CROSSBOW play style and 7 points that Devs need to focus on them!

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Lina#9615 wrote:

Common Crossbow should have at least 200-500 damage. The rares one should reach at least 1200 damage.

This damage isn't a big deal compared to other weapons that stuck any passive points and reach 50k dps.

LOL 1200??

200-500 is an INSANE weapon, you could just delete anything in the entire game with that.

you just need to fix your build if you aren't able to output damage and do some delving into how scaling works for each skill.
you have to learn a little bit in PoE to maximise a build, but it pays off.
instead of trying to get some weapon buffed to insane levels so your low effort build can do infinite damage.

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Lina#9615 wrote:

This damage isn't a big deal compared to other weapons that stuck any passive points and reach 50k dps.

Guy, 50k DPS?

With the 600 DPS Crossbow below I'm dealing ~200-300k depending on how I arrange my supports. A 1200 DPS Crossbow would trivialize the entire game to the point of being boring.

How are you calculating your DPS that you're talking about 50k with a 1200 DPS weapon?

I feel like this has less to do with Crossbows and more to do with maybe you not fully understanding how to properly synergize your abilities and support your skills.

How are you generating that DPS on the right side

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Lina#9615 wrote:

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Dan_The_Noob#9627 wrote:

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Lina#9615 wrote:

In all the RPG games I've played so far, damage of Crossbows was triple the damage of the Bows. THIS explain resasons why the reload time is necessary in the Crossbow. But here the damage is very low and even after buffs i didn't see any serious change.

Crossbows literally gained 50%+ damage from even the lowest perk tiers.
you can get 300-700 damage crossbows

also weapon damage doesn't always determine damage because the skills have their own modifiers to damage which in most cases are pretty damn high on crossbows.

"in all RPG games" doesn't matter here by the way, because this isn't those games.

Common Crossbow should have at least 200-500 damage. The rares one should reach at least 1200 damage.

This damage isn't a big deal compared to other weapons that stuck any passive points and reach 50k dps.

Send a pic of this 200-500 crossbow. My lvl 84 Merc has 114-429 crossbow

5. I don't understand why reloading Crossbow weapon doesn't work while dodging. Didn't you see Matrix or Max Payne to take an example of them? Is too way difficult for a skillful soldier to reload gun when rolling dodged?? If i avoid a damage by dodging 6m, should i do one more metre pacing to reload weapon??? This mechanism is not essential but crucial to survibility.

- About this issue, I think they should create a Spirit Skill to helps you reload the clip instant when dodge roll. That will make the combat more fluently

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mbtcoiler#6384 wrote:

How are you generating that DPS on the right side

Path of building: https://pathofbuilding.community/

It takes some setting up, but GGG has enabled character import so it's much easier than it was in 0.1 and it is far more accurate than the in-game interface for calculating your DPS. It's also much better than poe2.ninja which I think a lot of people use as a source to compare build DPS which is a really bad idea.

According to the in-game interface I'm doing ~110k. According to poe2.ninja I'm doing ~40k. But you can see e.g., in this Xesht +3 encounter that Path of Building's estimate for my DPS potential is a lot closer to reality: https://youtu.be/oB43otI35YI=&t=167

I know people don't like to rely on third party tools but honestly I don't know how I would cope with PoE endgame optimization without Path of Building.

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mbtcoiler#6384 wrote:

Send a pic of this 200-500 crossbow. My lvl 84 Merc has 114-429 crossbow

here's a whole trade search of them.
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Dawn%20of%20the%20Hunt/GWXanb3ib

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Dan_The_Noob#9627 wrote:

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mbtcoiler#6384 wrote:

Send a pic of this 200-500 crossbow. My lvl 84 Merc has 114-429 crossbow

here's a whole trade search of them.
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Dawn%20of%20the%20Hunt/GWXanb3ib

Look the problem is not find a good Crossbow to buy ot. Some people spend real money to get them. After 400 hours playing i found only one Crossbow that game between 200-400 damage and +3 to projectile skills. I play in level 92 but had no luck with rares. Every time i juice the maps to max. But i don't have good rarity in my gear.

People with Crossbows can't make miracles during fight. You showed a video that fighting almost 1,5 min boss. With what Crossbow? 1/4 of those tries is death penalty.

Guys, its much worse in SSF.

Getting good xbow is massacre.

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Annastasia_Steele#3866 wrote:

Guys, its much worse in SSF.

Getting good xbow is massacre.

Ofcourse is massacre. how many percentage of players have crossbow with 500 damage and over??? 3%? 5%? Most of players that paly with crossbow have under 400 damage max and that is 80% at least.

So whats the point of buffing crossbow damage if the goal is not achieved?