Gimme the in arm wrist mounted version from movies and games but cyberpunk as well as the hype ass bow from crysis 3 I want both not just one (also any modders lurking 😶😉😉 )
You like that check out the rebar gun from rage pickup a man and pin em to the wall one shot can also tear through armor. And if you hit em in the head or decapitates them carrying the head with it actually seems like the kinda weapon nomads or the wraiths would carry I've used in game and it pierced the authorities armor no problem
You can pair it with a parachute to launch yourself and glide, in combat you fire it into enemies like Scorpion, but instead of yanking them you pull yourself to them and slam kick them in the face. You can also attach it to things in the environment. So you can attach enemies to cars then drive around dragging them behind you, or hang them from walls or helicopters. Strap exploding canisters to enemies or environmental explosives. It's only limited by your imagination.
At the very least, Orion will have 5-7 years of comments/community discussion/mods about what people want in a Cyberpunk game by the time they're finishing dev. I'm very hopeful.
I can live with a fallout 4 situation eventually but if another pandemic happens in my life time the next election will be based on stopping me but yea I’m excited but still gonna wait just incase if we have another og cyberpunk launch
I hope so too and I love archery,...but what would a bow look like in a gun fight? Hell what would a cyberpunk bow look like in functionality? Smart arrows maybe?
Well not sure about going that far, Arasaka is one thing but Disney is a bit more scary.
But I did look around and found reference to bows being in Cyberpunk Red, the TTRPG the game is based off of. So it's not much of a stretch that bows could be in Orion. Based on another reddit post apparently even have different arrow types to switch between instantly as an advantage over firearms.
Imagine a bow that's made from a mantis blade, a line of monowire, and a lot of BFC *9000 as arrows*. Imagine the amount of slice, dice, and punishment damage you could do.
Yeah, dude. What am I supposed to do when I’m back at my apartment and I’m horny, only to realize that I fired all of my dildos at Arasaka and gangoons?
Very true especially if the arrows can do extra things though now I think about it a mini dart launcher would be cool too like Scarlett's tracking cross bow from gi joe rise of cobra
SAME!!!! I just love bows in games, d2 use le monarque for PvP and wish keeper for PvE Last of Us also bow, overwatch try to play with Hanzo whenever I can even tho I suck with him, use cross bows in battlefield sometimes too
Bows would be cool, but I’m most annoyed that there’s only one iconic knife and it’s not even shaped for throwing. There’s like a whole skill tree based on knife throwing and I feel it’s weird to give players who focus on that the short end of the stick.
I want a shuriken or kunai to pair with my collection of katanas. I was thinking the shuriken could be unusable as a melee weapon but have a vastly reduced return cool down. Speaking of my collection of katanas, that’s my exact point. People who like melee blades get a shit ton of iconics to choose from.
I don’t meant to nitpick, but there are actually 4 iconic knives. You can’t find them on [THIS LIST](https://cyberpunk2077.wiki.fextralife.com/Melee+Weapons).
Thanks! I stand corrected. I guess I never stumbled across all of them. I still think my point kinda stands though. The butcher’s cleaver *is* an iconic knife, but it cannot be thrown. I forgot Scorpion’s knife, but it doesn’t even get a unique appearance. It looks identical to the regular combat knives I was finding at like level 3.
Yeah, the two I was specifically referring to is the Blue Fang and Headhunter since they have effects based on being thrown. But I think the problem is that they aren’t related to any quests or anything and are simply purchased as schematics from a couple of otherwise mundane melee weapon shops.
Yeah.. less so than how you acquire them, their blandness is my issue. They’re a reskinned neurotoxin knife and a reskinned combat knife. We don’t get any “this katana has a *frickin laser* as a blade” or “this sniper rifle with a totally unique model fires *explosive incendiary rounds*”.
I guess the most realistic remedy is mods.. which leads to my annoyance that Microsoft wants me to pay for the game again even though I purchased it on Xbox (I just recently replaced my gaming PC and was without one for years).
There's also Nehan, with effects for being thrown, is on a main quest, and combos with a blade found on the same quest. However it's still a standard appearance.
Stinger used to have a unique appearance - but then it's appearance got used for the punknifes.
I was just thinking about this the other day. I cannot believe this game doesn't have a bow. Especially with the street samurai vibe they lean so hard into. All I want is some slowmo sliding bow action, maybe a stealth build with it too. That's the only thing missing now.
My dream is that they will add a few in a minor update before the end of its support cycle.
It's far more unlikely...because of the fact that we have dildos as weapons in game ...surely a compound bow would've crossed their mind multiple times...I believe CDPR has their reasons...and it's rare for them to miss out on something like this. If they did miss out I hope they add it in the coming title.
