well i was just looking in a store when i saw and remembered about crossobows. i was wondering how good/bad they really are. so i get one along with 1k or so bolts (cheap yay) and check out the attack bonus. ugh horible: +6. so then purely for fun i went out to try it. i go all the way from varrock to ogre blood cave (walking no laws.. u gota hate it) and try it out on some. i was amazed. it wasnt junk as everyone told me, i found it quite good, i miss about the same as mage short with it despite the range bonus, it attacks relatively fast and hits high (i've been hitting my max hit like mad). so it's cheap, easy to get ammp and for some reason good. does anyone else agree? or is it just my imagineation that there working good.

 

 

 

edit, also you can use shield with them makeing it quite posible to kill dragons without that fateal risk, unlike with bows.

It would be better if you would hit more, because you get a lot of 0s.

I will try this now ...

i believe the cross bows are mainly a gimic because you cant smith bolts. and gettin barbed tipped bolts are pretty lame and they seem a little slower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the dragon thing, well their are safe spots and protect from magic reduces their hits when ur walkin around the enclave. so yeah i mean they could be great but then again a hassle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dont foget zammy book ;) +8 ranged

edit, also you can use shield with them makeing it quite posible to kill dragons without that fateal risk, unlike with bows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or you could just get some Knifes or Darts, they are faster, give a better Range bonus, can be smithed and are one handed.

Yea they hit differently to arrows.

 

 

 

However, the crucial difference is that the crossbow is much less accurate and will hit more zeros. But when they do hit, they can hit as high (and sometimes more than) their corresponding arrows as shown in the table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.tip.it/runescape/?page=range ... tm#weapons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I loved playing the ranged mini game and then using the barbed tip bolts :) Not really useful though for more than a bit of fun.

there no good to be honest waay to slow and inaccurate.

They have their uses for example ranging things which require a shield. Like skeletal wyverns, basilisks and the dragons.

If you need a shield just use knives then.

Yea they hit differently to arrows.

 

 

 

However, the crucial difference is that the crossbow is much less accurate and will hit more zeros. But when they do hit, they can hit as high (and sometimes more than) their corresponding arrows as shown in the table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.tip.it/runescape/?page=range ... tm#weapons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I loved playing the ranged mini game and then using the barbed tip bolts :) Not really useful though for more than a bit of fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helps in CW abit. Allows wielding of a shield. Or against slayer monsters, can hold elemental shield for extra bit of magic defence.

Never tried one, I might have to now.

i never knew that u could use a sheild with a crossbow... wired, i thought a crossbow was just like regualr bow :?

i never knew that u could use a sheild with a crossbow... wired, i thought a crossbow was just like regualr bow :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rs2 product :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

old school pking used to be all crossbows because bows stunk back then.

I wonder what the max hit is with barbed bolts? Apparently they are the equivelent of Addy arrows or something.

 

 

 

And what about Pearl-tipped?

They do hit quite fast but zero very often

i use phoenix crossbows with barb bolts when i range becuase i can use a shield :)

I'd use knives over xbows anyday...

I'll give the crossbow a try....tomorrow that is, gotta get rid of this rl fatigue.

 

 

 

I'll compare to mith arrows on high and lower def lvl monsters.edit later.

i went most of the way from ranging lvl 45 to 60 with the crossbow. I had a lot of opal tips (form shilo village) and figured i'd try them out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was really impressed with how they worked, especially on lower lvl monsters. I did a lot of herblore with them (chaos druids and chaos druid warriors), and it was nice to always see the ranging exp go up too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was really cheap and easy, it was easier to get bolts than arrows, and just as cheap. Just buy bolts whenever you happen to be in Varrock and spend some time getting gems from Shilo (or just buy cheap opal tips from Shilo store...they are always there).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higher monster do get a lot of zeros and that can be annoying, but its not a bad way to train.