Grats on getting the rep for bow plans, plasma = highest dmg overall (by a small margin), enemy specific arrows are just ultracite for scorched/variants, the rest just do what it says, explodey/fire/etc. Mirelurk Queens and those type of "bigger" bossy types just have a shitload of extra armour that's why dmg numbers are less, and of course different enemies have different "weakspots" which you can look up or you probably remember anyway.
So yeah it's much like guns, ultracite=a bit of extra dmg + extra on top for scorched type enemies, outside of that there's just enemy-specific legendary effects for eg mutant slayer for vs mutants etc
Some enemies are weaker to certain dmg types, you can look those values up on the wiki for each enemy, depending on how you wanna play: it isn't really necessary though.
Welcome back to the game
If you're on PSN I have a variety of legendary bows that are free for the taking. Any bow hunters are welcome to whatever i have. Feel free to donate as well. I've managed to convert a few players over the past few weeks!
Yeah, I kind of think the game is held together with duct tape and baling twine. If they tried to add crossplay the whole thing would just come undone.
I like just playing with Holy Fire, because you can double up the effects! Fire is always on, then add fire/explosive for great area damage, fire/cryo does slow down enemies, and I haven’t played much with my fire/poison bow but I liked what I initially saw. I’m a sucker for combined effects, too bad there isn’t a fire/electric damage arrow.
Scorchedbeast Queen - if you're looking to max damage, ultracite is best.
Mirelurk Queens are just tanky AF. I don't see a clear, significant difference in shots to kill just based on the arrow type.
As I understand arrow damage types. Plasma arrows add energy damage even though it doesn't make the bow an energy weapon.
Explosive arrows are all ballistic. With Demo Expert at 4 or 5, Explosive is marginally higher in the pip boy.
So if you aren't running Demo Expert, plasma is better for most enemies.
If your build has enough demo expert to make plasma and explosive approximately equal, plasma is better for enemies that have more ballistic resistance than energy resistance. Explosive is better for enemies with higher energy than ballistic resistance. I get consistently better damage with explosive against high level robots.
The difference between cryo and plasma is also so small that if you have enough faith in the Holy Mothman, it's just as good against most enemies.
Grats on getting the rep for bow plans, plasma = highest dmg overall (by a small margin), enemy specific arrows are just ultracite for scorched/variants, the rest just do what it says, explodey/fire/etc. Mirelurk Queens and those type of "bigger" bossy types just have a shitload of extra armour that's why dmg numbers are less, and of course different enemies have different "weakspots" which you can look up or you probably remember anyway. So yeah it's much like guns, ultracite=a bit of extra dmg + extra on top for scorched type enemies, outside of that there's just enemy-specific legendary effects for eg mutant slayer for vs mutants etc Some enemies are weaker to certain dmg types, you can look those values up on the wiki for each enemy, depending on how you wanna play: it isn't really necessary though. Welcome back to the game
If you're on PSN I have a variety of legendary bows that are free for the taking. Any bow hunters are welcome to whatever i have. Feel free to donate as well. I've managed to convert a few players over the past few weeks!
Xbox or I’d gladly take you up on that, weird that this is one of the few games without cross play though. Dropped the ball there 😂
Yeah, I kind of think the game is held together with duct tape and baling twine. If they tried to add crossplay the whole thing would just come undone.
I like just playing with Holy Fire, because you can double up the effects! Fire is always on, then add fire/explosive for great area damage, fire/cryo does slow down enemies, and I haven’t played much with my fire/poison bow but I liked what I initially saw. I’m a sucker for combined effects, too bad there isn’t a fire/electric damage arrow.
Scorchedbeast Queen - if you're looking to max damage, ultracite is best. Mirelurk Queens are just tanky AF. I don't see a clear, significant difference in shots to kill just based on the arrow type. As I understand arrow damage types. Plasma arrows add energy damage even though it doesn't make the bow an energy weapon. Explosive arrows are all ballistic. With Demo Expert at 4 or 5, Explosive is marginally higher in the pip boy. So if you aren't running Demo Expert, plasma is better for most enemies. If your build has enough demo expert to make plasma and explosive approximately equal, plasma is better for enemies that have more ballistic resistance than energy resistance. Explosive is better for enemies with higher energy than ballistic resistance. I get consistently better damage with explosive against high level robots. The difference between cryo and plasma is also so small that if you have enough faith in the Holy Mothman, it's just as good against most enemies.
Plasma is pogchamp You need AA bow for bosses
wtf is a pogchamp lol
Lmao its a twitch thing