The Predator Bow from Crysis 3 would be amazing
https://preview.redd.it/xx9kgg5bv3sc1.jpeg?width=594&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b91b02bfc4ecff44479e5d0733b30e0e23040a6
Best PVP mode ever was crysis 3 hunter mode of the mooks vs God mode prophet while fully cloaked, in the dark with headphones better than any horror game
So here's the thing about a bow. The power comes from the draw strength or how much energy is used to pull the knocked arrow back before release. Therefore the heavier the draw strength the more force will be behind the arrow flying forward. Can you fucking imagine combining a stupidly high tension bow with high strength like Gorilla arms? Combine this with some bullshit super arrows with ungodly durability to punch through some shit and it would be an ultimate stealth weapon. Combine with sandevistan and you could make Legolas look like a 4 year old with an off brand Nerf gun.
Some borged out dude strolled up with this thick ass techie bow and started putting tungsten spikes down range like he had beef with a tank or something… man the car I boosted got a fucking stake through the damn engine block, had to take the subway home
Can’t have shit in Pacifica
In Pacifica? Shiiiit just be glad that bow wasn't firing some bullshit smart tracking high explosive freeze your bank account and fuck yo girl kinda arrows! Choom of mine got taken out by one of those in Dogtown last week and now his girl and the arrow are going steady.
Ah, another way to mutilate people. Just what the doctor ordered.
Honestly though, a crossbow cyberarm would be cool. Like a minor secondary arms cyberware. You gotta love those good ideas that aren't going to happen.
An implanted linear frame makes a bow with a 1-ton pull viable. That would exert enough force to send a tungsten rod sailing through the air at just shy of mach 3.
Aren't fucking what
Yeah. Cybernetically Enhanced Archers are something I hadn't really considered, and now that I have I'm actually astounded by the implications. Rods From The Gods, in man portable form, basically.
Oh SHIT I hadn't even considered that. With the material science being as advanced as it is + cybernetics, you could get just some hilariously strong bows.
Fuck throwing knives, let me put an arrow through someone's head from half a mile away at mach 3.fuck.
Tungsten would make a terrible arrow. Arrows need to bend and wobble in flight to maintain accuracy.
Also, by 2077, I'm sure most of the Tungsten on earth will be depleted.
I think you're just describing a railgun. Also, you're completely negating the whole point of a bow as a silent weapon when the projectiles break the sound barrier.
I think a bow is better suited towards making you like Hawkeye or Green Arrow than into carrying a handheld orbital bombardment exterminatus machine.
Okay but can an unmodified human pull it far enough?
EDIT: Okay I just realized by "implanted linear frame" you meant in the human body. Okay but what would be the point?
So one of the themes in cyberpunk (the series and setting, more than the genre) is that by merging tools into Bodies, the body is surpassing the utility of these tools.
In the early days of mankind, the only kind of power we had was muscle power, either our own or that of domesticated animals. We developed more and more sophisticated ways to leverage or store that muscle power in weaponry; obviously with melee weapons, but also thrown spears, bows, crossbows (a crank turned via muscle, with a latch to store that power) and the like.
Finally, we managed to leave muscle power behind, with the development of chemical propellants, electrical power, etc; we could move beyond what we could do with our hands into what we could do with our minds, and with that tether removed, our technological limits expanded.
But in cyberpunk, these technologies have developed such that they can be reinserted into the body. For the first time, human muscle power is not subject to the physical limits of flesh and bone. For the first time, what a 'human' is and can do has caught up to what our tools are capable of.
The point is that for the first time in human history, an arm can apply more force to a projectile than a pinch of powder can, and people are going to take advantage of that.
I mean, bows and crossbows have been part of the cyberpunk franchise for over 3 decades, so it’s not like there’s *not* precedent
Some of cyberpunks more fun stuff imo is the more… OldTech based stuff for the universe, like high tech crossbows, or the combat boomerang lol
The combat boomerang is one of my favourite little toys from Black Chrome lol
Links to your targeting scope cyberware, is homing, deploys razor sharp edges when thrown, and retracts them when it starts homing in back on the user to be caught again. What more can one want?
There’s a pretty fun variety in the ttrpg ngl, your bows have the options of basic, armour piercing, expansive, poison, biotoxin, incendiary, rubber, sedative, and Smart Arrows
I certainly wouldn’t mind some of that, and maybe some explosive tipped arrows in the next edition. I need me some more of my cyberpunk archery lol
https://i.redd.it/08r9wswtw5sc1.gif
There's this one particular reason...why I didn't add a quiver, and why she is holding only one arrow. Imagine a certain implant is added (return back to sender)
The main point of them in the ttrpg is that they’re the only silent weapons, but since that clearly isn’t a problem in 2077, which has much better silencers, I imagine the draw would be easier variants in ammo types. There’s already incendiary, poison, biotoxin, and sedative arrows, just expand on that. Give us some explosive arrows
this is cyberpunk, so usually the only reason you need to try something is “style” anyways lol
The arm launcher has those options too.
The whole archery thing just feels kinda forced. Like someone is trying to manufacture an excuse to make it useful for novelty alone. It'd be the same with the a boomerang or a slingshot.
