callahan9119 说:
It would take me till at least like level 20 to achieve anything similar to that kind of proficiency in archery. Why is it so ridiculous? I can bonk a sea raider from horseback and kill him in one shot with 2 power strike (what I started with) and a weapon I've only passively advanced. If I shoot a damn swadian bandit it takes 3 or 4 shots to kill him.
Oh, and I thought I read all you need is horse archery to around four, is that incorrect?
Do you have to kill the guy with an arrow to get a point to your archery proficiency? I get tons of points when I fight for my 2 handed axe, seemingly nothing for hitting guys like 30 times with arrows...
I know, it is maddeningly frustrating. You really have to pour a LOT of points into horse archery, but ultimately it pays off when you develop skill with it. The bonus would be being able to 1 hit an opponent with a headshot repeatedly. So then, you'd have to work on your own accuracy, compensating for move speed, watching for sheilds, enemy movement, etc etc. It's a hassle, but when you've got it down it'll make you feel like a king. Charge 30 mamlukes, have them chase you, then just shoot them while running away and you get 30 headshots and no damage taken to yourself.
I also agree that proficiencies for Archery is the slowest to upgrade. I don't know why exactly, but I think partly it's because it is determined by the difficulty of the shot, and for some reason even a headshot from the other side of the map only counts as a 4.0 difficulty (when there is a maximum of 10). My advice? Start shooting as soon as the game starts. If you even hit one guy, the difficulty of the shot should give you at least 2 points or so into your proficiency. Over time it'll build up. It's a bit of a hassle and even as a master horse archer I find myself thinking '****, I could just pick up that 2hander weapon over there and become 2x as deadly!', but horse archers have their usefulness.
And yes, you only need 3-4 points into horse archery. (I go with 3 because the inaccuracy actually HELPS me hit sometimes, sending the arrow a bit lower than where I pointed has scored me many a headshot)