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Tiberius wrote:On a related note, because our game is all about getting that "pop" when you get someone with your weapon,
Alexander_Kai wrote:Tiberius wrote:On a related note, because our game is all about getting that "pop" when you get someone with your weapon,
So another flaw to this plan is that because they'd be coming from above, they might not have enough force to be a call-able hit? Or is this something that can be debated.
Tiercel wrote:If a live arrow deflects off of you, it's a legitimate hit, no matter how light it feels to you.
3.8.4. A missile Weapon is considered to have hit if there is significant deflection of the missile head (>30 degrees). Once the missile head has significantly deflected off a target, the missile is rendered harmless.
Sometimes you may not realize you were hit, or you hear the arrow hit and see it land, but can't tell where it hit. To keep things safe, there is no significant force requirement for an arrow like there is for a sword. To make up for it, archers are allowed to call out where their arrows struck.
Sieglatan wrote: it looks like you killed and skinned a tiny cow, and riveted the hide onto it.
Ignatius wrote:I love that he just got put in time out for a month!!!
Forkbeard wrote:Embarya, you are a **** idiot.
HELMETS do not not stop anyone from arching. In all the years I have played this game, I have never once, EVER heard an archer say, "god I hate helmets." or "****, if they are all going to wear their helmets, I'm not going to arch."
Conversly, you hear all the time" if there aren't any bows on the field, I'm not wearing this **** helemts anymore."
You are correct that helmets being arrow-proof is a check on the power of bows, but no archer ever considers this.
There would only be more archers if arrows were cheaper/free. Then they would be everywhere. The only thing that keeps people from arching is expense. Even if you have arrows anda bow and don't feel like shooting for a few battles, if you say"who watns to shoot a while" forty hands will go up
Salamander wrote:A happy archer is an unnoticed archer.Big King Jimmy wrote: First of all, when I arch I love, LOVE people who wear helmets. I can shoot them in the face MULTIPLE TIMES! And since most fighters don't build a helmet will all that stable a front face, it still feels like they got shot in the face. It's great.
Second of all, I arch because I'm vane. When I shoot you in the face it's my way of saying "I SAID PAY ATTENTION TO MEEEE!" Like a teenage girl talking to her first b/f. If you're not looking at me, I WILL kill you.
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Sieglatan wrote: it looks like you killed and skinned a tiny cow, and riveted the hide onto it.
Ignatius wrote:I love that he just got put in time out for a month!!!
Embara Cayosin wrote:Forkbeard wrote:Stuff
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i just got ripped a new one by forky here...i feel like i belong now.
Elebrim wrote:...I question why lately it seems like we must do everything that Amtgard does or else we are no longer the best fighters. I don't think it's right or necessary.
Alexander_Kai wrote:You are right, archery IS expensive. Granted you can get a cheap bow for 20$ and a good bow for 40$ (I actually found one that matches the pull and draw requirements perfectly) but its the arrows that are expensive. It's 5-8$ per arrow (at least at the store I go to) on top of the foam and time it takes to make an arrow (not sure on the price there). So by the time you're done you've put $100 into your quiver on top of a 40$ bow.
Alexander_Kai wrote:What are some strategies that archers would be able to do given their limited numbers? What are some problems that they run into which can be overcome with various tactics or ideas? In short, what are things archers can do to make themselves more affective and more useful tactically?
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