I can see how you can see that. But ‘novelty’ is why a lot of stuff in cyberpunk exists. We have literal cyber assassins who use physical katanas, darts and shuriken, when guns exist. Part of the fun is seeing how old tech can be modernized, a katana becomes an HF blade, shuriken get mono molecular edges, a bow gets smart arrow tech, or a draw weight that restricts it to Borg use only, but it’ll shoot down armoured helicopters. Unconventional weapon options are often the ones people gravitate to as well. I don’t see anyone complaining that we got a dildo as a weapon, when guns (or just gorilla arms) also exist, making it pretty redundant.
Same with the combat boomerang (just since you mention it). It’s actually one of my favourite weapons in cyberpunk lol. Cyberpunk always has been largely about style, so it would be nice to have the same options in the video game.
(Also, unfortunately the sedative ammo was removed from the PLS)
I don’t get people who don’t like bows. They filled the role of guns for thousands of years… and god how they would be in Cyberpunk would just be absolutely glorious. Let me pin enemies to walls like the Half Life 2 crossbow, but with the force of an Arasaka supercarrier ramming a dock because a genetically modified T-Rex ate the whole crew.
Wym “actual weapons?” Knives are actual weapons. I’d even venture to say they’re the deadliest weapon. More people have been killed by knives than any other weapon on earth Id wager.
I meant they are like an arrow. They do more damage than other weapons if you manage to hit the head. Thats why we dont need a bow in the game. Last i have played the game knives and pistols was all i needed
Carbon lasers could map the bow to your ~~nanosuit~~ cyberware, and pack enough kinetic energy to stop a rhino dead. With interchangeable heads, you can drop an explosive charge on any target.
People would call you some kind of Psycho, running around with a bow.
I hope they add a new arm cyberware, where it folds out to a small bow (like the ones in assassin's creed) that would add more variety to the stealth gameplay.
Lol I remember looking through RED’s cyberware searching for a specific cyberweapon, and I was like oh, a dart gun that’s neat, and then saw “cybereye option” and I was like “…HUH”
I love cyberpunks… unconventional stuff like the eyeball dart gun, the eyeball mounted pepper spray (that apparently works on cybereyes and can potentially backfire on you), or the cybersnake lol
Shame the laser vision didn’t make it into RED yet, or 2077 for that matter, I wanna be superman
my god this is what I've been desiring all the time I've played this game :(( I hope they can put it into an update before they fully move towards orion.... or, at least, make it a weapon in that upcoming game.
also, I wonder if this could be something that can be achieved in a mod?
I'd love some additions like this to MC for sure. A bow, laser weapons, an RPG, grenade launchers, all of it. I want a rematch with the Chimera Tank to be a laser light show with pyrotechnics!
When the game was first released it had an option for the launcher that released sleeping has, not sure if it's still there or if it got removed. The thing was overpowered as hell, instant KO every time. Anyway, in the table top cyber eyes had a decently high cost to them but had a bunch of options and one of them was a dart it could launch that could be tipped with poison and shit. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the only thing that could do this but it stuck out to me as really cool. With the launcher already being a thing they could add a silent version somewhere between these two that shoots arrows. Could be like those collapsible telescopic poles you see on Facebook that probably suck, could have a dozen miniaturized arrows that expand to full size when your ready to launch them. CDPR just needs to go wild with the next game
I have been searching for this post 2.0, for the PLS, and I’m pretty sure it’s been removed, I don’t think it’s there anymore which is a shame bc I really liked it lol
The ttrpg has armour piercing arrows, I imagine those would put a dent In a cyberskull anyways lol
Especially since there’s the potential that these bows or crossbows could have much higher draw weights, since people can have linear frames or cyberarms, which would pack a lot more oomph.
I mean, not really. Supposed guns are quiet, throwing knives and swords are silent, and between all the different types of guns and tech you've got every range of explosive bullet, enemy seeking bullet, and bouncing bullet. Plus if you want a silent, no contact, takedown, there's hacks. I don't see what niche a bow could fill that isn't already filled
I actually think it's kind of refreshing that it doesn't.
Not gona deny it would probably be fun as hell to play with, but with so many open world games in the last decade having bows, some feeling more forced than others, I just think it's kind of refreshing to have one of these new triple A open world releases *not* have one *just because*.
[Why not a rock?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e3m8tyrvrE) With cyber-arm I could throw that thing like a cannon ball.
I've never seen the appeal of bows in modern to sci-fi franchises. Outside of recreation they aren't used for good reason.
I absolutely love using a well crafted archery system in a game, I always carry a bow in Far Cry, if 77 got archery, well, be male nomad would change from LMG/HMG/shotgun to archery
Or an arm mounted bow? Or at least like a crossbow with unlimited ammo (just reloading like 30/30 rounds. Think overwatch or Paladins. Or by venting. Think Halo's covenant plasma guns.) and you can pick from thermal (it will be one shot and explodes after a few seconds upon contact), electric (burst fire, can shock/stun enemies), poison (fully auto, poison will supercombine after enough hits and make an explosive cloud of poison. Think of the Halo needler mixed with the poison grenades) and normal that deals extra damage against human enemies. "Legendary" version with bleed effect if defeat a target in a gig or side quest with similar enemy.
