Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26274215-20181212194809/@comment-29620769-20181213180131

ArcenGamer wrote: Shinare of Woofland Realm wrote: "one of the most lethal weapons in the course of human history" Nope, they were not even close to being the most lethal, even in their own age. Longbows were fairly efficient, but apart from that, very few kinds of arrows could penetrate good armor enough to kill the opponent. The reason bows were popular was because it was cheap and long-range weapon.

Also the further you shoot with a bow, the less damage the arrow does, because it loses speed. And if they don't want to make a mechanic that gradually lowers the damage as the arrow goes further, I think limiting reach to where the arrows are effective, is pretty good. You'd be wrong. So, so wrong. He is absolutely correct in saying they were one of the most devastating weapons in human history. The mowed down men from afar, provided crucial cover and defensive fire. Very often, they decided the victor in a battle. You, of course, do have a point in that it was a cheap weapon - in some places. Yes, there were the cheap bows used by peasants worldwide and the poorer samurai in Japan, but military-grade bowfire decimated whole armies. So no, they were very, very lethal. They were not that lethal. Devastating, yes, because they were easy to use in large quantities, but the killing power was still far weaker than most other projectiles. It's just that most things kill if you throw them in right spot.

People often stayed alive after being shot, because arrows can hardly penetrate any kind of armor, and are so small that they do not pierce much important stuff.

Bullets are small too, but they also go in far greater speeds and can be aimed much more accurately (powerful bow can only be held drawn for few seconds) that they can be used for more lethal shots. Arrow's killing power is still very weak