Most of you may know that when you fire an arrow at long range it will only deal damage up to a certain distance. If it travels further than this distance it will just go through the targeted NPC.

So I stocked up on hundreds of arrows and a got myself a decent Bow.
I used the restoration loop to get sneak in the millions so I could move without being noticed.
I found a Sabre Cat that had no idea I was there.

I fired an arrow but I missed so I changed the angle but still missed. Then I saved
I took a small step and fired again but missed changed angle, fired and missed. Then I saved
12 arrows and 6 steps and 6 saves later I fired a 13th arrow which hit the target. The target died and was sent across the grass so I loaded the last save and fired arrows (killing each time) repeatedly until I got a kill which didn't ragdoll. 8 attempts later I got a kill which made it fall to its side instead of ragdolling.

I drop a book where I fired the arrow from then dropped guard armour in line with a dead tree. I go back to the book and stand on it then pick it up.
Here is a picture showing the distance of my character from the armour and tree http://i.imgur.com/JSCXUve.jpg

Here is a picture showing the location of my character and the dead sabre cat in the distance http://i.imgur.com/ybvg8Tq.jpg

Here is a picture showing the distance of the sabre cat and a sign post. http://i.imgur.com/2hekFmA.jpg


Nord hero bow and ancient Nord arrows. level 22 archery.



Lucky PC users and their ini tweaking thingy so arrows don't travel through targets.

http://thegamerspad.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wallpaper__glorious_pc_gaming_master_race_by_admiralserenity-d5qvxos.png

I used to hate seeing my arrows do no damage to distant targets even though they appeared to hit them. Then I built a PC

This was one of the first ini tweaks i used, along with removing the compass. Nothing better than those long distance kills.

I don't remember ever missing a well-aimed shot at that distance... maybe it's just poor memory on my behalf.

You know what makes it a bit worse is that this only applies to shooting something living, I was able to hit a hanging blacksmith sign from just within the line of sight where 1 or 2 steps back and it would disappear from sight...the only way I know I hit it was a blurry small fireball that's supposed to be the sparks on contact but appears like a fireball at a distance and also the sign swinging.

It's a lame balancing decision they made even though this isn't a multiplayer shooter.

Haha brilliant!

I really wish people would stop using the 'PC Masterrace' thing. It doesn't come across as 'Look how much better PC is' it comes across as 'Look at me, I'm a produce PC NAZI. Let me be all supremacist at you'.

It's not meant to be serious.

A PC has no place in a "console war" anyways. A PC isn't a console. People who think otherwise, that's ok. We've all different opinions.

Anyways, back on topic:

The only thing that really fails archery related are enemies "sidestepping". I actually thought it was a perk, the very first few days.

I've also had a lot of arrows flying through targets. Then I got noticed and had to run for my life. Probably just me, but even at an acceptable distance, arrows tend to fly through targets. I remember having such issues a while ago.