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This morning, I started fooling around with my Dwarven Crossbowman. After reading Alson's bit about crossbows, I wanted to look into it my self.
Now, I have had folks use crossbows before. Like Jan, or Nalia, using the Light Crossbow of Speed. I have ran an Archer through the game with GM in shortbows.
And, at the moment, I have a stumpy little Dwarven Fighter (No kit) with GM in Crossbows. And one point in axe. Need to get single weapon style some time.
Ok, using a plain wooden crossbow from Jon's Funhouse, I started to notice just how fast stuff was dying. Dwarf shoots, stuff dies, pretty simple.
After getting out into the city proper, and, doing a few quests and selling some stuff, I had just enough gold to buy the Heavy Crossbow of Searing or the Giant Hair Crossbow. I got the HCoS.
And right away, the first thing I notice, is how much freaking damage I am doing. My archer, even with called shot later on in the game, was barely even getting close to what my Dwarf was capable of doing in the start of the game. Slow? Perhaps a little. Damage over time? Why bother? I mean, he was one shot killing most anything he pointed at. He would take aim, and, POW! Exploding chunky bits flying all over the screen.
The only problem I can see is lack of to hit later, when monsters need highly enchanted weapons to be hit. I am almost tempted to start an actual Archer with Grandmastery in crossbows just to see what it would do.
I hate to say this, but, in SoA, bows SUCK EGGS! I am rather disapointed really.
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