Crossbows are long-ranged weapons; a type of Bow that uses a mechanically compressed and held bowstring. They tend to fire slower than bows, but cause more damage on a hit. They are similar to bows and guns in use; all three use the shooting skill and related hunter skills. Character stats are applied the same way for each type, although the item stats will be different for each type.
The slow attack speed is much preferred by most hunters who specialize in [Aimed Shot], or a heavily Beast Mastery specced hunter (due to talents like [Serpent's Swiftness]).
Acquiring and Upgrading
Unlike Guns, players cannot craft crossbows. Crossbows must be bought, looted or earned from quests. The availability of crossbows is more limited than the availability of bows and guns in WoW. Draenei Hunters may want bow or gun training as soon as they can get it to remedy this lack of availability.
A crossbow may be enhanced by installing an engineer-crafted scope on it.
Training
Draenei Hunters start with the Crossbow skill. All other Hunters, Rogues and Warriors can learn the Crossbow skill from some trainers (see weapon trainers for details). (The Rogues and Warriors then 'shoot' rather than 'throw'.)
See also
- Per Class Proficiencies for which classes can learn to use which weapons.
Patch Changes
- Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Ammunition no longer needed for bows, guns and crossbows. All quivers converted into regular bags.
Cataclysm Class Preview: Hunter | 2010-04-09 16:00 | Nethaera
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