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Range Question

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I was thinking of training my range up, since it's very, very low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a question popped into my head, as I was planning to fletch or smith my own arrows/bolts. What's the difference between a crossbow and a shortbow? Why do some people prefer one over the other?

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crossbow = less range bonus, but u can have sheild (and i think faster)

 

 

 

short/longbow = more range bonus, but 2h

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Actually, a crossbow is much slower than a shortbow. Let's see here.

 

 

 

Crossbow = One-handed, meaning you can have a shield (as was already mentioned), also has access to the special effect bolts.

 

 

 

Shortbow = Much faster but two handed, meaning no shield

 

 

 

I don't range much, but from the comparisons of my dabbling in shortbows after the bolts update, that's the information I gathered.

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Use a shortbow, or knives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't bother with a crossbow, why would you want to hold a shield when you will use safespots anyway :P

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Iron throwing knives are great. They are very fast, although they do not hit as often as iron arrows.

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stay away from crossbows when training. They take an eternity and a half to fire. Even with enchanted bolts, u have to be an expert at them to actually make those bolts worth it. Go with knives/shortbows.

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