Is compound bow worth it ARK?

Compound bow is now really worth it imo, but it wasnt before the organic polymer. With the kairaku you can get the polymer and the polymer for the metal arrows really easy, and the arrows you will pickup again, atleast most of em. Thing is a longneck with a scope or a machined sniper rifle are better for PvP.
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What is the point of a compound bow in Ark?

The Compound Bow is the fifth ranged weapon that can be created, including the Spear as a ranged weapon and excluding firearms. The Compound Bow can fire either the Stone Arrow, Tranquilizer Arrow, or Metal Arrow. The Compound Bow deals more damage and can penetrate armor with the Metal Arrow.
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Is compound bow better than Crossbow Ark for tranq?

Crossbow does more damage with tranq arrows than a compound bow. Compound is really only good for shooting armor-piercing metal arrows and so shouldn't be used for tranqs. On a PvE server, I wouldn't waste the resources on a compound bow since build and repair cost is nuts. A regular bow is a much better choice.
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How much damage does the compound bow Do ark?

Comp bow / metal arrow ~215 dmg. Without saddle 36 armor . Comp bow / metal arrow ~235 dmg. Damage on Flak Armor 40 forti.
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What is the best bow in Ark?

Once unlocked the Recurve Bow is the most powerful weapon that uses arrows as ammo. Its damage and rate of fire is slightly better than that of a Crossbow. Using stone arrows, it deals 110 damage with 100% weapon damage while a Crossbow deals 95 damage.
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Is Compound Bow stronger than crossbow ARK?

Though the Compound Bow has less damage per shot than the Crossbow, arrows fired from the Compound Bow fly faster and further, as stated in the description.
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Is bow better than crossbow ARK?

Has significantly more power than the Bow, but cannot fire rapidly. Can be fired underwater.
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What's better tranq arrow or dart?

Tranq Arrows only require 1 stone arrow and 1 narcotic to make while tranq darts require 3 simple rifle bullets, 3 metal ingots, and 3 narcotics to make 1 dart for not much gain, in the long run it would take less time to simply make more tranq arrows than it would take to make the required amount of tranq darts to ...
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Can the Compound Bow fire underwater ark?

Unlike the Crossbow, the Bow is incapable of firing underwater. You can stand above the water and fire into it, but the arrow won't go very far.
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Can Compound Bow use tranq arrows ark?

use a compound bow and if you hold a tranq arrow on xbox,mobile, or any device, it will show green on the compound bow so u can use tranq arrows for any type of bow.
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What is the best weapon to knock out a dinosaur in Ark?

To knock out a dinosaur in ARK: Survival Evolved, you must hit it with an torpor-inflicting weapon, such as tranq arrows, tranq darts, a Pulmonoscorpius or even your fists. Each dinosaur has a set torpor amount that must be filled out before it gets knocked out.
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What gives the most torpor in Ark?

Increasing Torpidity on Humans and Creatures
  • Narcoberries (7.5 points over 3 seconds)
  • Narcotic (40 over 8 seconds)
  • Bio Toxin (80 over 16 seconds)
  • Ascerbic Mushroom (25 points over 2 seconds)
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Why are compound bows better?

Since they do not rely on physical strength as much, compound bows allow more accuracy and power from a greater distance. That means related skills, like stealth and concealment, are less critical. A compound bow also allows more customization than a traditional bow.
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Is compound bow easier?

Compound bows are easier to draw, aim and shoot. Their cams or wheels roll over during the draw cycle to reduce the bow's draw weight at full draw. That let-off goes as high as 90%, meaning archers only hold 7 pounds at full draw on a bow with a 70-pound peak draw weight. Repeatability is critical to accuracy.
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How powerful is a compound bow?

Draw weights of adult compound bows generally fall between 40 and 80 pounds (18 and 36 kg), enabling arrow speeds of 250 to 370 feet per second (76 to 113 m/s).
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What can shoot under water in Ark?

You cant shoot underwater. Just can't. Gun vs player, dino vs dino. The've announced to add a harpoon weapon for this purpose.
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Do headshots do more torpor ark?

In Ark: Survival Evolved, creatures can have various hitboxes that modify damage when hit. 46 creatures have head hitboxes, meaning a headshot will deal significantly more damage and torpor (for most creatures, 3 times more).
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How many darts does it take to knock out a Rex?

To take down a T-Rex it takes approximately 50 Tranq arrows to the head, but always bring more in case.
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How many tranq arrows does it take to knockout a Giga?

on here the wiki says it will take 78 tranq darts to knock it out. we found that not to be the case. we didn't manage to knock it out even though we shot 200+ tranq darts, 200+ tranq arrows into it. 80% of the shots where headshots for the extra damage multiplier.
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What is faster crossbow or compound bow?

For compound bows, the fastest speeds consistently measured seem to hover around a maximum of 350 FPS. For compound crossbows, we see some crossbows that measure well above 400 FPS. Even some of the more inexpensive models still shoot around 350 to 370 FPS.
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Do bows or crossbows do more damage?

Although both of these weapons do a decent amount of damage, the crossbow deals just a little more damage than the bow.
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Is the lion Greatbow worth it?

While the Lion Greatbow can take a little work to get, it's well worth the effort for any player considering traversing the Lands Between using a ranged playstyle.
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