The bow is a rifle which makes no sound
Basically the Bow makes no noise, so the hit is much harder to spot where it is being shot from. EDIT: It also has no reload. EDIT 2: also, it seems to be hit-scan when fully charged so no arrow dr...
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@Vdstrk If you get third-partied or you third-party a squad, it doesn't really matter whether your weapon makes noise or not. Whether I land a Sentinel shot or a Bocek shot, it will yield the same outcome.
@Peri_Longbow_plz
it obviously does make a difference.
All guns make noise when shot. it allows you to tell where you are being shot from. Now.
Imagine a player having a gun that makes no sound, and you are the one being third partied.... you cannot even tell where they are shooting you from. So you cannot run for cover, cannot shoot back.... etc
And because it makes no noise, your team mates will not be able to identify the enemy, unless they happen to see the player shooting. Noise will not be of any help, because THERE IS NONE!
- @Vdstrk Unless you have it disabled, you can see damage feedback which will show you where shots are coming from. And players aren't that hard to notice unlike in other BR's in which you can hide inside a bush and not be seen throughout the entire match, whilst in Apex people can spot you hiding in a corner from several hundred meters away. It's not that hard to counter this weapon if you pay attention to the damage feedback the HUD is giving you.
Furthermore, this will slightly reduce the amount of times you'll get third-partied to begin with because people won't hear your gunshots. If it really turns out to be OP, then it will get nerfed in one way or another.- @Peri_Longbow_plz
While two teams are fighting, the bow gives too much advantage. If you are not fighting anyone, then you will be able to use cues other than noise. When you are engaged in a fight, you will be erased without knowing where you have been hit from.What a surprise that the bow turns out to be dumb. So let's all complain some more about the Spitfire.
- @Peri_Longbow_plz Most of the player base dont know how to engage a squad lesd they know the HUD
- @Vdstrk The little to no sound is what it should be, but it definitely needs more arrow drop and less speed. You know like an actual Bow not a gun.
- @BigBlackCaustic Exactly. How the heck anyone can argue an arrow should fly like a bullet or even better is beyond me.
@BigBlackCaustic wrote:
@VdstrkThe little to no sound is what it should be, but it definitely needs more arrow drop and less speed. You know like an actual Bow not a gun.Yeah for a Bow to be silent is a normal thing, but this ain`t a good thing in Apex, where sound/audio is/was broken for so so so long. And silence weapons are just not good for this game at all.
It doesn`t fit the game at all. Its just going to give a lot of players more frustration.
Yeah some people will have ton of fun that are abusing it, but other that don`t want to exclusively play the bow, or play like that, aka hide and wait for a fight to begin and all we do is third party will be nightmare.
Again they are doing it for $$$$. A lot of casuals are going to use it, a lot of content creator to get this highlighted clips on youtube. That mean a lot of skin sold.
- @BigBlackCaustic Everytime I have headphones on I can hear the arrows. Even when I don't I can really. But with 🎧 I can hear them better. I haven't killed anyone from any considerable distance with on so I can't speak for the drop.
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