Archers buffed too much

[Ashrik]

It's not about topping scoreboards, archers are a support class, they are NOT supposed to top scoreboards in the first place. It's about a random arrow taking 3/4 of your HP or 1shoting your horse.

An archer isn't supposed to top scoreboards because of something I've made up just now!

[Bratwurst]

Archers have a big lobby obviously. Imho we are back to prepatch just with no more tincans running around. This upkeep destroys it all.

[Blondin]

I don't like to whine and i don't usually, but this buff is unbalanced one more time in archers/sniper favor.
Again, we play medieval counterstrike, we must always hide, find shelter and take down the walls. That's boring...
 You will say "grab a shield", but it's the same, now archers can kill you with 2 shots in your toes.

 Where is the fun if i can't reach them, i mean they run away, shoot you and you're dead, there is nothing you can do, you don't have the chance to strike a single blow. Oh for sure there worst than me in melee.
 
Before .210, you give us the fun to play melee again, archers were still dangerous and annoying as hell, but they were not that powerful and we had a chance to beat them.

Don't be surprise that throwers appears on battlefield this is the only hope...

[Punisher]

An archer isn't supposed to top scoreboards because of something I've made up just now!

An archer isn't supposed to top scoreboards because they are a support class, like 1H+shield or Spear+Shield users.

And you seem to forget that the upkeep system is a HUGE advantage for archers.

[Wench]

It's not about topping scoreboards, archers are a support class, they are NOT supposed to top scoreboards in the first place. It's about a random arrow taking 3/4 of your HP or 1shoting your horse.

Except this never happens. I literally just got shot by a dude with a longbow and bodkin arrows and I only took 30% of my total HP, as of typing this.

What fantasy land are you living in.

[Everkistus]

I literally just got shot by a dude with a longbow and bodkin arrows and I only took 30% of my total HP, as of typing this.

I got shot by someone with a strongbow into torso, while I'm wearing 46+4 body armor. Took about 50% of my HP. Insane damage.

[Wench]

I got shot by someone with a strongbow into torso, while I'm wearing 46+4 body armor. Took about 50% of my HP. Insane damage.

yes.. yess.....

+4 damage on that bodkin. the world... it has ended. 50% HP, gone. before it was only 25%. that 4 damage... no, chadz. what have you done. all i wanted to do was ride a marmulk horse... may the paladins rise again...

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[Everkistus]

Meh, I gave you a troll point for that.

[Welcome_To_Hell]

But 18 arrows? Really? You know how fast that goes by?

[Erasmas]

to be honest I think there'd be a thread like this whatever buff the archer got just because some knight is upset his horse keeps getting killed or someone can't afford a shield.

I am a hybrid footman/xbowman with 1h and shield. I am really afraid I may not be able to afford the shield using siege xbow + stell bolts (20k together). And this stuff is not very deadly anymore...

[Everkistus]

But 18 arrows? Really? You know how fast that goes by?

Yes, I do. That's why you shouldn't spam them and get at least 2 piles.

[Eyerra]

This was clearly a compensation for our previous nerf.

It just turned it to how it should be.

[Jason]

After the patch nakeds could take three hits with my powerdraw 4 and not die.  Anyone who had a decent shield I spend about 7 solid hits to kill that shield.  People were getting to secure just rolling entire teams with shield 1 handers...  Even someone in plate armor could take more than 6-7 shots and not die.  All they have to do is slice once with 1 or 2 hander and an archer is dead.  Now you have to consider running straight an archer without dodging.  its cut dmg your sheild can still take a ton of hits if it ever breaks...

[Wench]

My Heirloomed Husclar shield with 7 shield skill blocks goddamn everything at every angle and can eat a whole archers quiver before it breaks.

[Ashrik]

I played last night with the new patch and had no clue that archers even had their damage buffed. PD 5, Strong Bow, and Bodkin arrows killing a naked person playing with ladders in 2-3 hits doesn't sound like an overbuff at all.

If 4 damage took out 50% of your HP, than without it you'd be pretty close to 50% still. Ridiculous hyperbole