Nerf as in making low tiers xbows 2 slots, but nevermind, perhaps using the word "nerf" was a bit harsh. Perhaps changing the crossbows would be more appropriate.
Truth be told, you only come across as a whiner and a lobbyist (using your own words), when your constantly making threads about how unbalanced xbows are. Before xbows we had thrower hybrid, before that archer hybrids and even before that I believe we had xbows again. My point is perhaps people simply WANT a ranged weapon with them, and regardless if you change xbows, they will find something else that suits them.
Sometimes range dominates the big servers, that doesn't mean it's unbalanced, or even good. The whole idea with xbows is that they are less then an investment then Bows, especially the low tier ones. I don't see how you could change this without making them compete with bows (dedicated xbowers with loomed arbalests certainly can, but not in an unbalanced fashion).