does anyone find the crossbow underpowered

[captain_finnish 134]

Should be 1 shot to the head, but if you think about it, crossbow doesnt do as much damage in real life as bullet so from that perspective it is realistic as of now.

[hombrecz 832]

I would say, do not "balance" xbow damage based on the reload speed. Xbow do not/should not be uber powerfull because it reloads slow and has low effective range as compared to rifles.

 

On the other hand, Xbow bolt lodged in human torso, would surely mean more than just little unpleasantry.

 

So maybe the Xbow will be good once:

1. we can craft ammo and have quiver

2. cloth jackets stop having ballistic protection

3. we have wound system in game, so limping players, blurry vision that can not be turned off, you know more complex stuff than we have now. Getting shot should not mean player will just laugh while sprinting to cover knowing he will be fit in few minutes after he bandages and stuff his belly full of beans.

 

Also it is fine if weapons in Dayz are not balanced. If weapon is very good, there is no need to make it artificaly bad because of some game ballance.
I think that some kind of natural balance would come with rarity. Like finding hunting rifle would give you powerfull and accurate weapon, but most likely bolt action or with limited ammo capacity.  Now having FN Scar would also give you powerful and accurate rifle, with 30 rnd mag, but that weapon would be quite rare given the setting being eastern country with some former presence of NATO forces.

[Schweinsteiger 107]

 

 

crossbow doesnt do as much damage in real life as bullet so from that perspective it is realistic as of now. 

Huh? Are you serious? A crossbow does serious damage in real life. Go look it up. Anyone taking a bolt to the torso or head should be dead, period.

[LeChat 131]

Should be 1 shot to the head, but if you think about it, crossbow doesnt do as much damage in real life as bullet so from that perspective it is realistic as of now.

 

Crossbow bolts do quite alot of damage to the internal organs, which is why people hunt using crossbows or even bows.

It's just DayZ that has the worst system ever for handling damage and healing damage. Could just as well had spells like 'renew' or 'lay on hands' and it would have made about as much sense as eating and bandages. A shot to chest would most likely slice through your ribs, pierce one of your lungs, maybe your heart, rupture an artery, come out through your back and leave you gushing blood until you die.

 

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