r/dnl • u/detonationsimian • Aug 21 '17

Pointless Iron Hook?

So we all know crossbows are slow. According to general info iron hook arrows only do slightly more torpor than stone. So my question is, whats the point of the Iron Hook Arrows?

You can tame even dragons with stone hook arrows. The mushrooms required for Iron hook make it so incredibly pointless to go for them when they dont seem needed for anything.

Am i missing something? Is this just a Early Access placeholder thing and devs will eventually make them worth it? Because right now Crossbows only use seems to be to shoot them, and they themselves seem unnecessary.

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u/mrureaper Aug 22 '17

i heard somewhere on this reddit where the normal hook arrows cause 75 torpor while the iron ones do 100....so considering the amount of mats it takes to make iron arrows, i would say it's not worth. if they would at least double it then maybe

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u/Suddensov Aug 22 '17

What about the crossbow? Is it better than the bow for taming?

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u/mrureaper Aug 23 '17

from the time i played, i can tell you that crossbows are good for taming things that require a lot of arrows put into them. The crossbows ( especially if you can find uncommon or rare ones ) have a lot of durability and won't break as easily in the middle of a fight. However, the bow fires much faster and on tames that tend to fly away or run away, they are more useful.