Talk:Explosive Crossbow/@comment-65.191.36.55-20120716032514/@comment-65.191.36.55-20120716203543

yes and no. Sure you can hit a zombie in quar with the crossbow, but thats only when there is one or two path to you, like in overdose when people get inside that office, that way you dont have worry about it missing and the knockback is pretty good. however it is seriously underpower since when a spec uses a claymore, the high portabilty allows them to free run and plant. plus a claymore can kill a zombie in one hit while it takes 2-3 explosive bolts to take one zombie down. this doesn't apply in fireteam however.

In other gamemodes its tougher since you either have to sneak up on the guy or be able to see the future to hit them as they are running because of the delay. With more and more players buying nx speed gear it become impossible unless they're camping. Additionally although the stats say that it is a ohk, the damage is very inconsistent and very often you will see someone get stuck with a bolt, get blown up, and walk away with 1/3 of their health.

Another drawback is that even if you miss, the explosion radius is so small that the enemy has to be right next to it to get killed. along with the long delay to blow it up, your enemy will be long gone and safely far away from the blast.

whoever says that assasins are balanced or overpowered is clearly an idiot