Bocek nerf or move to care package
The Bocek bow is an extremely powerful weapon that deserves to be nerfed heavily or moved to the care package, and here's why I think so.
First, the damage output of this gun is extremely high. The bow deals 70 damage to the body when charged, which is the same as the sentinel and more than the longbow.. However, the bow has a much greater fire rate than both of these guns (extremely faster than the Sentinel which deals the same damage), making both of these weapons a much worse option than the bow.
Second, it is in the marksman category, which means that it has a better mobility than both of these snipers, which is a huge advantage in a game based on mobility such as Apex Legends.
Third, the Bocek bow has much more advantages than these sniper rifles, and other weapons such as the 30-30 repeater. You can pick back up your arrows, so it is extremely ammo efficient. You can use shatter caps, which turn your marksman into a shotgun, theoretically giving you an extra weapon slot for an SMG or an AR. You can use deadeye's tempo, which further increases your already high rate of fire. The arrows are silent, so it gives you an advantage, since enemies won't be able to locate you when shooting at them. Being shot by an arrow doesn't give you enough feedback that you are receiving much damage, so you will not take the necessary actions to counter this.
The main issue is that there is no point in choosing certain guns, such as the Sentinel, the Longbow, the 30-30 repeater, or the Wingman, when you can pick up a Bocek bow and outclass most of these weapons.
However, I still think it is a fun gun to use and it could be in the game if it were in the care package. This would make both the gun and the ammunition very rare, so you could still use every other gun without having to worry about the bow.
Even then, I still think it should be nerfed, since, as I mentioned, it simply outclasses other guns.
- Reduce the damage to allow guns like the Sentinel and the Longbow have a place in the game
- Increase the time it takes to charge arrows
- Add a cooldown to shooting arrows (@peri_longbow_plz has a great idea on this)
Right now, Apex Legends does not feel balanced and it is frustrating to play in this state.
