Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Build Discussion Jack of all Trades solo - sell me on Archery

I am not entirely sure how it is misleading.

It doesn't matter if it's cheesy, or if everybody has learned to play that way.

I am not asking if melee is better than magic.
I am not asking what my plans/goals should be.
I am not asking if combat is necessary and how to approach the game with talk-no-jutsu.
I am not asking for opinions on how to approach JoaT or solo playing

I am asking for a very specific number crunching. It's a very specific and clear question - What am I missing that makes archery better than Eldtrich blast?

This thread has been the equivalent to
- How to solve that integral?
- Doing sports is better than math.
- What's going to be your major?
- You don't really need to do math, we have software for that nowadays
- You seem strangely fixated on doing that problem. Have you considered using oil paint?

The actual answer to the thread is just one bloody sentence:
EB is currently better because AI is bugged and because DRS exist.
(with a bit more info)
- Once melee AI starts going in for attacks you''ll need actual AC to have the same result - EB is locked into Potent Robe, archers can just go with any random Heavy armor.
- When they fix Sneak attack and Stalker gloves being DRS the DPS will be probably better on the archer's side.
- The only thing EB has going for it is - it can stun lock (Reverberation + Crits = Prone + Frightened = they fall down, can't get up).