Arcane Archer w/ repeater - I don't know where the bug is

[guises]

I experimented a little with an arcane archer using a repeater: the imbues didn't work if I played as I normally would, they didn't turn on if I started with the crossbow equipped, but if I swapped to a longbow the imbue would activate and then if I swapped back to the repeater it would stay activated and work just fine.

Clearly there's a bug here, but I don't know where the bug is - I read that the arcane archer imbues work with any ranged weapon, so is the bug that the imbues don't work initially? Or are they only supposed to work with a bow, and the bug is that they work with the repeater at all?

I kinda want to start an arcane archer artificer, especially with the new arti feats, but I don't want to rely on a bug to do it.

[unbongwah]

Or are they only supposed to work with a bow, and the bug is that they work with the repeater at all?

This is certainly my belief; when in doubt, always presume a favorable bug is going to get nerfed.

I kinda want to start an arcane archer artificer, especially with the new arti feats, but I don't want to rely on a bug to do it.

Then I think the important question is: if imbues get fixed / nerfed, how much would your build lose? Could you salvage it just by reallocating APs; or would it become DOA?

[guises]

It would just be a slightly sub-standard arti - non-warforged, in other words. I could certainly limp my way up to 20, but most of the fun would be gone.

Maybe I'll submit it as a bug and see if they respond.

[guises]

Well... I did submit a bug report and haven't gotten any reply. It's almost time for me to TR now, I'm thinking I may just try it. In defense of the idea that imbues should work with crossbows: even with this trick they still don't work with melee weapons. Also, enhancements which specify "bow" in their description, like Moonbow or Soul Magic, don't work with crossbows but others which just say "ranged attack" do.

On the other hand, the imbues do specify "arrows," not bolts... I don't know, but absent any official word on it I'd like to try it. Maybe just hope that if the bug is not in my favor they just won't fix it anytime soon (there are certainly plenty of more important outstanding bugs).