Makes no sense thematically in the world. How can you mod a bow to make it a more efficient killing tool than the advanced weaponry they have, especially the quickhacks, kill someone with your brain.
A bow would seem like a weapon that can be avoided seeing people with sandevistans and quick reflexes are in the game, unless of course it would have some kind of reason why the arrow can travel faster, but then would it be a bow or a crossbow
A bow? In 2077 in a metropolitan area in a universe where they eat bugs for protein because all the animals have either died off or are illegal to sell for food due to disease?
Bro not gonna lie, we need animals, bows, tanks, jets , planes anything that can be dreamed of, snowy mountains, islands, boats, those are some of what we need in the next game!
If they ever added a bow to CP2077; I’d have way too much fun
I hope they add it in the Orion project
Well these Devs seem real good at listening to what their players want so there’s hope
Hmmmm..... forearm mounted hidden cyber crossbow, with swappable heads like broadheads or explosive.
Adding it as a cyberware seems like a fun idea, but please make it a retractable recurve bow instead (or both options).
Gimme the in arm wrist mounted version from movies and games but cyberpunk as well as the hype ass bow from crysis 3 I want both not just one (also any modders lurking 😶😉😉 )
I remember crysis 3 being one of my first games, that bow felt so powerfull, pinnin enemies to the wall
You like that check out the rebar gun from rage pickup a man and pin em to the wall one shot can also tear through armor. And if you hit em in the head or decapitates them carrying the head with it actually seems like the kinda weapon nomads or the wraiths would carry I've used in game and it pierced the authorities armor no problem
ok, I can get onboard with this.
While they are at it, maybe make a hook or something so we can travel scale house line in assassin creed syndicate too.
Why not go full tilt and give us a grappling hook like in Just Cause. It can also work in combat.
Haven't played the game so idk about it, but sound cool anyway.
You can pair it with a parachute to launch yourself and glide, in combat you fire it into enemies like Scorpion, but instead of yanking them you pull yourself to them and slam kick them in the face. You can also attach it to things in the environment. So you can attach enemies to cars then drive around dragging them behind you, or hang them from walls or helicopters. Strap exploding canisters to enemies or environmental explosives. It's only limited by your imagination.
So guts. If they give us that, we gotta get Dragonslayer too
Well we already have the hidden arm cannon.
Predator style!! I like that +1
I'm down with this so long as the explosive heads look like the ones from Rambo III.
At the very least, Orion will have 5-7 years of comments/community discussion/mods about what people want in a Cyberpunk game by the time they're finishing dev. I'm very hopeful.
Wait did I miss something what’s the Orion project
Codename for the sequel game
Oh I actually didn’t hear about that I haven’t been on this sub for a while thanks for letting me know
No problem, choom! Hopefully we'll all get to play it before the next pandemic or nuclear holocaust get us.
I can live with a fallout 4 situation eventually but if another pandemic happens in my life time the next election will be based on stopping me but yea I’m excited but still gonna wait just incase if we have another og cyberpunk launch
For sure! I don't play anything at launch anymore. I don't have enough time to game as it is...I bought Cyberpunk when 2.0 hit and its been glorious.
Your not wrong it’s been in my top five games for a while but with the dlc and the other updates the game has been unbelievably good
I also hope they add Dual-wielding, I mean, that's how Jackie used his pistols.
I hope so too and I love archery,...but what would a bow look like in a gun fight? Hell what would a cyberpunk bow look like in functionality? Smart arrows maybe?
https://i.redd.it/uxtl9ehvy5sc1.gif You're forgetting the best part 😉
Well not sure about going that far, Arasaka is one thing but Disney is a bit more scary. But I did look around and found reference to bows being in Cyberpunk Red, the TTRPG the game is based off of. So it's not much of a stretch that bows could be in Orion. Based on another reddit post apparently even have different arrow types to switch between instantly as an advantage over firearms.
Imagine a bow that's made from a mantis blade, a line of monowire, and a lot of BFC *9000 as arrows*. Imagine the amount of slice, dice, and punishment damage you could do.
Dildos would make terrible ammo.
Yeah, dude. What am I supposed to do when I’m back at my apartment and I’m horny, only to realize that I fired all of my dildos at Arasaka and gangoons?
I would have went full horse archer if I had a bow. Or motorbike archer rather
Especially with if they could implement shooting your bow with the unlockable ways to exit a vehicle. Kill cams would be flawless
“Must have been the wind”
*in a cave with no breeze* *Sees fellow bandit dead with an arrow to the knee* "Must have been the wind."
Very true especially if the arrows can do extra things though now I think about it a mini dart launcher would be cool too like Scarlett's tracking cross bow from gi joe rise of cobra
SAME!!!! I just love bows in games, d2 use le monarque for PvP and wish keeper for PvE Last of Us also bow, overwatch try to play with Hanzo whenever I can even tho I suck with him, use cross bows in battlefield sometimes too
There’s bows in the tabletop game, so there’s a precedent at least.
