Crossbow's......... Really that effective ?

[Sneaklemming]

but also a little sensitive, look I've no idea who you really are. so theres every chance that you aren't "silly". Don't let it get to you. I dont actually mean it. It's just an expression. You're not silly. At all.

No, not silly, sarcastic.

Go back and read the older posts in a sarcastic tone

Theres really no need to get annoyed or aggravated.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Sneaklemming]

Theres really no need to get annoyed or aggravated.

You want me to get angry, don't you?
Because I'm really not, but you think I am.

"Wishful thinking", ey?

I don't want you to be angry. I didn't even speculate that you were.

It's just a crossbow dude.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Sneaklemming]

I don't want you to be angry. I didn't even speculate that you were.

You sure about that?

It's just a crossbow dude.

I know

So you agree a longbow would be better?

 

[CrazySlyHawk]

Son, the whole Malazan Empire was BUILT by crossbows! Don't you know anything P)

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[e2density]

It's because most nerds just want something that looks cool, rather then something that would be realistic-ly effective. Which a crossbow is obviously not.

 

[Sneaklemming]

So you agree a longbow would be better?

I have all the time.

I just said that I was talking about a regular (i.e. shortbow) bow, not longbow.

but short bows have neither the range nor str. of a crossbow?

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Sneaklemming]

but short bows have neither the range nor str. of a crossbow?

That's exactly what I said

It's better than a "regular bow"

So whyd you get angry?!

 

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[JoshuaMadoc]

It seems that no one's taken the time to mention the repeating crossbow and the polybolos for the sake of being technical about the crossbow family. :I

Well, alright, I suppose the polybolos is just far too large for any sane, normally-built man to manhandle solo, but this is just a reply for the statement that crossbows are slower than bows:

Chinese repeating crossbow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo13R_fSvnI

Battery-powered auto-crossbow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS4RKoRyTik

Auto-xbow variant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSjCY2kGyfI

This one has to be my absolute favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCBA2oNzoiU

The same favorite crossbow, explained: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgSO5kty5w

 

[CrazySlyHawk]

This one has to be my absolute favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCBA2oNzoiU

The same favorite crossbow, explained: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgSO5kty5w[/quote]

Would you believe I was just about to fetch this link. He is great at that stuff

 

[DaBozz]

My friend actually has a real working crossbow and if you where to see it in action you would not have made this thread.

Bows need to be pulled back and let go, this needs a HUGE amount of strenght in your arms. you need to be very stong to get the results of a crossbow with a normal bow.
Crossbows use a different set up, you use less strength to pull back a trigger on a crossbow.
bolts are also alot stronger that arrows.

 

[Kron_the_mad wants to be deleted]

It works better than a regular bow.

And it's "bolts" not "arrows"

have you ever seen a longbow in action? to my knowledge there isn't a crtossbow that can outrange one of those beasts

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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