You've missed out a fair amount of detail about repeater crossbows. I'll copypasta some that I put on a thread a while back:
"Yes, that crossbow existed. What that copypasta w*kipedia article does not mention, however, is how that crossbow was countered.
The process of reloading those crossbows could only bring the string to a certain torque - this, needless to say, was absurdly weak. The opposing army merely needed to hold up what was effectively a wicker panel extending from one end of their front line to the other: in such a way was this crossbow rendered useless on the battlefield, hence how unknown it is.
Now translate this into roleplay terms. These crossbows are still capable of firing a stupid amount of bolts every minute. These bolts are still able to pierce human skin and cause a human extreme damage.
I lose count of how many times, both on the forums and in-game, I have had to prove that these crossbows are overpowered. I now take the approach that if a roleplayer is not able to see for himself that such things are overpowered, then that person should cancel his subscription and get out of this roleplay community."
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08-Jun-2012 22:42:29
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