Most Rare Yet Most Easy To Obtain. (Bo Needs A Buff)

[LusterSounD]

I'm talking about the weapon "Bo". It is NEVER used (or at least I've never seen it.)

This weapon appears so underpowered that no one will use it. Naturally one says to buff stats on such a thing, but I feel it needs more than that to get an audience. When melee 2.0 comes out, THIS weapon needs a good amount of tweaking to become considerable. I feel like it's just sitting on the servers collecting data dust.

[Flaming_Snake]

Bo peep?

[CaptainPeanut]

It's outstanding that DE hasn't 'retired' this weapon yet. Could be there are some lofty plans for it in the future.

But I wouldn't count on it.

Edit:

Also, I'm a bit of a pessimist. Don't listen to me.

Edited March 12, 2014 by CaptainPeanut

[Regar]

as for the other 3109230192319230 melee weapons that exists in warframe

 

 

melee 2.0 will change this fore sure, don't worry

Edited March 12, 2014 by Regar

[CubedOobleck]

Bo used to be for CC, but it lost that purpose too :l

[Grimfrost]

Agree. The "Bo" feels slow, clumpsy and has no flow in its attackpattern.
Think thats wierd, cause a guy trained in staff can easly repell two trained guys with swords.

Quick, nice flow and some more paindealing would make this weapon more considerable


Edit: At the time, equiping the "bo" is like being the older brother in "Napoleon dynamite", when he states: "You can not hit me, i´m a trained cagefighter", and then he gets slapped in the face  

Edited March 12, 2014 by Grimfrost

[LusterSounD]

^ I hope so, I actually like the concept/ design of the weapon, just it needs a big fat buff (or good combo when the combo system gets put in place). DE needs to look closely at this weapon or take it out of the game.

[MagPrime]

I hear The Tenno Stick of Justice has amazing knock down.  But that seems to be the only thing it has going for it right now. 

[JohnProdman]

All weapons don't need to be considerable, or even good for that matter.

 

Why do people think that every weapon needs to be good or great? Inferior weapons have their place.

[Tulzscha]

Thread title edited for clarity and moved to the proper section.

[LusterSounD]

^ TY moderator. :)

[Rashja]

I use it, sometimes. The animations are nice but the weapon is really nothing special.

[Nabzig]

In Melee 2.0 Bo animations should make you feel like Ip Man ...in space.

[Bazools]

OMG the Bo is so bad it hurts. I really hope DE makes something of it with melee 6.0.

[Deidaku]

 

We need this

[alphex]

 

Back in the day when this thing was a anti grineer weapon it was probably the most fun I had with a melee weapon.

[LusterSounD]

^ that

[mistopportunity]

I use to use it alot before damage 2.0 came out, but after that i've only used it once and now its just dreadful unfortunately, i loved my rainbow build bo XD me and my friend called it the op staff.

[yles9056]

In Chinese Wuxia novel(martial arts novel), staff weapons like Bo have powerful utility.

 

They may not be able to deal high damage, but they have many advantages:

-good at knocking down, stunning, staggering enemies

-good at blocking attacks

-wide attack range when used like swords

-long attack range when used like spears

-light, which means you can wield quickly

-make enemies underestimate your power

 

I have to say I'm kind of disappointing when I first got Bo.

And I totally agree that Bo needs some love.

Edited March 12, 2014 by yles9056

[Dredj]

I used, Bo before Damage 2.0. Was a beast weapon imo when stacked with attack speed and armour pierce, would chew through Grineer and Corpus all the while stunlocking them. And it just didn't get attention and who could blame the players when in the same game there are cool swords and giant swords and axes or dual daggers etc, and when it comes down to it, Bo is just a stick.

 

And not The Stick of Truth, just a regular stick.

[Deidaku]

I used, Bo before Damage 2.0. Was a beast weapon imo when stacked with attack speed and armour pierce, would chew through Grineer and Corpus all the while stunlocking them. And it just didn't get attention and who could blame the players when in the same game there are cool swords and giant swords and axes or dual daggers etc, and when it comes down to it, Bo is just a stick.

 

And not The Stick of Truth, just a regular stick.

you've never played sould calibur , 

And a Bo staff can kill in good hands 

 

With your logic Stug is a goo gun , just a goo gun

[DoomFruit]

you've never played sould calibur , 

And a Bo staff can kill in good hands 

 

With your logic Stug is a goo gun , just a goo gun

An *exploding* goo gun. If the Bo exploded, it would be so much better.

[Onae]

You guys are missing the point, BO is a weapon that new players can easily acquire. It's not the thing you can one hit a boss with. (galatine) it's a scrub weapon. Don't expect to to be anything but that.

[Horyuu]

If I was to redesign Bo, I would make the status very high, but still have very low damage.  Make the weapon have average to fast swing speed designed to inflict statuses and a large knockdown radius on jump attacks.  Also, change the swing animation to something more akin to ether reaper instead of orthos.  The fluidity would be more visible without looking choppy.  Charge attacks would do decent damage, but make wall and slide attacks knock down enemies.

[Nkomo-Sama]

Whoa this Bo right here works

 

 

 

 

Especially with Loki or Ash melee buff.... That knock back is Kestrel sweet. I just hope the knockback bug gets fixed soon.

 

 

 

 

I really look forward to the new animations coming... They should be exclusively for the Bo and the Amphis grips.... I wonder what they have in store....

 

This seems to be the build I like best until Melee 2.0