Piercing on Ranger Bows without trait, when?

[Nero.7369]

😅

Ranger still needs to trait for piercing, seems like other classes are masters of bows, but Rangers are not. Lol

Edited December 6, 2023 by Nero.7369

[DeanBB.4268]

"Sure, but with a 5% damage penalty," says Thief.

[Gotejjeken.1267]

When Shortbow is 1200 again or CMC runs out of water...whichever comes first. 

[Nero.7369]

Oh I don't mind the 1500 range.. really strange tho that it surpasses even that range limit, which is not the case for other weapons.

And even more strange that rifle range is also shorter than rifle. 

 

So yea the rifle range should be bumped up or the lb range turned down. 

But that's another topic 😃

[Beddo.1907]

40 minutes ago, Nero.7369 said:

Oh I don't mind the 1500 range.. really strange tho that it surpasses even that range limit, which is not the case for other weapons.

And even more strange that rifle range is also shorter than rifle. 

 

So yea the rifle range should be bumped up or the lb range turned down. 

But that's another topic 😃

Actually, bows had ~3x longer effective range than early rifle designs. It's hard to tell how advanced the rifles are, but it is possible for bows to have better range.

Edited December 8, 2023 by Beddo.1907

[Sobx.1758]

On 12/6/2023 at 9:52 PM, DeanBB.4268 said:

"Sure, but with a 5% damage penalty," says Thief.

Yup, that's the real crime here.

Tbh at this point I don't understand how anet picks what should pierce and why. Recently it looks more like "if it's newly added/changed, it pierces. If not... then probably not".

 

The thing with effective range differing between classes and weapons is also rather dumb. Listed range limit should be a hard cap for everyone.

Edited December 8, 2023 by Sobx.1758