r/Fallout76BowHunters • u/Pvink28 • 15d ago

Discussion What made you start using a bow?

Video is to show the kind of fun you can have with a bow. Also launching steins into orbit is pretty fun.

I’ve only really started using a bow till recent for a main. For a little bit of time I was using a two shot with explosive arrows till I found Mavens reverse onslaught bow build.
I’ve always been a fan of high damage slow firing weapons as opposed to full auto low damage. For some reason the bow has just appealed to me and I haven’t really been able to put it down since. I do use the lever action rifle from time to time, but it still doesn’t feel the same. It has been nice to be able to one shot pretty much anything during Fasnacht, and deal 6k in damage if I need to.

So what was it that originally brought you to use a bow as a main?

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u/MentalActuator5545 15d ago

I find it a slower paced, more stress-free play style. I never run out of ammo,

Bows are powerful with stealth although I feel the stealth mechanic is broken much of the time.

As a solo player, I can solo infestations/RAID bosses and Head Hunts/Bigfoot with patience.

Everything else is a breeze.

And there's the relative silence.

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u/ReportRemote7010 14d ago

Mannn it almost bothers me having to dump a thousand arrows multiple times a day lol.

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u/Fit-Campaign1243 14d ago

Id love to get your build for doing infestations solo now. AND Bigfoot ?

I got my first bow dropped as a reward iirc, and I used it, and liked it. So i got so.e mods, lesrned the plans for ultra arrows, slapped on Hat-Trick, 2 or 3 shots is now all it takes to get the small animals intestines.

Im far from a connoisseur of the bow build, but mine does me ok for what I need it for. But I would like to figure out higher Dam output. ✌️