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11/30/2019 12:00:38 AM
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Why are Sidearms and Bows left out?
Is it just me who thinks that these weapon archetypes are simply outperformed by everything else?
Sidearms have short range but decent fire rate, you’d think that would make them lethal at close range,something like SMGs, yeah? Nope, it’s no better than hand cannons’ that have better range and stats.
On the other hand we have Bows. Charge time comparable to linear fusion rifles but considerably lower damage. Making optimal and average TTK values way above 1 second. Something that’s very rare in current Crucible meta.
Are these weapon archetypes gonna see some improvements or are they gonna continue being left out? Imo, would be nice if we got some (or all) bows using special ammo and sidearms being more lethal at close ranges.
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Bows are for people who hate snipers but still want long range peek damage. They have insane magnetism, and can be hip fired at like 70m. You get to keep your radar too. They 2 tap to the body with combat bows, so if you are peeking properly you only have to be exposed for like .5 seconds. They're actually pretty great if the enemy team doesn't have a good sniper, cuz that's the only thing that will win a peek war.
