Will You Miss The Crossbows, and throwing items? Options

[Darkwing]

Hell i'm just hacked off that it was removed purely because of what that stands for. Xbows - levitation - what next eh

[gamer10]

I used crossbows, but only a little. I don't mind that the folks at Beth decided to discard the crossbow in exchange for a higher detail bow.

I like bows.

Crossbows didn't operate smoothly enough for me, so i didn't buy 'em.

[jchamber]

I used a dwarven crossbow til I got a daedric bow, which looks awesome and does serious damage. But what I will miss most of all is the ability to be all ninja-like with the lack of shurikens "throwing stars" I liked to get a bunch of those together and just start walking around and hitting things I could barely see and when they got close go all invisible with my mad ninja skills, and at the expense of the samurai go pick up a katana, dai-katana, wakazashi, and tonto. but OH WELL... I guess it's not really all that bad. I will still love OB neway

[ThePerson98]

I would like to see a crossbow in oblivion, but Ill manage. This is where the modding community comes in.

[Proof]

Nah to be honest i was more of a bow user.

[Million]

I wont miss it that much, but why didnt they just put in it in? I usually use the regular bow but i still liked darts and stuff...

[Million]

whoa wait...they're getting rid of levitation!?! no way...(sigh) I loved levitation... I'm gonna go cry now...

[Bofra]

Well, as stated earlier the crossbows sucked in MW, at least originally, the Marksman mod did them a lot more powerfull and realistic but still I would miss them if they were gone. In Oblivion thats a totally different matter, it could have been amazing to shoot off that strong arrow from a sturdy crossbow just too see your enemy hit by the arrow and pushed back several meters and to the ground. STRIKE!

Throwing weapons? Never used them i MW, to darn expensive, probably wouldn't use them in OB either, they are just boring.

[Taillus]

Not a single character i've used was very proficient in the marksman attribute so I am going to have to say no. I think it would be a riot to surprise a Daedroth by pelting him with darts and such as one is trying to come through a portal but the same can be done with a bow.

I was always heavily geared towards melee weapons and such because I am the type to be in the middle of an important and life threatening battle and realize that I have no where near as many bolts or arrows. I will stick to a trusty ole sword!

[Marxist ßastard]

I just noticed that if you toss a thrown item at a spell bolt (from a targetted spell), the spell gets nullified. Even if the bolt is missed, they're also a good way of interrupting opponents in general.

The same may be true for bows, but their firing rate compared to thrown weapons is just horrendous. I've never tried crossbows, but their firing rate may be decent enough to get the effect.

So yes, I will miss crossbows and thrown items. Despite appearances, they can be a needed friend for high Endurance, low Speed warrior types -- sometimes, the silence charm just doesn't cut it.

[sjvan0]

I rarely used them myself, but I will miss having to dodge and weave as certain bandits pelt me with throwing weapons.

[xycolian]

i could just imagine using thrown weapons with the newly implemented physics. imagine throwing the chinese stars and missing and watching them stick into a wall. that would be totally awesome. not to mension knifes. imagine pinning someone up against a wall and throwing knifes and stars so that they catch their clothes and then stick them to the wall. being an assassin would be the coolest thing ever! to bad that'll never happen (not without mods at least).

[TylerAV]

As long as there is a bow, the other missle weapons are kind of pointless.

[Curly_G_]

Throwing stars did add a new Stealthy mood to the game and those Enchanted Darts in the Mournhold sewers were a umbrella seller. But I think the new Archery system will more than make up for it.

[xycolian]

Will You Miss The Crossbows, and throwing items?

nah, not particularly. the only equipment that i used that had to do with archery was the daedric long bow, and thats most-likely what i'll use in OB unless there is a more powerful, legendary piece of archery equipment

This post has been edited by xycolian: Mar 8 2006, 12:54 AM