Make ranged not garbage

[MrPunchers]

To make ranged any sort of useful anymore for hunting they should add some sort of ranged+melee option that isn't trash, like a bladed crossbow or a spear thrower that doubles as a club. The intention would be to use the projectile to soften the animal, then go in with the weapon for the kill on the softened animal. The projectile would still lower q and the loading times would be too long for mid-combat, so the weapon wouldn't be too malleable/flexible to be op. There's probably some sort of problem with this but I would like to see something like this to make ranged not fucking garbage.

[DeadlyPencil]

what is the damage calculation for bows nowdays?

[Sevenless]

Boar spear is kinda already that though. A melee/ranged hybrid. The damage values are just too low on the melee for anyone to want to use it.

[MrPunchers]

isn't trash

Yeah, the Boar Spear does fit the role but after you use the projectile (itself) you can't use the melee, and it's damages are complete trash. I don't know what weapon could fit this role that fits the time and isn't too wacky.

[Sevenless]

Maybe we should just be talking about buffing the boar spear? Add a cape slot item that can hold spears that autoloads into the hands when one is thrown and some damage buffs? Y'know, like an oversized quiver that holds 6 or something.

[MrPunchers]

Boar Spear is too cheap to be buffed and would take away some some stuff from noobys if they increased price; they should add a new thingy because I like new thingys.

[jorb]

I think ranged will quite generally have a better place in the new combat system.