Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-24304663-20140117182117/@comment-5625000-20140119193935

NoBanana wrote: Great concepts, but they have lots of unused potential.=Slowing Ranged Weapons= A great idea. But it has more potential.

I have been trying to solve the "Jump And Run" tactic for ages, and increasing walkspeed always had a catch. By slowing your opponent, you can catch up with them easily, and take them down. However, a javelin doesn't seem to suit that role. Yew does need more uses, but this isn't one of them.

I would suggest a new type of arrow. That way it would not only solve the problem of jump and run, but the fact that bows and crossbows are dreadfully underused. If we added the new type of arrow, and put it at a low enough cost, we may be able to revive the lost world of the bows.

The arrow would require Ice, made of 2 snow. Crafted with a regular arrow (bolts wont work), it would create a frost arrow, which would deal 10 hit points less damage, and would slow the opponent for 30 seconds, by 6 walkspeed. A regular player would be at the speed of a reinforced steel armour user, and a player in reinforced steel armour would be rendered almost immobile. The recipes are shown below, for those confused: Snow + Snow = Ice No crafting requirements.

Arrow (Any Kind) + Ice = (Type of Arrow) Frost Arrow No crafting requirements I have used snow in this instance beacause it requires more uses, and serves this use well. It works as a way to prevent players from getting hold of these too quickly, but a focused archer/skilled raiding tribe can get their hands on them without too much effort, and without having to spend too much time restocking on materials. These arrows should be cheap, but not obtained too quickly, as to make them worthwhile, otherwise tribes will regard them as a waste of time. Take poison for example. Lots of effort for a nice reward, but one you can live without, so most raider tribes don't have any. That is not what we want the frost arrows to be.

Post opinions in the comments, and suggest improvements/point out flaws. =Shields= I'm currently writing this, but I decided to let people see the text wall while I write the next one (and create a sort of backup if my browser fails) Seems like you are thinking of terraria, since there is frost arrows in terraria...