Basic Info:
Platform: Steam
Issue Type: Gameplay
Game Mode: Online Official
Server Type: Any
Map: Exiled Lands
Server Name: None
Mods: None
Bug Description:
Ivory Arrows are now very weak. The item Description (available under Info) no longer matches as they are described as being powerful, but are no longer.
Since the Age of War update, I’ve observed that the Ivory Arrows are now extremely weak.
They used to be ‘better’ than Steel or Razor arrows.
Their cost of construction is very high (10 ivory, 5 steel, and 4 feathers) unlocked by Specialist Ammunition 1 as compared with the cost to make Iron Arrows (2 iron, 10 branch, 1 feather).
Bone Arrow: 3 dmg, 10% armor pen
Flint Arrow: 3 dmg, 10% armor pen
Ivory Arrow: 7 dmg, 10% armor pen← This doesn’t seem correct
Iron Arrow: 8 dmg, 16% armor pen
Steel Arrow: 11 dmg, 16% armor pen
Razor Arrow: 13 dmg, 16% armor pen
Voidforge Arrow: 16 dmg, 0% armor pen
Hardened Steel Arrow: 17 dmg, 17% armor pen
Star Metal Arrow: 18 dmg, (not sure about armor pen)
Bug Reproduction:
Ivory Arrows used to do 15 damage with 16% armor penetration. They were a decent item to loot from chests or obtain in other methods. I’ve never considered crafting them due to their extremely high crafting costs, but would cherish them for use.
Now they seem kind of like an item to be avoided and nobody would want to craft them for these costs unless they magically downed enemies or something.
I’m not sure about adding the bug tag to this post, or perhaps it is more of a #gameplay comment. Was this an intentional change? How does it seem rational?
At very least, I would recommend making these cheaper to produce in line with their performance, such as 2 Ivory, Iron and Feathers.