An* Arbalest is just AWP with 26 oneshot cartridges.
As has been consistently proven elsewhere by myself and others, with references to situations, statistics and weapon code:
NO IT ISN'TThats why you see too many 40\2 statistics at siege. Just because you have unlimited time to aim, awesome accuracy, extreme projectile speed and oneshooting weapon.
People like myself, DaveUKR and others, have been playing as an Arbalester since you were still on your mother's teat. So it is no stretch to presume that we, through our lifeless dedication to the class, can occasionally achieve such scores. However it
is a stretch to presume that all 40 of these 40 kills were made by the Arbalest. Based on my own experiences, the Arbalest accounts for on average, a half to two thirds of my kills. More interestingly, my current K:D is 249/131. Which suggests I do not frequent the 20/1 cloud as often as you suggest I should. Damn.
I'd also like to expand on your admission that this was on Siege. As a counterbalance, I witness Lancer Cavalry achieving similar scores on Battle. Certain maps and certain Game Types are beneficial to certain classes. This is known. What also is known is that a personal high K:D will not win the battle, but merely elongate one's epenis.
Also I would like to know - who said that crossbows in medieval times was so damn accurate? Any links, proofs?
I haven't the disposition to trawl through databases of articles for your benefit. It will have to suffice for me to say, the amount of whine they generate here and now is very much historically accurate.
With 172 xbow wpf, I'm a real sniper with an arbalest. People drop like flies.
My point was, I'm nearly as good as a pure melee char with my 1wpf 5PS mace and 24 agi. The mace is incredibly OP in the hands of agi builds because of the 30 blunt damage and knockdown. In duel it works great, but even more in group fights. I can fight one guy, then disengage and go backstab another one. I can also just run when there are too much of them.
I was often playing shotgun-like with the light xbow because I have troubles getting the firing angle right. Now with the snipergun I can start shooting from far away.
I'm not topping the scoreboard at all. My stats are :
Kills52
Deaths39
So yeah nothing to brag about. But I'm a total noob of this so I guess I'll improve fast if I'm playing it actively.
So if there's something to nerf with xbows (and I think a nerf is needed), it's the melee capacity. For example, increasing the str requirements of xbows, increasing their weight and weight of bolts, nerfing 1 slot 2handers.
Kafein your entire post highlights the problems with the Hybrid mace. Which in fact, I entirely agree with. It is a little too good. The other Hybrid weapons are not however.