Ok, gotta ask...hand crossbows for PCs?

[Bradik_Losdar]

I did a quick forum search and came up empty on this question.

Does anyone know if the hand crossbows Underdark Drow use will be available for player character use (either as a reward item or as actual 'common' purchasable equipment)?

I'd love to get me one, even if the DPS is terrible (hey Darts are bad DPS too - but are in game ).

Unfortunately, I just have this bad feeling they will be like spears the Hobgoblins throw back in the spearless wastes of Eberron...

[Galeria]

At this point, there are none. But who knows, maybe after the expansion we'll see some.

[Zyerz]

At this point, there are none. But who knows, maybe after the expansion we'll see some.

Artificers..... Sorta....


But agreed, hand crossbows would rock.

[TreknaQudane]

But agreed, hand crossbows would rock.

Less damage than a repeater, they're made to deliver poisons not deal damage. You would fire once and be done because you can't reload it with something in your other hand... and if it's free why not use a regular crossbow.

That seems pretty bad item to waste any time on.

[Jay203]

there's a named hand crossbow
go check the U14 Named item thread
don't get your hopes up though xD

[FranOhmsford]

I did a quick forum search and came up empty on this question.

Does anyone know if the hand crossbows Underdark Drow use will be available for player character use (either as a reward item or as actual 'common' purchasable equipment)?

I'd love to get me one, even if the DPS is terrible (hey Darts are bad DPS too - but are in game ).

Unfortunately, I just have this bad feeling they will be like spears the Hobgoblins throw back in the spearless wastes of Eberron...

Hand Crossbows would be nice for flavour I'll give ya.

BUT where are our Spears, Javelins, Tridents, Assegai etc?

Come on Devs!

[TreknaQudane]

Hand Crossbows would be nice for flavour I'll give ya.

BUT where are our Spears, Javelins, Tridents, Assegai etc?

Come on Devs!

I'd rather have Spears and Javelins.. not great weapons but then I could pine for Spirit Shaman instead of this druid thing we're getting.

[Don1966]

nun-chucks, i really want to see a monk using those in the game. i also pity the dev who would have to code the animation.

[Bradik_Losdar]

there's a named hand crossbow
go check the U14 Named item thread
don't get your hopes up though xD

It's not that light repeating crossbow with the sleep poison is it?

I have that one and the description sure was a tease for REAL hand crossbows. I can't tell you how bummed I was when I used it and it was just another light reapeater.

[Gornin]

Why you dissin' darts? I have a +4 returning frost of grtr dragon bane that I save just for Velah.


But yeah, more weps would be great, spiked chain & 3 sectional staff would be my choice.

[Jay203]

It's not that light repeating crossbow with the sleep poison is it?

I have that one and the description sure was a tease for REAL hand crossbows. I can't tell you how bummed I was when I used it and it was just another light reapeater.

lol, the name says "hand crossbow"
but the weapon type is still a light repeater
told you don't get your hopes up xD

[Bradik_Losdar]

lol, the name says "hand crossbow"
but the weapon type is still a light repeater
told you don't get your hopes up xD

Yeah, but they have the graphic and action already coded for real hand crossbows now with the expansion (the Underdark Drow use them fairly frequently - which is way cool being spot on with D&D lore ).

No need to 'substitite' a place holder any more. Just port the now existing code for player character use.

[Jay203]

Yeah, but they have the graphic and action already coded for real hand crossbows now with the expansion (the Underdark Drow use them fairly frequently - which is way cool being spot on with D&D lore ).

No need to 'substitite' a place holder any more. Just port the now existing code for player character use.

meh
i prefer they put in two-handed piercing weapon first
atm there's no such thing =\ (except for maybe a couple named weapons with extra damage type, but that's not the point!)

[Bradik_Losdar]

meh
i prefer they put in two-handed piercing weapon first
atm there's no such thing =\ (except for maybe a couple named weapons with extra damage type, but that's not the point!)

Totally agreed - the big hold up there unfortuately is that the animations aren't in the game - anywhere.

I made a huge thread about getting spears (two handed piercing) in the game sometime back, using quarterstaff animations ala kung fu style spears, just to try to get them included. (And have thrown spears work like thrown daggers - in stacks)

After seven years of waiting though....

At least the hand crossbows are already coded - so there is hope there...I hope.

[Jay203]

Totally agreed - the big hold up there unfortuately is that the animations aren't in the game - anywhere.

I made a huge thread about getting spears (two handed piercing) in the game sometime back, using quarterstaff animations ala kung fu style spears, just to try to get them included. (And have thrown spears work like thrown daggers - in stacks)

After seven years of waiting though....

At least the hand crossbows are already coded - so there is hope there...I hope.

will probably end up with the damage profile of shuriken