Make us Crossbows!

Nocifer Deathblade · 11-14-2006, 09:18 PM

Devs,

Since you now allow us to use bows.....

Why can't you introduce new ranged weapon to EQ2 called Crossbows?

My suggestion is:

Make crossbows warriors+crusaders only.. Make it LONG delay but high damage which would be good for crusaders due to their long casting nature of spell department..

I'm surprised that EQ2 is 500 years later from EQlive and gnomes never bothered to INVENT crossbows ever since.. We already have many plate adventurers out there and crossbows would surely be invented by gnomes to be able to hurt plate adventurers more.. I guess gnomes are DUMB not to notice that by now.. RL people are smarter than gnomes as it seems as they introduced crossbows to defeat knights in the battle more effective..

Knights during crusader times, etc, using crossbows are designed to defeat other crossbows, pikemen and other knights when they got ambushed or whatever for example..

I hardly envision knights with bows but can envision them with crossbows.. Let's introduce the crossbow as brand-new ranged weapon into EQ2 and helps to diversify EQ2 more.. SMILEY

Vexorkane · 11-14-2006, 09:20 PM

Hell, why not.

JoarAddam · 11-14-2006, 09:52 PM

make it orange, with a telescopic zoom whenever I hit right click... the bolts should be radioactive material and fly through the air as a burning screak of orange, pinning my target to the wall, twitching at odd angles...

Message Edited by JoarAddam on 11-14-2006 08:52 AM

Notorious_G · 11-14-2006, 09:56 PM

I just shrugged when I heard the change to allows SK's the use of bows. We have enough ranged spells that I can chain pull w/o a bow. In my imagination, I just don't see an SK using a bow, much like how unbefitting it is to ride a carpet. Now a crossbow on the other hand seems appropriate to me. That's something I would definitely use - especially in raids/joust fights or chasing down PK's.

Vuz · 11-14-2006, 10:33 PM

JoarAddam wrote:

make it orange, with a telescopic zoom whenever I hit right click... the bolts should be radioactive material and fly through the air as a burning screak of orange, pinning my target to the wall, twitching at odd angles...

Message Edited by JoarAddam on 11-14-2006 08:52 AM

Half-Life 2 owns, and I personally can't wait for Episode 2.

Not to derail, I'll reply to the OP, you don't need a longer delay, longbows already have a 7 second delay.

Archill · 11-14-2006, 11:03 PM

Personally I'd rather have that throwing knife on a chain like scorpion from mortal combat had. Now that's how an sk pulls !

Nocifer Deathblade · 11-15-2006, 12:29 AM

Vuzin wrote:

Not to derail, I'll reply to the OP, you don't need a longer delay, longbows already have a 7 second delay.

Reduce longbow delay from 7 to 5.5 or something then introduce crossbows with 7 or 8 sec delay. SMILEY

There.. more choices of ranged items just like we have many choices of melee weapons....

Rylight · 11-15-2006, 12:55 AM

wonder if I'll actuallly use them? well in pvp I guess they will be useful for picking of those runners who have 5% health left eh?

clamdiper · 11-15-2006, 01:19 AM

Ever see a monkey in the zoo? Now that is a ranged weapon! :smileywink:

Xanoth · 11-15-2006, 04:38 AM

personally i want an AK for me SK

11-14-2006, 09:18 PM	#1
Nocifer Deathblade Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 850	Devs, Since you now allow us to use bows..... Why can't you introduce new ranged weapon to EQ2 called Crossbows? My suggestion is: Make crossbows warriors+crusaders only.. Make it LONG delay but high damage which would be good for crusaders due to their long casting nature of spell department.. I'm surprised that EQ2 is 500 years later from EQlive and gnomes never bothered to INVENT crossbows ever since.. We already have many plate adventurers out there and crossbows would surely be invented by gnomes to be able to hurt plate adventurers more.. I guess gnomes are DUMB not to notice that by now.. RL people are smarter than gnomes as it seems as they introduced crossbows to defeat knights in the battle more effective.. Knights during crusader times, etc, using crossbows are designed to defeat other crossbows, pikemen and other knights when they got ambushed or whatever for example.. I hardly envision knights with bows but can envision them with crossbows.. Let's introduce the crossbow as brand-new ranged weapon into EQ2 and helps to diversify EQ2 more.. __________________ EQ I: Archfiend Nocifer Deathblade -Retired Fall '06, Bristlebane Server Vampire Cavalier, 80 Armorer, 390Transmuter, 138 AP, 2.3M Guild Status Points

11-14-2006, 09:52 PM	#3
JoarAddam Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,239	make it orange, with a telescopic zoom whenever I hit right click... the bolts should be radioactive material and fly through the air as a burning screak of orange, pinning my target to the wall, twitching at odd angles... Message Edited by JoarAddam on 11-14-2006 08:52 AM __________________ Then Than You're Your They're There Their

11-14-2006, 10:33 PM	#5
Vuz General Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 79	JoarAddam wrote: make it orange, with a telescopic zoom whenever I hit right click... the bolts should be radioactive material and fly through the air as a burning screak of orange, pinning my target to the wall, twitching at odd angles... Message Edited by JoarAddam on 11-14-2006 08:52 AM Half-Life 2 owns, and I personally can't wait for Episode 2. Not to derail, I'll reply to the OP, you don't need a longer delay, longbows already have a 7 second delay. __________________

11-15-2006, 12:29 AM	#7
Nocifer Deathblade Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 850	Vuzin wrote: Not to derail, I'll reply to the OP, you don't need a longer delay, longbows already have a 7 second delay. Reduce longbow delay from 7 to 5.5 or something then introduce crossbows with 7 or 8 sec delay. There.. more choices of ranged items just like we have many choices of melee weapons.... __________________ EQ I: Archfiend Nocifer Deathblade -Retired Fall '06, Bristlebane Server Vampire Cavalier, 80 Armorer, 390Transmuter, 138 AP, 2.3M Guild Status Points

11-15-2006, 12:55 AM	#8
Rylight Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 572	wonder if I'll actuallly use them? well in pvp I guess they will be useful for picking of those runners who have 5% health left eh? __________________ Episode 2 part 2 of my MOVIE series, Rylight the chronicles of pain can be found here http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=screen&message.id=14051

11-14-2006, 09:20 PM	#2
Vexorkane Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 92	Hell, why not.

11-14-2006, 09:56 PM	#4
Notorious_G Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 49	I just shrugged when I heard the change to allows SK's the use of bows. We have enough ranged spells that I can chain pull w/o a bow. In my imagination, I just don't see an SK using a bow, much like how unbefitting it is to ride a carpet. Now a crossbow on the other hand seems appropriate to me. That's something I would definitely use - especially in raids/joust fights or chasing down PK's.

11-14-2006, 11:03 PM	#6
Archill Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 121	Personally I'd rather have that throwing knife on a chain like scorpion from mortal combat had. Now that's how an sk pulls !

11-15-2006, 01:19 AM	#9
clamdiper Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 63	Ever see a monkey in the zoo? Now that is a ranged weapon! :smileywink:

11-15-2006, 04:38 AM	#10
Xanoth Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 928	personally i want an AK for me SK __________________ Xanoth Leader of Xanadu EQ2 Raid Loot Database