CptCannabis Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Does anyone else feel like the bolas last too long on players? Its really discouraging to play when someone bolas you from behind and your stuck in place for nearly half a minute...just seems to easy to kill someone, only counter I can think of is a shield or maybe a grappling hook,any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaypak Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 a dont think you should be able to get free from bola at all, defo not dinos anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCannabis Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Well it's definitely a must need when facing someone with a tame but if I'm hit by a bola and they shoot the hell out of me then reload to do it then again! just makes it so annoying, dinos and humans shouldn't have the same bola timers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidalnoodle Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 If knowledge serves me correctly, bolas aren't exactly easy to get out of. They are meant to immobilize a target and keep it immobilized until it can be captured/killed. Jay is right, a timer on a human is practical seeing as we have the ability to get OUT of the bola, but an animal would never be able to unless the bola landed awkwardly. Should one land perfectly, it's normally game over for whatever it ensnares. That's all real life though, this is a game after all; so what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganelon Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I'm not really into PvP in ARK, but so far I gather that Bolas, Clubs, and Stegos are all OP. So... if I get a bola and club, and ride in on a Stego... I'm king of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_cockhold Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 If knowledge serves me correctly, bolas aren't exactly easy to get out of. They are meant to immobilize a target and keep it immobilized until it can be captured/killed. Jay is right, a timer on a human is practical seeing as we have the ability to get OUT of the bola, but an animal would never be able to unless the bola landed awkwardly. Should one land perfectly, it's normally game over for whatever it ensnares. That's all real life though, this is a game after all; so what do I know? I mean... do you have more real life Bola experience than Ark Bola experience? And if so do you wanna hang out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidalnoodle Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 hour ago, duke_cockhold said: 2 hours ago, suicidalnoodle said: If knowledge serves me correctly, bolas aren't exactly easy to get out of. They are meant to immobilize a target and keep it immobilized until it can be captured/killed. Jay is right, a timer on a human is practical seeing as we have the ability to get OUT of the bola, but an animal would never be able to unless the bola landed awkwardly. Should one land perfectly, it's normally game over for whatever it ensnares. That's all real life though, this is a game after all; so what do I know? I mean... do you have more real life Bola experience than Ark Bola experience? And if so do you wanna hang out I do actually. A buddy of mine used to be really into bushcraft and would make all kinds of nifty things, bola included. I was never very good with it though, even managed to bola myself once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderofthelostARK Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 They should implement a combat knife to cut yourself free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theultamatesurviver Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I think your looking at this from the wrong point of view. As many players, like yourself, believe the Bola should have less of a timer, I think it’s fine. I mainly use it to run away from other players, and for this use it works great. It holds them for just long enough to get out of eyesight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ep1cM0nk3y Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 It's not the easiest to bola someone that is trying to evade you tho.. it's a skill shot that leaves you vulnerable to getting attacked back while winding it up.. and you can still shoot/attack while bola'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khayman Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I don't have a problem with bolas, but I think you should still be able to still do things like shoot or eat, you just can't move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCannabis Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 The problem I see a lot of the times fights end up just being who can bola who first.I've seen fights where groups of people are just throwing Bolas non stop till someone gets hit.its not that hard to hit someone with one since their easy to make and you can carry ten to a stack.clubs got nerfed just need bolas to now to have more diverse PvP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 8 minutes ago, CptCannabis said: The problem I see a lot of the times fights end up just being who can bola who first.I've seen fights where groups of people are just throwing Bolas non stop till someone gets hit.its not that hard to hit someone with one since their easy to make and you can carry ten to a stack.clubs got nerfed just need bolas to now to have more diverse PvP. If people are clubbing and bola'ing and you want more diverse PvP, walk away from the clubbing and bola'ing, grab a longneck with a scope attachment, and start shooting them. If your tribe is throwing bolas, shoot the players who get bola'd. If your tribe is getting bola'd, shoot the players throwing bolas. The best suggestion I can give to people who have problems with bolas is to treat any player throwing a bola at you like they're actually holding a shotgun. The moment you see a bola come out, run away in a random zig-zag pattern until you make it to the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuiceBoxKing Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 1:54 PM, duke_cockhold said: On 10/13/2017 at 12:28 PM, suicidalnoodle said: If knowledge serves me correctly, bolas aren't exactly easy to get out of. They are meant to immobilize a target and keep it immobilized until it can be captured/killed. Jay is right, a timer on a human is practical seeing as we have the ability to get OUT of the bola, but an animal would never be able to unless the bola landed awkwardly. Should one land perfectly, it's normally game over for whatever it ensnares. That's all real life though, this is a game after all; so what do I know? I mean... do you have more real life Bola experience than Ark Bola experience? And if so do you wanna hang out lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raaazboy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Khayman said: I don't have a problem with bolas, but I think you should still be able to still do things like shoot or eat, you just can't move. you can shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger1 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 4:27 PM, RaiderofthelostARK said: They should implement a combat knife to cut yourself free. I've personally always thought the game should have a knife available as a basic piece of kit (I know I'd desperately want one in any survival situation), and that sounds like an excellent justification for one to me. In that same vein, and as I haven't been webbed in a while it's possible it's already in game, but a torch should probably probably free a person from spider webbing. Small things perhaps, but nice touches I think if they were implemented at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCannabis Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 23 hours ago, LouSpowells said: If people are clubbing and bola'ing and you want more diverse PvP, walk away from the clubbing and bola'ing, grab a longneck with a scope attachment, and start shooting them. If your tribe is throwing bolas, shoot the players who get bola'd. If your tribe is getting bola'd, shoot the players throwing bolas. The best suggestion I can give to people who have problems with bolas is to treat any player throwing a bola at you like they're actually holding a shotgun. The moment you see a bola come out, run away in a random zig-zag pattern until you make it to the trees. That's basically saying run from everyone with a bola run away even though everyone seems to carry them.but it still doesn't fix the problem if your bola'd your screwed if your lacking a range weapon or a tribemate you have no choice but to be stuck their for 25 seconds as they laugh and emote before shooting you down.you episcally Cant run from someone when they sneak up on you and your immediately bola'd. Its tiring to only die from being bola,I always seem to make it before 10 or 5 second point of the timer before dying which is just disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 38 minutes ago, CptCannabis said: That's basically saying run from everyone with a bola run away even though everyone seems to carry them.but it still doesn't fix the problem if your bola'd your screwed if your lacking a range weapon or a tribemate you have no choice but to be stuck their for 25 seconds as they laugh and emote before shooting you down.you episcally Cant run from someone when they sneak up on you and your immediately bola'd. Its tiring to only die from being bola,I always seem to make it before 10 or 5 second point of the timer before dying which is just disappointing It's like you ignored everything I said to restate the problem I was addressing. If you're tired of dying from getting stuck in bolas, avoid getting hit by a bola. It's significantly easier to dodge than a bullet, and you still get an opportunity to fight back if you get hit by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCannabis Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, LouSpowells said: It's like you ignored everything I said to restate the problem I was addressing. If you're tired of dying from getting stuck in bolas, avoid getting hit by a bola. It's significantly easier to dodge than a bullet, and you still get an opportunity to fight back if you get hit by one. Good advice. Dont get hit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Just now, CptCannabis said: Good advice. Dont get hit lol It's not good advice, it's common sense. Besides, if someone sneaks up behind you and hits you with a bola, the first thing you should do is thank them for giving you a chance to survive instead of shooting you in the head or knocking you out. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCannabis Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 that's my point! Being shot or clubbed isn't as bad as getting bola'd. your stuck as a stationary target for nearly half a minute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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