[renowner]

I think the nighthunt bow needs a buff. Seems bad. 
Reasons I think its bad:
1: Scaling.
Str is fine on a bow. But Res scaling? That's pretty bad, for a bow that's designed to help dodging.
2: Stats
Just generally lackluster stats. 8 Base power, 80 base accuracy, 0 base critical. 3 base range.
3: Effect. The effect is only -5 skill on hit for two turns. Which, in today's world with most  everyone overcapping skill, only equates to probably around -5 to -8 hit on the target.  Other weapons can do much more than that. Heck, moonblade gives +5 to +10 hit when it attacks!

I'd love to see the weapon buffed, the scaling changed, and/or the effect made a little less terrible. I think -10 hit would be fine. Or maybe it upgrades fear status to something else, or like, only does the -10 hit when someone is feared on hit.

[Kazzy]

Unfortunately, that's Bows in general. They don't have good scaling and their effects are kind of lackluster with the exception of some of the more recent ones like the Fortune's Favour.


I wish I could offer ways to improve them, but for the most part they need a ground up rework on a per item basis to be brought up to spec with other weapons.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the best bows at the moment are usually mutated weapons. Which speaks volumes when Mutation was slapped with a -5 hit nerf recently. It says something when an axe is a better bow than a bow.


Even mutated daggers are better bows than bows.

[Snake]

What Kaz said, Bows right now are FUBAR.

[renowner]

I agree, but even compared to OTHER bows I think this one is just miles away the worst in the game.
-5 hit? Laughable.
Res scaling on a bow? Also awful.

-10 hit would at least feel like something, Starshooter gets faith scaling which is a little better, a good effect, better stats, and creates a -20 hit light shaft on whomever you hit. Making tiles are worse than direct debuffs generally, but -5 hit is almost nothing, and -20 hit is a pretty good amount.

Give it better scaling and make it apply -10 hit and I think it'd at least have a niche.
Now that farshot is so much bigger, I don't think Dev has to be so scared making decent bows, their 18 range isn't as big of a deal.