Crossbows

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Nobue wrote:

Yeah crossbowss are great, and seems pretty easy to implement don't know why they aren't in game yet;/

Because good animation and models take a lot of work.

I hope they will add it :)

crossbows sound like they would be a good strength/dexterity hybrid weapon, slower attack speed but hits harder = makes sense to me

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Skorpian wrote:

I think crossbows should be added in for a little more variety for the ranger. Fire slower, hit harder. Thoughts?

They could just change all the bows with 1.10 attack speed into crossbows and be done with it. ;)

You could also flip this around, and use the slow bows while pretending it's an x-bow. :P


All or most weapon types have slower yet harder-hitting variants... and they are generally less desirable than their faster-hitting counterparts. This is because most players will want to optimize attacks speed and on-hit effects (like damage auras).

In D3 slower yet harder-hitting weapons had a role to play, and were desirable due to how all skill damage was based on weapon damage.

Bumping this, its been six months. Maybe GGG can find time to implement some of these ideas.

Throwing wpn's (knifes,spears) and X-bows :D and make some skills for them

Throwable daggers or shurikens anyone ? (Dungeon Siege 2 style) :P

I like the idea of crossbows and a more varied ranged system. Thrown poison bottles spreading in a cloud anybody?

I remember those poison bottles.

From what I've heard in the past new weapon classes (such as crossbows, javelins etc.) are being considered in the distant future, when they go around to working on additional acts beyond the third.

Seconded +crossbows. So much for reserving William Tell.