Crossbows - Any reason to use over bows?

[Angelus_dead]

Granted there are times when the Bearded Devil goes for me and I have to spin. However I'm more specifically asking about those occasions when the meleers are in my aiming cone taking on the Bearded Devil who is porting around them so they have to run around to be able to hit him again. I don't have to run around, I never stop hitting him even for a second.

Lol, you admit to staying away from the other players while fighting a Bearded Devil? By not staying in a group with them, you are greatly reducing the effectiveness of your team. That's one of the reason that ranged players get a bad reputation.

Newsflash: When fighting Bearded Devils, everyone should condense onto one point.

Do the statisticians take such things into account?

They could, but an accurate assessment of that topic would make ranged combat look worse, so to be generous it can be left out.