Black Ops Crossbow Explosive Bolts

We are thousands of years in the future, and even the most primitive race is using crazy powetful machineguns, others are using railguns, plasma weapons, and lasers... and you want aa bow or crossbow? I say no. I would prefer a slow firing rifle with verylittle sound for stealth. Could be a Caldari railgun, or a Minmatar artillery gun. It could have a bunch of variants with different ammo types (like exploding, EMP, etc).
There is a reason crossbows, and bows in generally not used anymore by modern militaries; they are obsolete.
Next time please make an effort in spelling.
This is a pain to type on my phone.

If it isn't something that uses a bow string to launch a projectile, then it isn't a bow or crossbow. If you want some futuristic whatever-the-hell that does magical stuff and for some dumb reason has a crossbow-shaped design to it, say that. But either way, using a bow string to fire projectiles in the year 25,000 where people are running around with personal shields and firing plasma bullets at each other is really silly.

That's like putting ballista catapults on EVE Online ships.

You: why does it have to e a bow string,could be a magnetic pull with plasma used like a railgun.. or something.

...Because without the Kinetic flux from a bow and string, you can't call it a crossbow.

You: "long as the weapon has the general feel or idea should satify most.."

Most? What the hell gives you the idea that most would approve of this? Give Wolf's reply a second look.

Wolf's reply: "Hearing only from the people who want something, and not from those who appose would give an innacurate portrayal of what players want."

You: "if you read also you will notice emp like uses for arrows heads like i originally posted"

Irrelevant, they're still coming from a magnetic not-crossbow that can be out performed by pretty much every other weapon available.

It has to have a bow string because it's a (cross)bow. That's the defining feature of these ancient weapons. If you want something that uses magnets to accelerate a piece of metal like a railgun, then it's a railgun and not a bow. And it's also in the game already and looks like a sniper rifle.

So if you want something that just looks like a crossbow for whatever reason, like the gun Chewbacca from Star Wars runs around with, but doesn't actually behave like a crossbow in any way, then what you want isn't, in fact, a crossbow.

Why are people trying to be Green Arrow in a sci-fi space marine game? Why?

It's bad enough this stuff exists in Blops. I mean, seriously, how many modern armies have Spec Ops guys who run around with explosing crossbow bolts? But now we have guys that can use nanites to create ammo and suits and guns almost instantly, with the ability to call in vehicles to be airdropped in at a moment's notice, and people want CROSSBOWS?

How about.... no.

If you had posted on the EVE forums the answer would have been:

WoW is That Way ------>


My answer is:





<-------- Wow is that way

In our day we have armor that will stop bullets but not a knife or a crossbow bolt or an arrow. The armor is designed for high velocity impacts. Medieval armor could take some basic gun fire of the time, but a well placed arrow or bolt (or rapier) would take them down.

All armor has weaknesses. (shields>armor ) So, are the shield and armor of EVE build for Plasma and other high velocity items, yes. So, what are their weaknesses? Would a low velocity piercing weapon slip right through? THE answer is yes. or discount the Nova Knife entirely as it is a handheld human strength propelled weapon that damages shields and armor - it doesn't get much lower velocity than that.

If a nova knife does damage then put it on a stick and throw it or launch it from a bow. Speaking to the EVE ships and rail guns etc. If i had a gun that fired asteroids you would still be scared - primitive and slower than railguns it can still plow through fleet of ships. JUST because something is primitive does not mean it will not work - see the knife and CCP's talk of putting handheld projectiles into the game (i.e. more advanced guns that fire hot lead for example). We commonly refer to them as guns - sure they may be advanced but they do the same thing.

A bow or xbow could work.