Fired bolts are less likely to be retrievable than arrows, even with the Hunter's Discipline perk.Crossbows can only be purchased at Fort Dawnguard, whereas standard bows can be purchased from many merchants.Crossbows can only be forged at Fort Dawnguard, whereas standard bows can be crafted at any blacksmith forge, with the prerequisite perks and smithing materials.Bolts are crafted in groups of only 10 while crafting arrows produces 24 at a time.Bolts become available for crafting only during the quest " Ancient Technology." Only Dawnguard members and, for Dwarven bolts, Dwarven Spheres drop them upon death. Bolts cannot be purchased from anywhere other than Fort Dawnguard.There are only up to four types of crossbows to choose from whereas there are a wider variety of bows.Because holding down the block control is not required for bashing, Stamina can be drained quickly.Crossbows have a shorter default arc range than a standard bow, sometimes requiring the wielder to aim higher.This can be avoided if the Dragonborn keeps moving and bashes with the crossbow. The Dragonborn may be briefly vulnerable to melee attack during reload, since reloading cannot be cancelled and it is impossible to run.In comparison, the weight of bows range from 5 to 20. Crossbows are heavy to carry, with their weight ranging from 14 for a standard Crossbow to 21 for an Enhanced Dwarven Crossbow.Crossbows reload slower than it takes to knock and draw bows.These bolts cannot be purchased if the Dragonborn later sides with the Volkihar Clan. After the Dragonborn joins the Dawnguard, 400 bolts, of which slightly more than 80% are steel bolts, can be inexpensively purchased per trip to Fort Dawnguard at any time.Faster recovery after falling, unlike normal bows which must be nocked and drawn again.This is because crossbows do not need to be manually drawn. By the time a kill camera is finished, the crossbow will have already reloaded itself ready to fire.If combined with the Extra Effect perk, it is possible to have up to three effects at once. Enhanced crossbows can still be enchanted.Those that do not benefit from smithing perks cannot be upgraded past "Flawless" quality without a potion or enchantment that improves smithing. Furthermore, all crossbows benefit from either Steel or Dwarven smithing perks, whereas not all bows benefit from smithing perks. There are only four types of crossbow but all of them can be forged, whereas many bows cannot be forged.In comparison, followers do not actually use any arrows from their inventory to shoot with a bow. They will stop using a crossbow when all the bolts are gone. Additionally, they must have at least one bolt in their inventory to use a crossbow, and they will use one bolt per shot. ![]() Some followers may attempt to fire a crossbow but never be able to shoot a single bolt.Crossbows can be given to followers, and there is a chance that the follower will prefer to use them instead of bows.Bashing with a crossbow will cause a greater stagger chance than standard bows, as well as dealing more damage than bashing with a standard bow.The Enhanced variety ignores 50% of enemy armor.If combined with the Power Shot perk, it will stagger 75% of the time. Crossbows have a built-in 50% chance to stagger opponents. ![]() ![]()
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