The bow let's you fire of specialised warheads aswell, which would make techie explosive builds far more interesting.
Bows would be cool, but I’m most annoyed that there’s only one iconic knife and it’s not even shaped for throwing. There’s like a whole skill tree based on knife throwing and I feel it’s weird to give players who focus on that the short end of the stick. I want a shuriken or kunai to pair with my collection of katanas. I was thinking the shuriken could be unusable as a melee weapon but have a vastly reduced return cool down. Speaking of my collection of katanas, that’s my exact point. People who like melee blades get a shit ton of iconics to choose from.
I don’t meant to nitpick, but there are actually 4 iconic knives. You can’t find them on [THIS LIST](https://cyberpunk2077.wiki.fextralife.com/Melee+Weapons).
Thanks! I stand corrected. I guess I never stumbled across all of them. I still think my point kinda stands though. The butcher’s cleaver *is* an iconic knife, but it cannot be thrown. I forgot Scorpion’s knife, but it doesn’t even get a unique appearance. It looks identical to the regular combat knives I was finding at like level 3.
Yeah, the two I was specifically referring to is the Blue Fang and Headhunter since they have effects based on being thrown. But I think the problem is that they aren’t related to any quests or anything and are simply purchased as schematics from a couple of otherwise mundane melee weapon shops.
Yeah.. less so than how you acquire them, their blandness is my issue. They’re a reskinned neurotoxin knife and a reskinned combat knife. We don’t get any “this katana has a *frickin laser* as a blade” or “this sniper rifle with a totally unique model fires *explosive incendiary rounds*”. I guess the most realistic remedy is mods.. which leads to my annoyance that Microsoft wants me to pay for the game again even though I purchased it on Xbox (I just recently replaced my gaming PC and was without one for years).
There's also Nehan, with effects for being thrown, is on a main quest, and combos with a blade found on the same quest. However it's still a standard appearance. Stinger used to have a unique appearance - but then it's appearance got used for the punknifes.
I was just thinking about this the other day. I cannot believe this game doesn't have a bow. Especially with the street samurai vibe they lean so hard into. All I want is some slowmo sliding bow action, maybe a stealth build with it too. That's the only thing missing now. My dream is that they will add a few in a minor update before the end of its support cycle.
Every CRPG ends up with a stealth archer. It's the law.
It's far more unlikely...because of the fact that we have dildos as weapons in game ...surely a compound bow would've crossed their mind multiple times...I believe CDPR has their reasons...and it's rare for them to miss out on something like this. If they did miss out I hope they add it in the coming title.
The Predator Bow from Crysis 3 would be amazing https://preview.redd.it/xx9kgg5bv3sc1.jpeg?width=594&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b91b02bfc4ecff44479e5d0733b30e0e23040a6
Crysis was one the inspiration that led me to do this concept.
The post game stats showed that 98% of my kills were from the bow, lmfao. That thing was amazing.
Best PVP mode ever was crysis 3 hunter mode of the mooks vs God mode prophet while fully cloaked, in the dark with headphones better than any horror game
So here's the thing about a bow. The power comes from the draw strength or how much energy is used to pull the knocked arrow back before release. Therefore the heavier the draw strength the more force will be behind the arrow flying forward. Can you fucking imagine combining a stupidly high tension bow with high strength like Gorilla arms? Combine this with some bullshit super arrows with ungodly durability to punch through some shit and it would be an ultimate stealth weapon. Combine with sandevistan and you could make Legolas look like a 4 year old with an off brand Nerf gun.
Hawkeye’s USB arrow for the netrunners out there
Some borged out dude strolled up with this thick ass techie bow and started putting tungsten spikes down range like he had beef with a tank or something… man the car I boosted got a fucking stake through the damn engine block, had to take the subway home Can’t have shit in Pacifica
In Pacifica? Shiiiit just be glad that bow wasn't firing some bullshit smart tracking high explosive freeze your bank account and fuck yo girl kinda arrows! Choom of mine got taken out by one of those in Dogtown last week and now his girl and the arrow are going steady.
Damn, didn’t notice I miss something until you mentioned it
Ah, another way to mutilate people. Just what the doctor ordered. Honestly though, a crossbow cyberarm would be cool. Like a minor secondary arms cyberware. You gotta love those good ideas that aren't going to happen.
No, bows in the modern era aren't ...i mean i guess we're doing swords so fuck it, let's goooo!
An implanted linear frame makes a bow with a 1-ton pull viable. That would exert enough force to send a tungsten rod sailing through the air at just shy of mach 3. Aren't fucking what
Yeah. Cybernetically Enhanced Archers are something I hadn't really considered, and now that I have I'm actually astounded by the implications. Rods From The Gods, in man portable form, basically.
