I think by "traces" he means a trail that follows behind the arrow as it travels through the air to make it easier to spot, not a line to show you before you shoot. Such a pre-shot line would remove most of the skill from archery after all, while the trace would make archery more difficult by letting the enemy see your arrow more easily.
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Originally Posted by Mr Winter
It's been stated that if you want to penetrate heavy armor you'd either have to use long bows or arrow's designed to pierce heavy armor.
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I am guessing a recurve bow will be the most powerful shape, so I am guessing you might be able to get enough power out of a master crafted recurve shortbow, but it would also have much lower durability. Crossbows were much shorter than longbows after all, and they are known to have heavy penetration.
I do not want to see people that are missile proof, but I would not mind a heavy shield that could easily stop an arrow. It is just about getting around the shield. A really heavy shield would be difficult to use in melee anyway.