with some trepidation I scrapped my crossbow to make a compound bow

[ElCabong]

Don't regret it one bit. Bows are faster.  Makes them better than a crossbow when you're cleaning out a building and have a multiple encounter.

 

No matter how hard I try, I always forget to reload my crossbow. Bows reload automatically

 

Damage with the compound crossbow is only slightly less than my iron crossbow. They don't have scopes. I would give the nod for a crossbow in a 4X scope but you rarely need a scope cleaning out a building. You want one when you're hunting in the open world. Of course that's very important too.  I one shot deer and bores. Piss off bears, direwolves, and pumas with either weapon.

 

Rabbits and chickens are still hard to hunt with a bow. Yet that's part of the fun in hunting them because it takes some skill to do it good.

 

 

[JCrook1028]

Oh yea, I haven't used a crossbow since A16. They're just subpar imo.

[Roland]

Crossbows used to be the Day 1 craft and keep for the rest of the game weapon. Oh how they've fallen...

 

[Ranzera]

I love Crossbows, especially with the increased sneak attack modifier. I'm one shotting on Survivalist difficulty.