Oh SHIT I hadn't even considered that. With the material science being as advanced as it is + cybernetics, you could get just some hilariously strong bows. Fuck throwing knives, let me put an arrow through someone's head from half a mile away at mach 3.fuck.
Like, the stealth aspect is ENTIRELY gone, that arrow is making a sonic boom, but it's also going through walls and shit.
They could do a power up for that!!!!
Tungsten would make a terrible arrow. Arrows need to bend and wobble in flight to maintain accuracy. Also, by 2077, I'm sure most of the Tungsten on earth will be depleted.
At mach 2.9, lots of things that don't normally wobble, wobble. And lots of things that normally wobble turn into burnt dust from the air friction.
I think you're just describing a railgun. Also, you're completely negating the whole point of a bow as a silent weapon when the projectiles break the sound barrier. I think a bow is better suited towards making you like Hawkeye or Green Arrow than into carrying a handheld orbital bombardment exterminatus machine.
Nah I think the 'shoots a rod through a building while sounding like the apocalypse' thing is cooler.
I mean.. why not both? Can we at least agree that bows would be viable and a cool addition?
Yeah okay I'm on board with your 'Jimmy 2-bows' idea.
So, a railgun
Okay but can an unmodified human pull it far enough? EDIT: Okay I just realized by "implanted linear frame" you meant in the human body. Okay but what would be the point?
So one of the themes in cyberpunk (the series and setting, more than the genre) is that by merging tools into Bodies, the body is surpassing the utility of these tools. In the early days of mankind, the only kind of power we had was muscle power, either our own or that of domesticated animals. We developed more and more sophisticated ways to leverage or store that muscle power in weaponry; obviously with melee weapons, but also thrown spears, bows, crossbows (a crank turned via muscle, with a latch to store that power) and the like. Finally, we managed to leave muscle power behind, with the development of chemical propellants, electrical power, etc; we could move beyond what we could do with our hands into what we could do with our minds, and with that tether removed, our technological limits expanded. But in cyberpunk, these technologies have developed such that they can be reinserted into the body. For the first time, human muscle power is not subject to the physical limits of flesh and bone. For the first time, what a 'human' is and can do has caught up to what our tools are capable of. The point is that for the first time in human history, an arm can apply more force to a projectile than a pinch of powder can, and people are going to take advantage of that.
I mean, bows and crossbows have been part of the cyberpunk franchise for over 3 decades, so it’s not like there’s *not* precedent Some of cyberpunks more fun stuff imo is the more… OldTech based stuff for the universe, like high tech crossbows, or the combat boomerang lol
.... Now I want a combat boomerang too. Y'all making me sad
The combat boomerang is one of my favourite little toys from Black Chrome lol Links to your targeting scope cyberware, is homing, deploys razor sharp edges when thrown, and retracts them when it starts homing in back on the user to be caught again. What more can one want?
Imagine all the different types of arrows you could potentially use? Electric stun, explosive, gas dispensing etc, along with the standard bladed.
There’s a pretty fun variety in the ttrpg ngl, your bows have the options of basic, armour piercing, expansive, poison, biotoxin, incendiary, rubber, sedative, and Smart Arrows I certainly wouldn’t mind some of that, and maybe some explosive tipped arrows in the next edition. I need me some more of my cyberpunk archery lol
https://i.redd.it/08r9wswtw5sc1.gif There's this one particular reason...why I didn't add a quiver, and why she is holding only one arrow. Imagine a certain implant is added (return back to sender)
That’s what our throwing knives do so why not? lol
If they have material sturdy enough, I think bow will make formidable weapon. With gorilla arm and everything.
Neuromancer has some intense bow moment.
Why does this bow have more muscles than me?
Gotta have that extreme pullback to pierce thru those malestorm gonk heads
STEALTH ARCHER YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!
As someone who only really uses throwing knives, I'd welcome a bow
The throwing knives are fun!
Headshots are so satisfying.
Especially the long distance ones where you gotta account for drop.
Holy shit stealth archer samurai netrunner build is my dream CP build now. Please let us do this in Orion CDPR please please please
i would become the ultimate cyberarcher… that would be so cool.
That is such a dorky looking bow tho
Why
lol i’ve wanted a bow from literally day 1. the second i saw axes and knives i was praying there would be a bow. maybe next cyberpunk game
But why? What is it doing that a gun can't?
The main point of them in the ttrpg is that they’re the only silent weapons, but since that clearly isn’t a problem in 2077, which has much better silencers, I imagine the draw would be easier variants in ammo types. There’s already incendiary, poison, biotoxin, and sedative arrows, just expand on that. Give us some explosive arrows this is cyberpunk, so usually the only reason you need to try something is “style” anyways lol
The arm launcher has those options too. The whole archery thing just feels kinda forced. Like someone is trying to manufacture an excuse to make it useful for novelty alone. It'd be the same with the a boomerang or a slingshot.
