Anyone familiar with Crossbow RT? There is a surprising lack of information on the topic.

I have 27 strength and have cocked a heavy crossbow in 8 and 9 seconds. And also 11 seconds using QSTRIKE. (Seems odd?)

Aelotoi. No wounds and no encumbrance. I also have 0 ranged skill if that matters.


Thanks!

>But if anyone knows which factors can reduce/increase RT, please let me know.

Roundtime

Original documentation from 2003:
Cocking a light crossbow has a 6 second RT and cocking heavy crossbow has a 9 second RT. The archer's strength bonus decreases this RT. For every +10 strength bonus, the RT for cocking your crossbow is decreased by one. The minimum RT to cock a crossbow does not go below three seconds for a light crossbow and 6 seconds for a heavy crossbow. Certain factors, such as encumbrance or being under-trained for your armor, can increase RT. The RT to fire a crossbow is 2 seconds flat.
In practice there is some minor variation in roundtime. With a strength bonus of +10, light crossbows can be cocked in 6-8 seconds and heavy crossbows in 9-11 seconds while standing and unencumbered. Cocking from non-standing positions takes 2 additional seconds.

This information is found on the gswiki (https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/COCK)

-Drumpel

As I recall your lack of ranged skill matters. There's a random addition to the basic time that gets mitigated with high ranged training. I'm not sure how high level you have to get for reasonable RT but I was still suffering quite badly from it when I gave the crossbow up at around level 25.

The main reason I gave it up was the antisocial nature of their RT. In single player mode it isn't that big a deal, but while bow users get to leave their arrows behind when a group moves on, crossbow users get left behind by the group.

I used a heavy crossbow until about level 60-65, and I gave it up for two reasons:

1. I acquired a longbow and had it nicely enchanted and altered.

2. I needed the extra DS that the longbow provided, due to over-hunting constantly.

I still carry a heavy crossbow for the added AS from kneeling for the really bad critters (usually post-capped invasion type stuff)but I do that from hiding only, never in a group, and with camo running as well.

I NEVER group hunt with my crossbow, longbow only, just because of the chance of being left behind by the group.

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