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It caused too much death among the nobility = knights. The use of crossbows was outlawed by the catholic church. So all militaries in europe shifted from archery to gunnery for economic reasons. The best wood was not available in high quantities at the late middle ages. You could not use every tree for the production of long bows. The production of iron tubes attached to a wooden shaft was easier then longbows too. It was much easier to train a peasant to hold a musket then to train archery for life to be able to shoot long bows in battle. The introduction of even easier fire arms made archery obsolete. So archery was not obsolete compared to crossbows. Achery had longer range to crossbows and higher fire rate. Your arm is not made of steel and the bow would get damaged too.īut crossbows were so powerful that weapon system made armored knights nearly obsolete in reallife. But you should not be able to draw your bow and run around with it longer then some seconds. Originally posted by Brother PaciFist:A iron sight mode, a first person close zoom over the tip of your arrow, would be a nice addition and reduced stamina drain too. Easy to shoot ranged missile weapon with iron sights^^.īut crossbows were so powerful that weapon system made armored knights nearly obsolete in reallife.

Your arm is not made of steel and the bow would get damaged too.

A iron sight mode, a first person close zoom over the tip of your arrow, would be a nice addition and reduced stamina drain too.