »
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    aliyavana wrote: »
    all this does is nerf an already getting nerfed gankblades opening and opening attacks in general.


    Who the hell opens from stealth with a Heavy attack over Snipe?

    Every single good ganker. I get 13 to 19 k heavy attack.

    Or anyone who wants to proc a weapon glyph, even if not ganking.
  • davey1107
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    @Carbonised
    Maybe because stacking a bow heavy from stealth along with your red mountain procs and snipe and landing 5 hits in 1 sec killing a guy outright is only fun for one of the involved parties.

    You know, I have bow ganked hundreds of players, and never once has the arrow-riddled corpse complained about it. So I'm assuming it's a good time had by all.
  • Koensol
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    I tested it.
    Blocking during the wind-up doesn't cancel the auto-fire.
    Turning 180 degrees away from the target doesn't cancel the auto-fire. The arrow fires out of your back. :weary:
    Not even pressing ESC stops the auto-fire.
    That's right, once you start the heavy attack, you are locked in!
    If this is true, that is completely ***. But hey! At least all the anti animation cancelling folks will be happy! Whoopty doo!

  • Aliyavana
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    I hope zos keeps the wind up time that they decreased and let us hold bow
  • Robby94
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    an easy fix would be for an option in the menu that toggles auto shoot on or off, just like the ground cast abilities.
  • firedrgn
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    DHale wrote: »
    PlagueSD wrote: »
    aliyavana wrote: »
    all this does is nerf an already getting nerfed gankblades opening and opening attacks in general.


    Who the hell opens from stealth with a Heavy attack over Snipe?

    Every single good ganker. I get 13 to 19 k heavy attack.

    You can get 25k ha easy on a DK.

    Also to the other question asked by someone else.

    Um u open with snipe charge a heavy and poison injection and they All Hit at the same time.
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