
Originally Posted by
Kajani
Well with the creation - that is tricky. You are of course right that it needs years and years of training to handle a longbow and much less to learn that with a crossbow. Although I guess to learn to use it propper in battle, maintain that your weapons works as it should, reload it quickly and hit targets who are not just in short distance (since I guess with a crossbow over 100 yards or so the line of fire is not anyl linger absolutly straight) needs just more time than a few hours. It is also always a question (and I am not sure who is right) if the crossbow or the longbow had the greater reach and was more powerful in pierching through armour...
On the other hand the crossbow seems to be much more expensive (a bow was not very high priced).
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