Is Crossbow worth taking? - Page 2

BaRoN NiGhT · 08-02-2003, 11:49 PM

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Originally posted by Pyrenk:
Exaggeration?

what do u mean by that?what did i exaggerate?

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Pyrenk · 08-02-2003, 11:50 PM

I know, but everybody keeps telling me that they (X-bows) are too slow, even after I mention that I want Big Red (Wow, that sounded bad.)

Good night.

SixOfSpades · 08-03-2003, 12:52 AM

Crossbows are actually very good weapons--in BG2. (They suck in BG1.) Firetooth + Bolt of Lightning works just as well as Gesen + Arrow of Fire. True, there are no Ice Bolts or Acid Bolts, but Bolts of Biting are far more plentiful than Arrows of Biting. Add to this the amazing things known as Kou-Toa Bolts and Paralytic Bolts (with Tactics installed, I picked up almost six thousand Paralytic Bolts in one day).

Crossbows in general deal a lot more damage than Short Bows or Long Bows.

Gangrell · 08-03-2003, 12:59 AM

I'll admit Six, the only time I used Crossbows is when I picked up the Crossbow of Speed with the Paralytic Bolts, but with so many, they weigh characters down severely (especially with... six thousand bolts [img]tongue.gif[/img] ).

SixOfSpades · 08-03-2003, 02:05 AM

With the Bottomless Bag of Holding, who cares? And even weaklings like Imoen and Jan can use them (even in stacks of 120), as long as you don't mind being a stationary gunning turret as opposed to a Stealth-&-Snipe fighter.

Gangrell · 08-03-2003, 03:08 AM

What I'm saying Six, is that when you tend to put all of them into a Bag of Holding, they tend to stack, though having a character fire from long range, having being weighed down like a rock may not be so bad [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 08-03-2003, 03:08 AM: Message edited by: Gangrell ]

Pyrenk · 08-03-2003, 09:50 AM

Baron, I was exaggerating, not you [img]smile.gif[/img]

ADD-Btw, I don't have the Imp. Sahuagin City component installed [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 08-03-2003, 10:01 AM: Message edited by: Pyrenk ]

Pyrenk · 08-03-2003, 10:39 AM

Another question: will Firetooth fire faster if used with regular bolts, like Gesen does (with arrows) or do the fireballs travel at the same speed as bolts?

[ 08-03-2003, 10:48 AM: Message edited by: Pyrenk ]

Assassin · 08-03-2003, 11:40 AM

Erm... Didn't someone do some kind of comparison that showed that Bows did, in fact, do more damage per round than Crossbows?

Pyrenk · 08-03-2003, 11:41 AM

Jim and Dundee, IIRC.

Anyway, I'm not asking for damage, as I can find that information by myself [img]smile.gif[/img] I just wanted to know if Crossbow proficiency was worth taking.

[ 08-03-2003, 11:42 AM: Message edited by: Pyrenk ]

08-02-2003, 11:50 PM	#12
Pyrenk Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Old Bethpage, Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 1,156	I know, but everybody keeps telling me that they (X-bows) are too slow, even after I mention that I want Big Red (Wow, that sounded bad.) Good night. __________________

08-03-2003, 12:52 AM	#13
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Crossbows are actually very good weapons--in BG2. (They suck in BG1.) Firetooth + Bolt of Lightning works just as well as Gesen + Arrow of Fire. True, there are no Ice Bolts or Acid Bolts, but Bolts of Biting are far more plentiful than Arrows of Biting. Add to this the amazing things known as Kou-Toa Bolts and Paralytic Bolts (with Tactics installed, I picked up almost six thousand Paralytic Bolts in one day). Crossbows in general deal a lot more damage than Short Bows or Long Bows. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

08-03-2003, 02:05 AM	#15
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	With the Bottomless Bag of Holding, who cares? And even weaklings like Imoen and Jan can use them (even in stacks of 120), as long as you don't mind being a stationary gunning turret as opposed to a Stealth-&-Snipe fighter. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

08-03-2003, 09:50 AM	#17
Pyrenk Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Old Bethpage, Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 1,156	Baron, I was exaggerating, not you [img]smile.gif[/img] ADD-Btw, I don't have the Imp. Sahuagin City component installed [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 08-03-2003, 10:01 AM: Message edited by: Pyrenk ] __________________

08-03-2003, 10:39 AM	#18
Pyrenk Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Old Bethpage, Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 1,156	Another question: will Firetooth fire faster if used with regular bolts, like Gesen does (with arrows) or do the fireballs travel at the same speed as bolts? [ 08-03-2003, 10:48 AM: Message edited by: Pyrenk ] __________________

08-03-2003, 12:59 AM	#14
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 38 Posts: 4,835	I'll admit Six, the only time I used Crossbows is when I picked up the Crossbow of Speed with the Paralytic Bolts, but with so many, they weigh characters down severely (especially with... six thousand bolts [img]tongue.gif[/img] ).

08-03-2003, 03:08 AM	#16
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 38 Posts: 4,835	What I'm saying Six, is that when you tend to put all of them into a Bag of Holding, they tend to stack, though having a character fire from long range, having being weighed down like a rock may not be so bad [img]tongue.gif[/img] [ 08-03-2003, 03:08 AM: Message edited by: Gangrell ]

08-03-2003, 11:40 AM	#19
Assassin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 1,134	Erm... Didn't someone do some kind of comparison that showed that Bows did, in fact, do more damage per round than Crossbows? __________________ In The Terminator, Sarah Connor is told a speech by John Connor\'s father that John has given in the future. When John is born, Sarah tells John this speech, and John grows up to tell it in the future. So who wrote the speech?!

08-03-2003, 11:41 AM	#20
Pyrenk Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Old Bethpage, Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 1,156	Jim and Dundee, IIRC. Anyway, I'm not asking for damage, as I can find that information by myself [img]smile.gif[/img] I just wanted to know if Crossbow proficiency was worth taking. [ 08-03-2003, 11:42 AM: Message edited by: Pyrenk ] __________________

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