[Suggestion] Make Poison Stronger

Comments: 7

• 13 Sep, '21
  Sophie

  On top of that it has a rather high cost. With 2 spoiled meat and one Sulphur per poison packet and 2 of them per arrow. The poison damage would be low but not bad if the arrow did normal damage but it seems to do next to nothing on impact

• 15 Sep, '21
  Lielos Merged

  Poisoned arrow need another effect to be effective, like a slow for example

• 15 Sep, '21
  taylor.faithfull Admin

  "poisoned arrow not usefull" (suggested by Lielos on 2021-09-15), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

• 27 Sep, '21
  Marilith

  The damage from the status effect wasn't great but what struck me was how short-lived it was. It's just not as effective as using a higher tier arrow, even if you allow the poison to take its course. I think just making the duration effectively unlimited while leaving the damage where it is would solve the problem. That sounds scary, I know but this would give poison its own niche to stay relevant in relation to other ammo types. Fire arrows behave similarly in that they're a damage over time effect but the flames are highly visible and mark a fleeing target so they have some great utility there, even as a kind of combat torch. Poison then could be a sure kill but require the effort to track your quarry as it works its magic. Against aggressive foes, direct damage is always king, although putting fire and poison on the mammoth was fun, if not terribly effective beyond being comparatively easy to craft relative to bullets/shells and aluminum/carbon arrows.

• 30 Sep, '21
  PopsInSpace

  The dot on poison is 5 ticks and just for a few seconds, about 8 seconds. If the poison doesn't kill have it give them a dizzying effect or slow down in motion over time.

• 09 Oct, '21
  Steph

  absolutely not worth it. Shooting mob in head with normal arrow does significantly more damage than the total poison damage. Even if you miss the head, poison is only hurting for 5-10 per tick. Easier to shoot with lots of arrows (and more effective)

• 25 Oct, '21
  Beaux

  I have similar view. After spending points and crafting (2 pastes per arrow) I was a bit dissappointed. A bear will wreck my entire build before I see any effacacy of "the green jab". lol It would be nice to see the effects ,for one, but also to know if the poison buff is on the animal or not. Sometimes I wondered if it even took any effect or glitched.