Bow and Arrow

About the Bow and Arrow

A bow is a flexible arc which shoots aerodynamic projectiles called arrows. A string joins the two ends of the bow and when the string is drawn back, the ends of the bow are flexed. When the string is released, the potential energy of the flexed stick is transformed into the velocity of the arrow. The bow was an important weapon for both hunting and warfare from prehistoric times until the widespread use of gunpowder in the 16th century. Organised warfare with bows ended in the mid 17th century in Europe, but it persisted into the early 19th century. Wild west fighter would not have used the bow often or maybe not used it at all depending of course on where you lived in the Old west.

In Fistful of Frags

The Bow and Arrow is in a class of it's own, because it's not a pistol, shotgun or rifle. Something I have found while playing with it though, is that it is very versatile - able to almost "snipe" across the map and handy in close quarters, but I feel it's comfort zone is mid-range. A trick with the bow is to right click for a longer time - this will "charge" the velocity of the arrow and the projectile won't arch as much as firing immediately. (use this for long range shots) Not surprisingly, the Bow doesn't have great accuracy - the lowest in fact at only 73% but when the Arrows arch is taken into account, The actual line of fire is fairly accuracte. A close range chest shot will deal around 45 damage, However there is, simlar to the Smith Carbine, a damage ramp up over distance. So a possible three shots are needed, unless you hit a head shot. A head shot at most ranges with the Bow and Arrow deals huge damage, enough to kill in one shot with 110. The Bow essentially has the quickest reload time of all the weapons reloading it's one arrow in about one second - However this translates to not a very quick fire rate. The Bow is only available from spawn and gives you a very nice +11 Notoriety Per Kill.