String your bow

[Zlisch_The_Butcher]

It is large enough that I get interrupted at the same distance that I used to have time to switch to a melee weapon and put up the appropriate block. Now I have to take my weapon out at least 2 seconds sooner to avoid the auto-stun and auto-kill. That large enough for you?

Nope.

[Jarlek]

You two don't belong in this thread because you obviously don't play the game. You CANNOT face hug shoot, period. There is an auto-stun that happens and disrupts the ranged player as if they got kicked anytime another player gets within 2m of the ranged player. FFS, if you are going to make comments, at least know how the game works 

And that stun only comes if the enemy is doing an attack of their own, with a small delay. Unless you didn't notice?

This means if you hold a shot while a shielder closes in, you can just wait until he drops the block to try a swing and then quickly shoot him. Alternatively: if the shielder keeps holding the block to get really,REALLY close (or anticipating the "shoot when I drop my shield to try and attack), then just run around, do a jump, whatever, and shoot around the shield.

Granted, not that possible now, but used to be a major issue. Why? Because it gave archers a way to deal with shielders? No, because it made having a shield a worse idea when you charge an archer. That's always been one of my biggest issues. Not having a shield makes it easier to kill archers.

[Spa_geh_tea]

What if a bow was just a piece of wood....and it required a string (new item). The string would be 0slot, but could improve the effects of the bow. Increase the number of arrows per quiver.

It would generate more variety in archers and also require a stringing to fire. (Simple weapon switch strings)

Weapon switches resets athletesics boost. So, when strung it slows you down and Unstrung you speed up.

I do think blocking with a bow should be allowed when its Unstrung, just no attack.