I really didn't realize that so many people were history buffs in this community, its pretty great; really interesting expose/lesson in Longbows and xbows gents. *tips hat*
After extensive testing I have observed and felt the new changes to the xbow that has turned some of our community into driveling foolz, not sure about Bows yet.
I'm a bit disappointed in the delay on release, I could have sworn my drawstrings were being pulled more tightly, would there really be a delay after pulling that trigger IRL? How long should it really take to pull back a drawstring and lock a trigger mechanism in place? Making bows innacurate to try and counter supposed aimbots isn't the solution, lets not punish everyone, or the few that actually have been honing their skills to counter supposed autoblocks.
So what if ranged destroy all the fools running into combat like lemmings, without shields; I wouldn't run out in an open field if I had intel that snipers were waiting; just like I wouldn't go downtown Mexico(city*) by myself in the middle of the night. Life isn't fair or balanced, the scumbags lurking in dark alleys with switchblades will rob you regardless of whether you feel it's fair or not.
At what point do we need to take a step back and realize there is no way to truly balance everything without making this game illogical. The term balance doesnt work because there are situations or map layouts that will throw many of these class balances way out of whack. Why make bows so inaccurate? Why make xbows so slow to reload and shoot. Why make weapons weigh less or do less damage, just so they all fit in a cookie cutter bell curve and give all other weaps an equal opportunity... end the nerf storm!
We have brilliant minds working at our disposal but we are not supporting them as we should.
My impression is a vast majority of the community feels the focus of balancing should be to make weapons more reflective of actual weap properties, not scaling all items to be generic and statistically 'equal', giving all classes an equal opportunity on a wide open map.
It's a shame that many of the people who are more prone to comment are the ones who like to stomp their feet and make the biggest fuss.
For the stompers; This isn't counter strike, a fellow with a desert eagle should not be able to stand toe to toe with a dood with an AK47 or M4A1. And these rifles output roughly the same damage in that garbage game btwz, which is so stupid because they are a different caliber bullet.
I pray that you kind and benevolent overlords please consider scaling back the ranged adjustmenst; I myself hardly use a ranged weapon but the impression I received from most of the populace in NA1 is that this new implementation is not ideal.
Thank you for your time and efforts.
My bad should have posted alot of this:
http://forum.melee.org/general-discussion/(feedback)-archery-xbow-feedback-thread/