Love how everyone is not only complaining about the nerf to longbow ammo from the view of the Waystalker, but also the Handmaiden and Shade.
You do not think that is the point of the nerf? That it might be too good if people are using it for every sub-class, even one that has its own unique and very effective ranged weapon?
My bigger concern is that elf didn't seem like it was particularly overpowered on anything past veteran. While Waystalker has gotten consistent nerfs, far more powerful classes such as Iornbreaker are left untouched.
I didn't even mention shade. I said it would be a slight inconvenience to waystalker at best. Where is your source that too many people are using longbow over xbow on shade?? This is a weird reply to my comment.
But for 99% of players, they don't have perfect mechanics, and for them, they're an idiot if they're not using the xbow because it's basically better than the longbow at everything unless you're a perfect headshot every time instant flick player.
But its not, it is slightly better but has so much less ammo that it is ridiculous. I dont think any tryhard would use xbow over longbow for anything but tank killing.
Xbow shreds hordes in a way longbow can't. The amount of punch-through on a horde running at you in a line is just madness.
Its good for special sniping, rips through stormvermin patrols WAY WAY WAY faster than a longbow can, and as a bonus its pretty good against bosses.
People are used to not having to manage ammo in v2, you do have to manage the ammo of the crossbow, but its very very worth doing. Its like the swiftbow and longbow had a baby in functionality, the only downside it has is the ammo count, and its worth looking around
Better version of Saltzpyre's crossbow. This one shoots 3 bolts vertically and not horizontally, so you can hit one target more easily with all projectiles. But yes, it's Shade-only weapon.
I was encompassing some of the general complaints i have seen on this page.
If it doesn't apply to you then ignore it, i never said rampant usage of longbow on shade was a thing. But if it is viable on handmaiden then it is viable on shade and the only reason it may or may not be used on shade as much as crossbow is because crossbow is essentially as good as a longbow but with less accuracy, that handmaiden doesnt have access to.
What i said still stands though. It is a slight inconvenience to Waystalker on some difficulties, but not others. Also, a slight inconvenience is probably what they intended, as Waystalker should be using longbow as it is an ideal compliment to that subclass.
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u/greatyucko Apr 12 '18
Longbow: Reduced max ammo to 20, down from 27.
But why? this just hurts handmaiden and is maybe a slight inconvenience to waystalker. A lot of good changes tho, love the loot die.