Fable II

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

Beowulf71 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:30:28 GMT

I don't think the guns in Fable2 will be close to reality, I think they will be more like blunderbuss with accuracy or something like that.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

ArMnD9 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:29:53 GMT

Sam, all I know is that bows are great...obviously lionhead shouldnt put them as the ONLY range weapon...but at least make us have the option to choose it...i'd say about 97% of us wouldnt mind if bows were kept because we loved it in fable 1....it was just as important as the sword...guns don't really take much skill to use either....PLEASE...PLEASE...consider it....i can guarentee you lionhead would not regret it

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

Sazaka — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:24:18 GMT

I'm so glad they will not be in the game (maybe). They were my least favorite part of Fable. Please don't hammer me for that people, it's just a personal opinion.

I just want to ask: I Fable 2, have they invented rifled barrels yet? Because I remember that the blunderbuss was not a rifled gun.

You had to be really close to them in order to aim. That's why they used to line up in older wars with guns. So are the guns rifled?

If they aren't, I would rather have a bow. I would hate to miss everytime unless I shot from 10 meters away.

PS - If you don't know what a rifled barrel is, then look it up.

Edit: ScorpionZ7 - Robbin Hood was set in a time period without guns. Just thought I should clear that up before anyone gets called a bad name.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

Beowulf71 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:12:25 GMT

Well, apparently Fable 2 don't need bows, because bows won't be there, you can say anything you want, bows are out.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

ArMnD9 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:00:02 GMT

Bows NEED to be in fable 2..it wouldnt be the same without them...its not too 'mixed' to have both guns and bows....Im sure most of us still want them in and its probably what alot of people like being skilled most with too

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

ScorpionT7 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:05:00 GMT

Jontis_Pyro:
Shiningsoul:

Sigh... seriously not wanting to play Fable 2 just because there are no bows?

I mean common... in 15 years time what if fable 3 comes out and its set 5000 years later and we have bloody machineguns would you guys still be like;

> >

“Where are the bows?”

“I want a bow”

“I don’t care if it’s not damage compared to a gun”

“Why ant it right for the time Fable 3 is set in”

> >

To me the time line for weapons was like Bows --- Crossbows --- Guns

Fable 2’s theme is like The Highwaymen… right?

So what’s more affective “Stand and Deliver!!!” – With a bow or “Stand and Deliver!!!” – With a gun?

haha! i am so with you on that one, and love your witty sense of humor but yeh seriously people who are complaining bout not having bows read what shiningsoul put, it makes so much sense '

ever heard of robin hood?

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

Fighterforever — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:51:50 GMT

Those stars look soo cool! Well I must congratulate Lionhead on all their ideas that went into Project Ego. But I can see why people who were following the game from the very beginning were really disappointed when many concepts were cut.

So put those stars in this time Lionhead.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

BayStone — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:41:54 GMT

Seercrin:
throwing stars? are you refering to shuriken or is there some other time of throwing star of death that im not aware of?

I was talking about this. Okay, they never actually confirmed whether these were actually throwable or not, but it's quite likely.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

Seercrin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:29:27 GMT

BayStone:
Fighterforever:
How about throwing daggers for stealth? They don't take any time at all, are lightwieght and don't make noise. And they suit the timeperiod. What do you guys think?

Exactomundo. We know daggers are in. They might also have the throwing "stars" that were missing from F1. Then there's blowguns, various rope like weapons, etc.

On the other hand, they might see stealth gameplay purely from a close combat perspective, that'd be kinda odd, but who knows.

throwing stars? are you refering to shuriken or is there some other time of throwing star of death that im not aware of?

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

BloodlessDawn — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:27:22 GMT

wrongfire:
cause they are and wanna keep us guessing XD

Haha... yes

They are keeping us guesing about ALOT of things at the moment

May I just say,
Alot of people are here saying bows and arrows are stealthy...
umm,
well I agree they aren;t as loud as a gun..
And they are pretty quiet... but I wouldn;t call them stealthy (not as stealthy as clicing some-one's throat from behind)
Also.. if you watch a real video of someone shooting an arrow at an animal or person..
The person / animal generally knows they have been shot at, before they see of feel the arrow... (they hear it being fired)

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

BayStone — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:57:09 GMT

Fighterforever:
How about throwing daggers for stealth? They don't take any time at all, are lightwieght and don't make noise. And they suit the timeperiod. What do you guys think?

Exactomundo. We know daggers are in. They might also have the throwing "stars" that were missing from F1. Then there's blowguns, various rope like weapons, etc.

On the other hand, they might see stealth gameplay purely from a close combat perspective, that'd be kinda odd, but who knows.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

Fighterforever — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:29:58 GMT

How about throwing daggers for stealth? They don't take any time at all, are lightwieght and don't make noise. And they suit the timeperiod. What do you guys think?

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

BayStone — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:26:07 GMT

They might have replaced the bow with other ranged weapons which there are a lot of. It might also have something to do with how they see stealth gameplay in itself.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

NegitivePressure — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:08:46 GMT

I think it would be if they kept bows in the game, if only for stealth. Correct me if im mistaken (whick i seriously doubt i am), but dont guns make a heck of a lot of noise! And i dont think that they had any silencers for them. I want there to be something like a short bow for stealth attacks on people.

Re: Gamespy mentioned bows.

ScorpionT7 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:06:25 GMT

firefreak:
wait wait wait, crossbows are noisy now? when did that happen. last time i checked crossbows were pretty quiet and there also the assassins weapon of choice. if your hiding in the dark you dont wanna have to hold up an immense longbow and pull back 120 pounds of draw power to get your shot, thats pretty noticable, plus longbows are harder to carry round.

crossbows now, are much more useful. easily slung over a shoulder and easy to pull back the bowstring (all that in fable1 about taking ages to prime a crossbow was bull), the only crossbows that took awhile to load where the ones that where as tall as a man, and they had winders to make it easier. its also much easier to aim a crossbow.

ah, actually, crossbows are much harder to load than longbows. ever seen someone loading and firing a crossbow? much harder than they showed it in Fable. I guess they made up for that quickness by letting you charge it up for more power. For a longbow, you just take the arrow, nock it, aim, pull, and release. Crossbow: Take arrow; set in shaft; put front of crossbow against ground, with the back of it against your waist; bend over and grab string with both hands and pull it up to the notch/desired power/rangeick it back up again(these things were kinda heavy), aim and fire.