For me I'm still playing on 1.0.0 so "wasting" gems isn't a big deal but the gems produce a much larger aoe effect and I think are more powerful. I have accidentally killed myself more times than I like by being too close and raining down napalm in the form of ruby arrows on overworld bosses and Lynels. If I go into bullet time to do it I don't really notice the massive frame drops that come with multi-shot bows.
For me I'm still playing on 1.0.0 so "wasting" gems isn't a big deal but the gems produce a much larger aoe effect and I think are more powerful. I have accidentally killed myself more times than I like by being too close and raining down napalm in the form of ruby arrows on overworld bosses and Lynels. If I go into bullet time to do it I don't really notice the massive frame drops that come with multi-shot bows.