Bows

[therandomredstone 432]

So currently there is the pre-apocalypse manufactured crossbow in the game, then there is the improvised bow. I believe that they should add in Pre-apocalypse manufactured bows. Of course these bows would be extremely rare to come across, they would be extremely accurate and deadly to anything below 250 meters. Opinions?

And manufactured, compound bows are not made out of wood, The central riser of a compound bow is usually made of aluminum or magnesium, and many are made of the aircraft-grade 6061 aluminum alloy.

Edited December 24, 2014 by therandomredstone

[lauri7x3 100]

yeah i would like a simple wooden long bow

[-Gews- 7443]

Of course these bows would be extremely rare to come across, they would be extremely accurate and deadly to anything below 250 meters. Opinions?

Change that figure to, say, 70 meters and I agree...

[therandomredstone 432]

yeah i would like a simple wooden long bow

Not wooden, hell to the noo! Improvised Bows are what is wooden, The central riser of a compound bow is usually made of aluminum or magnesium, and many are made of the aircraft-grade 6061 aluminum alloy.

[therandomredstone 432]

Change that figure to, say, 70 meters and I agree...

I've seen archers shoot a long bow with accuracy up to 200 yards. The furtherest I have seen one fly was something like 430 yards. Bows in reality have no problem going far distances. You just have to aim high, because the longer the arrow is in the air, the more it drops.

[lauri7x3 100]

Not wooden, hell to the noo! Improvised Bows are what is wooden, The central riser of a compound bow is usually made of aluminum or magnesium, and many are made of the aircraft-grade 6061 aluminum alloy.

 

no to these super modern bows with. old compound and longbows are better

[-Gews- 7443]

I've seen archers shoot a long bow with accuracy up to 200 yards. The furtherest I have seen one fly was something like 430 yards. Bows in reality have no problem going far distances. You just have to aim high, because the longer the arrow is in the air, the more it drops.

 

And the Mosin sights are marked out to 2000 m. Elmer Keith shot an elk at 600 yards with a .44 revolver. Anomalies. Nobody is going to be "extremely deadly and accurate" up to 250 m, anyone shooting the long distance trick shots are set up on a known range with lots of practice and often a spotting scope and wind meters etc. Our characters aren't Legolas and any bow should behave as it does in real life.

 

They should add a compound bow sometime but I think we might get another improvised bow first (the PVC bow in files).

[threedogification 41]

Along with a wood recurve bow, I would like a manufactured or crafted quiver, maybe from:

Rope and burlap sack

Guts and burlap sack

Rope and leather

Guts and leather.

[therandomredstone 432]

And the Mosin sights are marked out to 2000 m. Elmer Keith shot an elk at 600 yards with a .44 revolver. Anomalies. Nobody is going to be "extremely deadly and accurate" up to 250 m, anyone shooting the long distance trick shots are set up on a known range with lots of practice and often a spotting scope and wind meters etc. Our characters aren't Legolas and any bow should behave as it does in real life.

 

They should add a compound bow sometime but I think we might get another improvised bow first (the PVC bow in files).

I'm not saying players should be able to actually hit a target from that far, but if they are good enough, I believe it should be possible to shoot far.

[solodude23 649]

And the Mosin sights are marked out to 2000 m. Elmer Keith shot an elk at 600 yards with a .44 revolver. Anomalies. Nobody is going to be "extremely deadly and accurate" up to 250 m, anyone shooting the long distance trick shots are set up on a known range with lots of practice and often a spotting scope and wind meters etc. Our characters aren't Legolas and any bow should behave as it does in real life.

 

They should add a compound bow sometime but I think we might get another improvised bow first (the PVC bow in files).

No one is saying it should be easy to shoot that far, but it should be possible. If a bow can do it in real life, an equivalent bow should be able reach the same distance in-game.

Edit: I get that you're mostly referring to the "extremely deadly and accurate" part. It should be very hard, but possible.

Edited December 24, 2014 by solodude23

[Rags! 1966]

Back when I was a Boy Scout, I wouldn't have been able to hit the ground if it weren't for gravity. 

 

But bows are cool. We need more stealthy, skill related weapons. 

 

[therandomredstone 432]

Back when I was a Boy Scout, I wouldn't have been able to hit the ground if it weren't for gravity. 

 

But bows are cool. We need more stealthy, skill related weapons. 

 

throwing knifes?

[barnabus 1708]

And the Mosin sights are marked out to 2000 m. Elmer Keith shot an elk at 600 yards with a .44 revolver. Anomalies. Nobody is going to be "extremely deadly and accurate" up to 250 m, anyone shooting the long distance trick shots are set up on a known range with lots of practice and often a spotting scope and wind meters etc. Our characters aren't Legolas and any bow should behave as it does in real life.

 

They should add a compound bow sometime but I think we might get another improvised bow first (the PVC bow in files).

Yep, folks have a hard enough time hitting a human sized target at 300 meters with an M4 equipped with an ACOG in real life let alone with a bow at 250 meters.

Edited December 24, 2014 by Barnabus

[-Gews- 7443]

I'm not saying players should be able to actually hit a target from that far, but if they are good enough, I believe it should be possible to shoot far.

No one is saying it should be easy to shoot that far, but it should be possible. If a bow can do it in real life, an equivalent bow should be able reach the same distance in-game. Edit: I get that you're mostly referring to the "extremely deadly and accurate" part. It should be very hard, but possible.

 

Well yes, if you point it up in the air the arrow should be able to travel a few hundred meters. The crossbow can already shoot some 365 meters so try your hand at that one in the meantime (improvised Ashwood bow only makes it 80 m). Fun fact: Mosin bullet travels up to 1,850 meters.

[Chaingunfighter 917]

The bow should potentially be usable at decent ranges, but being "extremely accurate and deadly at 250m" is far too long. You shouldn't have a super advantage over someone with an M4A1 at that distance.

 

 

Bows are short-to-medium ranged stealth weapons with reusable projectiles, not heavy combat substitutes for ARs or sniper rifles. Granted, if you shoot high enough in the air you should be able to get some range with it, but don't expect precision accuracy or to be able to easily hit a target. A bow will be a good weapon in the right hands but we can't just assume we're Jason Brody or Syrian archers fighting for the Roman Empire.

[lauri7x3 100]

just wanted to add. these modern bows just dont fit the enviroment.

[Whyherro123 2283]

-AHEM-

 

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/215247-quiver-arrows/

[Whyherro123 2283]

throwing knifes?

No, throwing knives were almost never actually used as weapons, due to the fact that they are REALLY hard to use, and people tend to scream when they get stabbed.

 

Give me a sling. 

 

 

Easy to make, easy to find make ammunition, VERY deadly. Not so easy to use, just like bows.

[sachad 1016]

just wanted to add. these modern bows just dont fit the enviroment.

Why not? I'm sure there are plenty of hunters with composite bows. We already have modern crossbows with holosights, and composite arrows are already in the game, so why wouldn't we have modern bows?

Edited December 25, 2014 by Sacha