Crossbow vs. Recurve

[Miez]

Which one you prefer and why?!

[Dracon]

Depends on your playstile

Among bows, the Recurve has the lowest stamina use, while being slightly weaker than a longbow.

The crossbow on the other hand, takes a huge punch, but has way longer reload times, but pretty much no stamina use.
On the downside, you pretty much need to pre-load it and run around with a loaded weapon the entire time, or a lot of animals will manage to hit you before you get a shot off.

[Random Zero Gravity]

Required Stamina:
- Bow
- Longbow (Prefered so far, more stable)
- Recurve Bow

No stamina:
- Crossbow

[Blaze1961]

Long bow for accuracy
Recurve for speed
Cross bow for power

What ever works for you is the best.

[Sarke]

I like it better when it's balanced this way, instead of one being "best" that everyone uses.

[Kharzek]

i use the recurve, fast to shot and reliable in a pinch.

ditched the crossbow with the long reload.

[Fortus Victus]

Crossbow 1 shots anything coming at you. Recurve is terrible for hunting because of the falloff (its worse than basic bow)
Longbow is best balance, Great accuracy and can kill everything in 2 headshots max.