What have you been smoking Seawied? Arbalests are deadly, sure, but if you don't throw a shitload of wpf into crossbows, you'll use one minute to reload and have a crosshair that won't fit the screen. Crossbows are better snipers for campers, bows are better for moving around and picking targets along your way, supporting teammates in their melee battles. Neither is really good as non-dedicated, both are good in their own way as dedicated. Problem?
Only thing I don't like is the regular crossbow being half-decent with no investment, but meh, not a big deal.