xbows cost any skill points? Bows need like 7pd to deal crazy damg like your xbow
do you even need wpf to use it at all? bows need like 100wpf+ to even get ok aim... your xbow has better aim at 0wpf then my long bow at 126wpf....
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its is op because anyone can pick it up and 1 shot people... Great range weapon for no trade off...
Your valid points are totally overshadowed by your blatant exaggerations. NO xbow at 0 wpf has better accuracy than a bow at 126 , even with the bare minimum power draw for that bow, stop acting like it does. And to get anywhere near 1-shotting people consistently you need AT LEAST 100+ WPF in the sniper bow to pull that off. Even then it's not guaranteed. And you can totally forget about 1 shotting anything moving or stationary if it's raining(Which it is a good portion of the time) Even with the masterworked arbalest and bolts, in most cases, if I miss on a character, i'm usually only going to get one shot off. There are some valid points to be made against the new heirloomed stats of crossbows, but saying that they are an "automatic 1 shot kill" isn't one of those points. Also, masterworking a defensive item such as body armor or gloves will pretty much offset the masterwork damage you get from the offensive items, in this case, the masterworked arbalest.(This is even considering that the battle conditions are ideal for the crossbow.)
Lets also keep in mind that in the best case scenario you'll have 13 shots if you're using the arbalest or the heavy. Unless you're just running around shotgunning people(which in itself is very risky), you're going to miss at least a few times.(I usually miss my first 2 or 3 shots.) Also, if said sniper/heavy user gets surprised or flanked, all they have to defend themselves now is a little one handed sword.I'll tell you right now that for most, that's not going to be enough. The bows that really benefit from this are the Lower end ones. The regular crossbow at masterwork level is better than the regular heavy in nearly every way, god forbid they have masterworked steel bolts.(potentially 26 of them if they still use a 1 hander.) The mid tier crossbow buff is what worries me a bit. Those are still VERY flavor of the month friendly.