[947] Bomb Arrows are Ridiculous

I'm not getting this whole "bomb arrows are unbalanced in TTH" argument. I mean, you generally get unlimited mats from supply drops all game (for free, no mining or slowly chopping wood), have a ridiculously long build time that allows you to build defenses that would generally be unassailable without bomb arrows, kegs or siege (since bombs are completely useless at trying to even dent those massive structures) and bomb arrows are shit against knights (oh wow I shielded, gg archer).

TTH is the only game mode where I've seen huge giant ass structures being made out of just stone. If you just remove bomb arrows, all you are going to get is more keg spam instead because high destructive power is NEEDED. If your knights aren't better than the enemy's knights, you aren't going to win against them regardless because your team is constantly going to be pushed back. This also means any damage an enemy archer does with bomb arrows is irrelevant because you still aren't going forward.

Also being able to spam migrants is a map issue. If there's huge amounts of gold on the map (especially to start with), then remove the gold from the map and have your server use that.

 

And that's relevant how?










A: It isn't

 

what, why? they're not meant to be OP instant kill destructors, they're meant to be pinpoint block destruction a la faster moving smaller area bomb ballista bolts.

 

When you consider that they're not designed to be used against knights, that's when you realise their worth.

You have your legolas shot, which deals 3 hearts to non-shielding foes provided you line up correctly, and 2 hearts to a knight if he's close enough to be stunned by the first arrow (<10 tiles away from you, so probably not too far out of slash range)

You have your water arrow, which stuns with a splash if they're not shielding, and on a direct hit if they are.

You have your fire arrow, which is designed to be anti-wood, but could conceivably also be used against players - the fire damage now does 2 hearts, so if you hit with it, that's 1 + 2 hearts as well as the player not having full control for a little while.

You have your bomb arrow, which is designed to be anti-stone/structures. It's not meant to be used as an anti-knight arrow - it's why it's so expensive. It's easier to fire than a bomb, does extremely accurate block destruction, and can be used at range unlike every other explosive in the game.

 

With one arrow alone I doubt they can dig through a 5 thick wall. By "pinpoint", I mean that they are accurate in comparison to the other ranged explosives.