On the topic of bows

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ProfYaffel — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:08:04 GMT

No bows!

What will I put in my hair now!

Thanks for the confirmation Sam...

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tigereyes — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:37:53 GMT

I never really got bows, but felt that pelting bullets and a hellfire of sword attacks was more effective than wooden sticks...

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toddquest — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:25:47 GMT

Other ranged weapons !!!

Must resist the urge to speculate

Oh forget it Speculation: The bombs that were only in the code of TLC w00t

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stomp224 — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:55:05 GMT

"But none of them futuristic models of course"

Damn, no BFG9000 or needlers then

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Fable2CantWait — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:44:00 GMT

Hm.. I have one question! You say there will be no bows. But to me, in Fable 1, Crossbows were so HARD to use.. Will they still be hard to use in Fable 2, because Bows were easier to use in Fable 1 than crossbows, and it wouldnt make any sense to use a crossbow in Fable 2, while it's harder to use than a bow :(. Maybe you could make bows more advanced and more powerful!?

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sam-o — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:10:29 GMT

only crossbows?! i hate crossbows! i always use my longbow! and its always cool to snipe someone with a bow....oh well.... :(

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blacksabbith102 — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:15:33 GMT

But will the crossbows be a pain in the ass to use and take long as hell to load

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Duckanator — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:21:05 GMT

aint crossbows more effective in that era, also I think there too lazy to recreate pinpoints to make it look like hes using a long bow (notice that the pin-points for crossbows and guns, look almost the same, you load it you hold it the same, you shoot it the same (that is probabley why no bows (just a guess)))

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Shiningsoul — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:51:27 GMT

How do you lot know?
Crossbows might have changed for Fable 2, they might not be a pain in the ass

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Beowulf71 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:29:39 GMT

If the bows don't work, it's probably because you didn't make them correctly or it's the steel blunderbuss that are not correct. The bows in Fable 1 were not correct either, since when holding your bow bent longer makes it shoot harder??? Thats a waste of time.

A bowman could shoot many more arrows while someone using a steel blunderbuss is recharging it.

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s1yf0x — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:33:28 GMT

Guns are no fun...especially primitive guns and big dumb looking rifles...how ami supposed to chop up some ppl if i have to worry about getting buck shot?horrible.

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zander121 — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:48:38 GMT

hhm... admittedly the crossbows in fable 1 were rather clumsy so if you must get rid of bows, improve crossbows and make light, fast weapons such as pistols and handcrossbows available... ooooh and really big cannons too... *gasp* a dog mounted cannon, now THAT would be cool!

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Whore-I-Os — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:39:44 GMT

Rawr!!!

I super-<3 bows!

Crossbows were awful in Fable, but bows were awesome!

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ShaneTheMountainSage — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:59:30 GMT

i know that long bows will be a pain in the *** in fable 2 but some people will still want to use them anyways if people want to take the risk let them

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ShaneTheMountainSage — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:00:49 GMT

oh yeah HANDGUNS AND NORMAL BOWS RULE MAN!!!!!!! SAVE THE PLANET FROM AL GORE AND HIS POLLUTION WOOO HOOO

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harky — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:52:56 GMT

I think a bow could be a really handy weapon for a kind of assassin stealthy character if you make them quiet and such.

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wrongfire — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:48:43 GMT

Meh ima stick with 2 flintlock pistols and a cutlass!

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mcpaddyb — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:04:50 GMT

What about a repeater crossbow like in Van Helsing [great film]. That would be cool to pump as many arrows in them in a second as you can.

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Corjha — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:18:37 GMT

I'm ok with this decision, as long as I get to play the character who runs and jumps around in combat, taking advantage of the environment while nailing the enemies with 2 flintlocks at the same time, being able to kick would be nice, and there's no reason that it shouldn't be possible when holding a weapon.

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madcasey — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:59:58 GMT

Big mistake. Fable was an excellent game because it was pure "Ye Olde" Medieval warfare--lots of games try to mix themes or time periods and are worse for it.

Onimusha 2 tried to have guns and it was a distinctly inferior for it. The process of firing a gunpowder pistol or an old musket was just completely flat and unsatisfying.

Maybe the Fable team has come up with a way to make it exciting, but I ask you: will firing a gun ever have the pure, tangible feeling that firing a bow did--drawing back on the bowstring and holding it, building up your power for maximum damage? No, it will not.

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mcpaddyb — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:57:50 GMT

Bow (and magic actually) are great to use and im sure that guns will be as well. There is just one problem the hounds every game not just fable, but for the purposes of everyone reading this i will make refferences to fable.

Imagine the scene.... your faced with 5 to 6 hobbes but they havent seen you yet so you get your bow/magic out and knock one of them off. They all see you and run straight at you. So you load you weapon again and knock another off. 2 down 3 to go but whats this?! Their on top o you and you have no choice but to bash them to death with your sword/axe. You need to....
A. make it easier to accumulate points for skill/magic as you cant kill as many in the same time. So basically reward people more for be duifferent and not just sword swinging.
B. Make it easier to kill more, in the time you have before they reach you, with a bow or magic. Saying that however "Divine Fury" on Fable 1 was great and visually amazing, some times i just cast it to watch. It was just excessively huge!

I would like it more if you went with A, granted any of the Fable team even read this (which they will im sure).

Thatnks for taking the time to read this small novel on my thoughts about bows ad skill.

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ArMnD9 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:34:39 GMT

Their HAS TO BE bows...alot of ppl need bows...of course theirs a chance of getting shot with a gun before you can even aim, but if you're skilled with it, you can own any1!! ....as long as you still have the other choices, im sure keeping the bow is a way better decision then no bows.....cross bows arnt the same