[Poruku]

I actually like the new strength on bows. It makes more sense than guile in my opinion, and putting a lot of skill scaling on bows (especially in the 70-80s or 40-40 secondary) would make them too strong. There should never be a weapon that forgives you too much for neglecting a damage stat, and in this case it's particularly true because skill is something you already want to get to 55-60 scaled. With something like grandia you would get 60 scaled, some great defenses, and put 10-20 points in strength if you have the wiggle room, making it a very well-rounded build.

I've been enjoying a strength-based bow character recently and it's been pretty good. But meanwhile, one of my old bow characters got pretty much super nerfed. I think the scalings aren't the issue with bows, they honestly feel just fine right now when you compare it to other options. After all, bows can reach the highest range in the game, and that's a very powerful trait.

It's just that the change is so drastic, a lot of old character builds simply do not work with the new scalings, but you can still make powerful characters with the new ones. They're just less forgiving with stats.

I also disagree with the sentiment that bows don't require much strength in real life. Sure, it takes precision, but your strength determines whether you can pull the string at all, and how well you can keep that string drawn back for a steady shot. Perhaps crossbows could be added, which use guile as a main stat