throwing vs crossbow

[IfTh3ShoeFitz]

i just created a new character and i was going to make him a mainly sword and shield guy but i thought i should have a secondary weapon. so which is going to be better for a person like me throwing weapon or crossbow?

[Vibe]

I'd say pick what you like, both are quite good sidearms.

[Brutal]

If you want to be effective with throwing you have to make your build about throwing .
It's just way more easier to drop 50-75 wpf in xbow. You will have three time more ammo, do the same or more damage, have five time more accuracy, twice as fast projectile speed, no need to invest skill point, shoot people at medium-long range, no wpf requirement,  you can use every armor you like, you can use xbow and be effective at very low lvl etc...
Only drawback you need some cover to reload.

It's really a no brainer

[Polobow]

If you want a sidearm, go for xbow.

If you want to be hybrid, go for throwing.

[Armbrust_Schtze]

xbow side arm for shooting (not very accurate shooting)

but for throwing you need powerthrow which u have to calculate into your built first..using a 0 wpx might be clever though its pretty primitiv, servers are full of these guys these days..

[Spawny]

Mind the hefty upkeep if you use the crossbow without proficiency though.

[Baggy]

Yes it will break every round meaning youll lose 733 every fucking round.

[Turkhammer]

Yes it will break every round meaning youll lose 733 every fucking round.

How much proficiency do you need to avoid that?

[Polobow]

How much proficiency do you need to avoid that?

This is not exact, but i think it was around 12% break chanche for a xbow to break with 1 wpf, and around 2,5% chanche to break with 100 wpf.

Not exact, just out of my head, numbers are somewhere.

[Baggy]

This is not exact, but i think it was around 12% break chanche for a xbow to break with 1 wpf, and around 2,5% chanche to break with 100 wpf.

Not exact, just out of my head, numbers are somewhere.

And in long rounds that 12 percent adds up alot.

[Turkhammer]

I have around 50 and it seems like the damn thing breaks everyother round.  Even the plain xbow costs 733!

[Tears of Destiny]

I have around 50 and it seems like the damn thing breaks everyother round.  Even the plain xbow costs 733!

You need 140 for it to break at a reasonable amount (it is the "benchmark" of the standard). 50 is far too low.

[Digglez]

xbow is no brainer, 50WPF and you're done and can hit ppl at medium range

I'm lucky if I have 20% accuracy with my throwing, when I used xbow I prob had closer to 60-75%

[Razzen]

Xbow is the best choice for certain.

[Leshma]

I'll say, be a man don't go Way of the bundle of sticks<sup>1

1</sup>Way of the bundle of sticks: xbow, bow, horse, throwing