ZOS, could you please add crossbows?

CaptainVenom · October 2019

No, not the fighter's guild skill. An actual craftable weapon: crossbows!

It could share the same skills as bows, the same way different 2h weapons do, but giving something unique to it. A skill line name change to "Archery" would be nice.

Ranger passive skill could add something new to bows and crossbows, like, for example:

Reduces the Stamina cost of Archery abilities by 15%. Increases Bow damage by 10%. Increases Crossbow attack speed by 15%.

What do you think?

anitajoneb17_ESO · October 2019

I think it's time we got a new weapon skill line (and not a "split" of an existing skill line as you suggest) and the "next" or "new" weapon should be magicka based.
Magicka DD are stuck with ONE weapon skill line when stamina DDs have 3, so it's a bit out of balance.

Looks to me that a crossbow would rather be a stamina driven weapon, but if ZOS can come up with some sort of "magicka crossbow", then why not.

rumple9 · October 2019

Normal bows for single target damage and crossbows for aoe - just like the difference between flame staves and lightening staves

richo262 · October 2019

rumple9 wrote: »

Normal bows for single target damage and crossbows for aoe - just like the difference between flame staves and lightening staves

I think you mean the opposite. A crossbow packs a punch, difficult to load more than one bolt and even if you could and it didn't misfire they would likely all hit the same target. A bow is weaker in power but Hollywood has proven you can put three arrows on the string and they will hit all your targets (AOE), as far fetched as it is, it is possible to angle arrows while on the string.

As for comments above asking for a new skill tree. Doubtful the whole push ATM is to make class skills the go to and everything else gap fillers. I doubt we'll see another tree any time soon, and honestly if we do, I hope it is very well thought out.

What they could do is make a tanking weapon like an 'Alteration staff' and convert Ice Destro into a proper offensive staff.

starkerealm · October 2019

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

I think it's time we got a new weapon skill line (and not a "split" of an existing skill line as you suggest) and the "next" or "new" weapon should be magicka based.
Magicka DD are stuck with ONE weapon skill line when stamina DDs have 3, so it's a bit out of balance.

Looks to me that a crossbow would rather be a stamina driven weapon, but if ZOS can come up with some sort of "magicka crossbow", then why not.

As someone with a disgusting number of stam characters... this guy's right. If we're getting more weapons, mag needs some love more than stam does.

Nemesis7884 · October 2019

crossbows woumd allow for stamina or magicka morphs...e.g. flame or poison bolts etc....would be dope

Gilvoth · October 2019

CaptainVenom wrote: »

No, not the fighter's guild skill. An actual craftable weapon: crossbows!

It could share the same skills as bows, the same way different 2h weapons do, but giving something unique to it. A skill line name change to "Archery" would be nice.

Ranger passive skill could add something new to bows and crossbows, like, for example:
Reduces the Stamina cost of Archery abilities by 15%. Increases Bow damage by 10%. Increases Crossbow attack speed by 15%.

What do you think?

i think thats an Wonderfull idea.
please do this Zenimax.

Nestor · October 2019

They had crossbows in previous TES games. Very slow reload times. You would be killed after taking your first shot.

Gilvoth · October 2019

Nestor wrote: »

They had crossbows in previous TES games. Very slow reload times. You would be killed after taking your first shot.

we have the same problem with snipe, that should not deter us from getting crossbows, just please speed up our cast times.

todokete · October 2019

too hard to balance please no

starkerealm · October 2019

Nestor wrote: »

They had crossbows in previous TES games. Very slow reload times. You would be killed after taking your first shot.

Morrowind's crossbows had fixed damage, which capped out lower than bows, but allowed for a rapid first shot.

Skyrim's crossbows had a long reload, but could be fired almost as soon as they were drawn.

It does lead to a question: What should ESO's crossbows be about?

Elemental damage? (Well, that would be weird, but it would be consistent with Skyrim, if not Morrowind.)

Higher impact hits? (That would seriously mess up PvP. You'd be able to nuke people without warning.)

Ranged CC? (That's something that seems to be phasing out with the Bow.)

A ranged taunt? (Wait, maybe. Crossbow could work as a kind of ranged tank option.)

So, maybe there's a role for them, it'd just be a little strange.

ZarkingFrued · October 2019

MELEE MAGICKA WEAPONS FIRST. END OF DISCUSSION.

Veinblood1965 · October 2019

I think it's good idea but we need to finish Nerfing magsorcs first. (sarcasm)

starkerealm · October 2019

ZarkingFrued wrote: »

MELEE MAGICKA WEAPONS FIRST. END OF DISCUSSION.

See? I like this idea.

Hell, I'd settle for ability altering weapons that swap Sword and Board, 2h, DW, and Bow to Magicka weapons, and change the damage types in those skill lines.