[2022] are bows dead?

Originally posted by RasaNova: It does seem that there is some sort accuracy hit/miss mechanic happening, a lot more with primitive bow than others. But it could just be glitchy. Either way bows were buffed in A20 and imo are better now than they've been in years.

There is. Same ray accuracy type used with bullets, and they have a drop based on weight and velocity.

Once you learn to adjust for it, the bow/crossbow is nearly as accurate as a rifle. Combined with sneaking boosts, you can 1-shot all but a few entities.