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Bows are a type of ranged weapon in Ashes of Creation.[3] Bows are projectile-based weapons. Players crossing into the path (of an arrow in flight) may be struck.[4][5]

  • Shortbows have faster, less powerful, shorter range basic attacks.[6][1]
    • Holding down the basic attack will repeatedly fire the basic attack rather than performing a charged attack.[6]
The direction that we went with the shortbow was a lot more- I almost want to say acrobatic- like you can use this a lot more freely movement. It doesn't slow you as much. It's a higher rate of fire. Basically this is the more mobile feeling, lightweight version of the longbow: So it's not quite as powerful because you're making some trade-offs here with range and attack speed.[6]Tradd Thompson
  • Longbows have slower, more powerful, longer range basic attacks.[6][1]
    • Tapping the basic attack will shoot normally.[1]
    • Holding the basic attack button will charge the shot (and root the player) to cause added damage. These may also be able to be comboed with normal shots to create damage spikes.[1][7]
We are thinking about unique buffs that can be applied to your weapons that are on a per-instance basis of the attack; so, for example, you might have a quiver that you can activate on a cooldown, and that quiver might apply some type of rider effect on the basic weapon attack that you have equipped. Or, you might have some type of alchemical consumable that applies it to your melee weapon. Those I think are interesting because they add an element of horizontal gameplay, depending on the adversary you're facing or the challenge you're up against.[9]Steven Sharif

List of bows

Abilities

- None -

Gear slots

Alpha-2 character sheet work-in-progress UI.[10]

We wanted to create something that would handle a couple of different roles, with obviously your equipment slots for what we call a "paper doll", which is that display of your character. Eventually it won't just be a image of your character, we hope to have the 3D character and be able to rotate around, look at what you're wearing. And then we wanted to support a couple of different features here, with some base stats; the equipment, which will show what equipment you have available to quick swap, so you don't have to have your inventory and the screen open; detailed stats for those people who want to get into all of the details; and then of course gear sets. So this is going to be able to swap to your sets of gear quickly; and being able to save different loadouts.[10]Colby Marchi

There are multiple gear slots in Ashes of Creation.[10]

  • Previously it was stated there were 16 gear slots.[20]

Ranged weapons

A character may equip up to two hand weapons and also wear a ranged weapon on their back.[15][17][13]

Artwork

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Video, September 30, 2022 (10:44).
  2. Steven Sharif Twitter - Livestream teaser.
  3. Livestream, May 24, 2017 (14:15).
  4. Livestream, September 30, 2022 (48:10).
  5. Video, September 30, 2022 (17:00).
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Video, September 30, 2022 (19:32).
  7. Livestream, September 30, 2022 (26:42).
  8. 8.0 8.1 Livestream, December 19, 2023 (1:20:41).
  9. 9.0 9.1 Livestream, September 30, 2022 (46:17).
  10. 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 Livestream, February 24, 2023 (46:15).
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Livestream, April 28, 2023 (1:08:55).
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 belt items.jpg
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 weaponslots.png
  14. Livestream, September 30, 2022 (49:16).
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Podcast, September 29, 2021 (40:50).
  16. Podcast, September 29, 2021 (47:57).
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Interview, May 11, 2018 (16:32).
  18. Livestream, May 31, 2023 (48:11).
  19. stevenclarification.png
  20. 20.0 20.1 Livestream, July 28, 2017 (24:54).
  21. helmet.jpg
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Livestream, February 9, 2018 (7:31).
  23. Polymorphic Breastplate.png
  24. 24.0 24.1 Livestream, July 28, 2017 (31:30).
  25. belt items.jpg
  26. Alpha-1 screenshot.
  27. Alpha-1 screenshot.
  28. Video, November 30, 2023 (19:06).
  29. Livestream, June 30, 2022 (1:17:34).
  30. Video, November 30, 2023 (9:36).
  31. Livestream, September 29, 2023 (1:08:25).
  32. Interview, September 10, 2023 (47:13).
  33. Livestream, December 19, 2023 (1:40:53).
  34. steven-ranger-range.png
  35. Livestream, June 30, 2017 (47:14).
  36. Livestream, December 19, 2023 (1:53:41L5DeC8wIcuM).