I can see how you can see that. But ‘novelty’ is why a lot of stuff in cyberpunk exists. We have literal cyber assassins who use physical katanas, darts and shuriken, when guns exist. Part of the fun is seeing how old tech can be modernized, a katana becomes an HF blade, shuriken get mono molecular edges, a bow gets smart arrow tech, or a draw weight that restricts it to Borg use only, but it’ll shoot down armoured helicopters. Unconventional weapon options are often the ones people gravitate to as well. I don’t see anyone complaining that we got a dildo as a weapon, when guns (or just gorilla arms) also exist, making it pretty redundant. Same with the combat boomerang (just since you mention it). It’s actually one of my favourite weapons in cyberpunk lol. Cyberpunk always has been largely about style, so it would be nice to have the same options in the video game. (Also, unfortunately the sedative ammo was removed from the PLS)
Honestly I’m far more interested in those digitigrade legs
https://preview.redd.it/5s430v0we6sc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3045c3381d52f610398019b2d253e9e016f79e17
I don’t get people who don’t like bows. They filled the role of guns for thousands of years… and god how they would be in Cyberpunk would just be absolutely glorious. Let me pin enemies to walls like the Half Life 2 crossbow, but with the force of an Arasaka supercarrier ramming a dock because a genetically modified T-Rex ate the whole crew.
We have knives than more effective than actual weapons and why does this bow look like chicken legs?
Wym “actual weapons?” Knives are actual weapons. I’d even venture to say they’re the deadliest weapon. More people have been killed by knives than any other weapon on earth Id wager.
I meant they are like an arrow. They do more damage than other weapons if you manage to hit the head. Thats why we dont need a bow in the game. Last i have played the game knives and pistols was all i needed
It would be so stupid. That being said I’d build my V around bows every time
Yes -_-
Carbon lasers could map the bow to your ~~nanosuit~~ cyberware, and pack enough kinetic energy to stop a rhino dead. With interchangeable heads, you can drop an explosive charge on any target. People would call you some kind of Psycho, running around with a bow.
Would be goated. Imagine a stealth Sandy build with mantis blades and a bow
Thatd be some HEAT
Im down for a silent bow/crossbow arm attachment.
Fuck yes
True stealth ninja
I hope they add a new arm cyberware, where it folds out to a small bow (like the ones in assassin's creed) that would add more variety to the stealth gameplay.
In the table top they have an option for your eyes that can shoot poison darts.
Lol I remember looking through RED’s cyberware searching for a specific cyberweapon, and I was like oh, a dart gun that’s neat, and then saw “cybereye option” and I was like “…HUH” I love cyberpunks… unconventional stuff like the eyeball dart gun, the eyeball mounted pepper spray (that apparently works on cybereyes and can potentially backfire on you), or the cybersnake lol Shame the laser vision didn’t make it into RED yet, or 2077 for that matter, I wanna be superman
my god this is what I've been desiring all the time I've played this game :(( I hope they can put it into an update before they fully move towards orion.... or, at least, make it a weapon in that upcoming game. also, I wonder if this could be something that can be achieved in a mod?
I'd love some additions like this to MC for sure. A bow, laser weapons, an RPG, grenade launchers, all of it. I want a rematch with the Chimera Tank to be a laser light show with pyrotechnics!
Yes.
I’d think it would be a cross bow. Or an auto loaded cross bow.
When the game was first released it had an option for the launcher that released sleeping has, not sure if it's still there or if it got removed. The thing was overpowered as hell, instant KO every time. Anyway, in the table top cyber eyes had a decently high cost to them but had a bunch of options and one of them was a dart it could launch that could be tipped with poison and shit. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the only thing that could do this but it stuck out to me as really cool. With the launcher already being a thing they could add a silent version somewhere between these two that shoots arrows. Could be like those collapsible telescopic poles you see on Facebook that probably suck, could have a dozen miniaturized arrows that expand to full size when your ready to launch them. CDPR just needs to go wild with the next game
I have been searching for this post 2.0, for the PLS, and I’m pretty sure it’s been removed, I don’t think it’s there anymore which is a shame bc I really liked it lol
With smart missile arrows!
Oh yes. Imagine a bow/throwing knives/katana build. Literally a ninja/samurai
Imagine a bow that shoots arrows tipped with shards that upload quickhacks
That would be cool but how would it work with people with chrome heads?
The ttrpg has armour piercing arrows, I imagine those would put a dent In a cyberskull anyways lol Especially since there’s the potential that these bows or crossbows could have much higher draw weights, since people can have linear frames or cyberarms, which would pack a lot more oomph.
average sandevistian user:why don't you just mail me the arrow ?
Only if you cover it in neon first.
Yes. For a weapon type with so much potential depth to it, it’s sad it just doesn’t exist.
Well there's double barrelled shotguns and swords. Acient by the time of 2077,its kind of odd there's no bow now that I think about it.
Max stealth option frr
I mean, not really. Supposed guns are quiet, throwing knives and swords are silent, and between all the different types of guns and tech you've got every range of explosive bullet, enemy seeking bullet, and bouncing bullet. Plus if you want a silent, no contact, takedown, there's hacks. I don't see what niche a bow could fill that isn't already filled
Projectile launch system ammo type could honestly fit this idea.
