CM or Pavise

[Bobo]

I'm wondering if Chosen Marksman delivers more damage while shooting compared to T4? Reload faster? Something else?
Not sure which one to chose...

Advice requested from experienced xbowmen

[Prof_Troll]

i know it gets some more proficiency but not sure what other points it gets , but i choose pavise for the black armour and i got a bolt tosser so i can still shoot fast with a xbow

[Leandero]

To me the main difference is being able to spawn in different crossbows like the eastern repeater for example. The fire rate/damage should be a bit better but as we don't have damage meters in this game it is hard to say how big the difference is. I went for chosen as I have a rg already. The black armour as prof pointed out is a nice advantage of pavise, if you have a lot of gold spare for bolt tosser + black armour that could be a nice option too, especially if you also have a good shield.

In short: for pure damage chosen, for survivability and shielding pavise .

[Kaasovic]

For Black Armour and pewpew, pavise.
For just pewpew and ugly armours, cm

[DR.]

Well got both and i have truble telling with eagle if cm is faster but the slower xbow's can see it abit more.

[Rowan]

I would choose Pavise, CM does have shooting advantage but pavise comes with backup shielding, more armours, and with the damage that xbowmen deal, the extra boost is exactly needed.

[Bobo]

You convinced me to go Pavise, especially Kaasovic: pewpew in Black Armour is the thing !
There's some new shield for xbow, isn't it? Anyone knows?

[DR.]

Swadian Half-Board Shield
Stats
Weight2
Speed Rating90
Hit Points1200
Shield Width35
Shield Height50
Resistance42

Same crafting as the 3m ones

[Bobo]

Ty Woody
It doesn't seem to make sense to craft it as the Defender Shield is a bit stronger and a damn lot cheaper then. Not ot mention if it's the same costs then it's so much better to get Aegis.