Forum:Crossbows, Bows & Arrows, and Harpoon Guns

Probably been done before, but I'll try my own version of it.

The idea is as the title says. The thing is, should these weapons each be given their own category or should they all fall under one? I think separate categories would work better. Also, the arrows you shoot into your target should stay there. By that I mean, if I shot a midget three times in the head with a Bow & Arrow then I should see three bows in the head of his corpse. They could even go as far as letting us pick up the arrows from the dead body to reuse them.

I guess I could start with Crossbows. First of all, I think that they should involve arch. So if you're at a distance you have to compensate for it (Like shoot higher than your target that way the arrow will make it). Acheivements could even be set for making shots at great distances. For balance, a crossbow with a higher fire rate would do less damage per shot, and a crossbow with a lower fire rate would do more damage per shot. Elemental multipliers could work the same way ranging from "x1" - "x4". Rare versions could do things like: fire 2 or even 3 arrows at once, have much larger magazines, reload much faster, extreme elemental damage, extreme arrow damage, high arrow velocity, etc.

Bows & Arrows could work the same way as stated above, except for the magazine. If the Bow can only shoot one arrow at a time, then it would have a magazine size of one. If the Bow can shoot two arrows at a time, then it would have a magazine size of two. Also, there wouldn't be a power gauge or anything. You would just simply hold down the fire button to load the arrow and pull back, then release the fire button to release the arrow.

Lastly, the Harpoon Gun. This is the real fun one IMO. My idea with this one is to to work the way the Crossbow does, plus have the ability to shoot through multiple targets and even pin them to a wall. Of course, in order to pin someone, the Harpoon Gun would need to do enough damage compared to it's target and it should be a killshot.

Considering just how insane this game is when it comes to things like dismemberment or bodily harm, I think this would fit in just perfectly. HanzBejinker 19:04, January 2, 2011 (UTC)