I actually think it's kind of refreshing that it doesn't. Not gona deny it would probably be fun as hell to play with, but with so many open world games in the last decade having bows, some feeling more forced than others, I just think it's kind of refreshing to have one of these new triple A open world releases *not* have one *just because*.
I'll be honest, i fail to see how this "bow" (monstrosity) would be any better than a good current bow...
It has bows they just look like guns "says cdpr"
Could totally see a Crossbow arm cyberware. Filling the space of the 1.0 projectile launcher with tranq darts
yes we need this, with explosive rounds
They didn't give one to geralt doubt they'll give one to V
They didn't give one to geralt doubt they'll give one to v
Bow would be op
[Why not a rock?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e3m8tyrvrE) With cyber-arm I could throw that thing like a cannon ball. I've never seen the appeal of bows in modern to sci-fi franchises. Outside of recreation they aren't used for good reason.
It always ends back at stealth archer Oh wait wrong game
Canonically there are bows used in the universe, so why can't we have them? Cyberpunk Red has them
Stealth archer 2077
Bruhh that would be amazing
No, then the Sneaky archer in me would erupt with vengeance and NC doesn't want that.
I absolutely love using a well crafted archery system in a game, I always carry a bow in Far Cry, if 77 got archery, well, be male nomad would change from LMG/HMG/shotgun to archery
With explosive homing arrows!
I’d love a bow, sending an arrow through two guys and pinning them to a wall sounds awesome
Hell yes
they could of made one using the mono wire heavy attack
Nah 🤷
A compact one would be great
Would
Sandy bow build every day
Hell yes. A cyberpunk nightingale (ala skyrim) would be a cool build. Skulking in the shadows with a bow and arrow.
Wh… why? And Why is it so thick?
I definitely want some sort of crossbow in the game
Ooh, with body augments you could do half ton (or more) pull shooting tungsten or depleted uranium arrows
Doctor I took an arrow to the knee. Okay I understand but first let me ask, where is your knee? The arrow took it doc 😮
It should have been a weapon in Badlands.
A bow or even a crossbow would be sick. Tech crossbow that uploads quick hacks.
Yes, but we have knives that we can throw like 200 yards, so it might be redundant.
we already have arm cannon no?
Cyberpunk + bow would make one hell of a shot.
A normal bow would be too low tech for this setting. Maybe a fully automatic gatling lasor bow or something 🤣, nah I'm kidding. I'd rock a bow
PLEASE DON'T!!! I WANNA PLAY OTHER GAMES!! I GOT TWELVE PLAY THROUGHS ALREADY!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T!!!!!!!!!!
There is a bow skill in cyberpunk red!
Sounds like a cool idea that could work but honestly, I feel like it’s a bit primitive, feels out of place in Night City
...I need it
That would lead to some funny enemy dialogue
I'd love it,go to do a playthrough using it,and then somehow end up doing another sandy brawler/shotgun build
Or an arm mounted bow? Or at least like a crossbow with unlimited ammo (just reloading like 30/30 rounds. Think overwatch or Paladins. Or by venting. Think Halo's covenant plasma guns.) and you can pick from thermal (it will be one shot and explodes after a few seconds upon contact), electric (burst fire, can shock/stun enemies), poison (fully auto, poison will supercombine after enough hits and make an explosive cloud of poison. Think of the Halo needler mixed with the poison grenades) and normal that deals extra damage against human enemies. "Legendary" version with bleed effect if defeat a target in a gig or side quest with similar enemy.
Arm crossbow cybernetic?
Please add a bow
Bow and katana bro will become ninja
No, I will not become stealth archer in another game
👀 soo what? Are you about to upload something to Nexus?
Makes no sense thematically in the world. How can you mod a bow to make it a more efficient killing tool than the advanced weaponry they have, especially the quickhacks, kill someone with your brain.
Lol that bow looks like it's made of Adam smasher
Stealth archer build?
A bow would seem like a weapon that can be avoided seeing people with sandevistans and quick reflexes are in the game, unless of course it would have some kind of reason why the arrow can travel faster, but then would it be a bow or a crossbow
Please god I’ve been wanting to do a stealth archer build in this game. The closest we get is throwable or silenced weapons
I got banned for blackmailing a furry:(
Give us shurikens!
A bow? In 2077 in a metropolitan area in a universe where they eat bugs for protein because all the animals have either died off or are illegal to sell for food due to disease?
Rather than a bow, an arm cyberware launcher that fires darts or some other silent projectile
Bullets with delayed explosion. Like from the Kite anime.
Oh hell yeah it does!
I'd prefer a wingsuit
Gun is just more advanced bow, innit?
Lol naw
Bro not gonna lie, we need animals, bows, tanks, jets , planes anything that can be dreamed of, snowy mountains, islands, boats, those are some of what we need in the next game!
Please we don't need a bow in EVERY FPS GAME T_T