Yea you forgot the eat stamina variable that the wand comes with, so cowards can run with a bow and shoot easier.

You do know people have to get up close to really hit with the wand (unless using a clone potion, but they were nerfed) the bows just feel faster and more natural, also people can shoot them really fast with the correct timing, it's very scary, But I am going to have to -1 this post, I think bows don't need a buff, and I think wands and bows in general are a MISTAKE.

But in reality, wand and bows can be OP now since kick is broken and block/kicking strategy is essentially flawed.   So take advantage of that while you can.   While I stick to the more fun ways of melee while you run and gun.

Explain why everyone uses a bow not a wand then?

in short, play cancerous

I only agree because the seals are incapable of being bow users. +1

Mirage potions were added just after bows (I think, but around that time). and knives were ALWAYS there, but knives were pretty much just a cool alternative that was 1 time use, (and to be frank the only reason to use mirage is to beat people up with number or just shoot a bunch with a bow, lol a knife?) but the knife was always FINE, except for in beta where it could be a one hit kill or least close to that, but it was nerfed, it's a knife, it isn't the worst thing in the world, it doesn't change the fabric of combat because it's THERE and one use.   See there is a difference between a nice balance of range and offset, and YES actually it was INTENDED to be a melee game and everyone loved it JUST THE way it was.  But the game is too far gone thanks to all the bow wielding Meta's

To answer your PS, Simply be changing the settings back to kick temporarily while he works out the kinks in kicking.

There is no patience involved, he just created this update, he won't take it back unless we put this in his face right now.

what I hate more is that noobs who come into the game won't go through learning how melee combat works because it's a bit more complex than running and shooting, so I believe this game is approaching bow wielding domination, counting people who actually played decently enough.

Maybe, it has to do with a sword having the hit range of a sword? and the bow having the hit range of a football field, you tell me which one you would prefer in reality?   Then you tell me what's ruining the game?