(NOT A COMPLAINT) X-Bows Need to Be Revamped!!

Okay... This is NOT a complaint, so don't worry.
All I'm saying here is that the X-Bow is very weak for the high expectations it gives to players. It's basically an Archer Tower with more range, that is more expensive, and has to be refilled. Now that the archer tower is 2x faster, the archer tower is even more like the X-Bow. Am I supposed to have 2 X-Bows or 7 at TH 9? X-Bows need to be made stronger. They can't even kill an archer under a heal spell. Maybe they should call it the X-TennisBall that shoots "devastating power". All I'm trying to say is that the X-Bow is supposed to be a great defense unlocked at TH9 and everything but it isn't as good as most people say it is. I'd rather put a builders hut where my X-Bow is. Now I'm done.

The X-Bow isn't really known for its damage, teslas do much more and archer towers as well however their range is damn long which is why it is still a fairly strong defense.

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Originally Posted by masalem

Okay... This is NOT a complaint, so don't worry.
All I'm saying here is that the X-Bow is very weak for the high expectations it gives to players. It's basically an Archer Tower with more range, that is more expensive, and has to be refilled. Now that the archer tower is 2x faster, the archer tower is even more like the X-Bow. Am I supposed to have 2 X-Bows or 7 at TH 9? X-Bows need to be made stronger. They can't even kill an archer under a heal spell. Maybe they should call it the X-TennisBall that shoots "devastating power". All I'm trying to say is that the X-Bow is supposed to be a great defense unlocked at TH9 and everything but it isn't as good as most people say it is. I'd rather put a builders hut where my X-Bow is. Now I'm done.

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What level xbow you talking about? 1 isn't too tough but level 4 rips stuff up.

Xbows set to ground cover very nearly twice the area of an Archer Tower. Now by itself, the DPS on an Xbow is pretty lame, but it's an additional (let's say) 75 DPS virtually anywhere on the map, assuming 2-3 Xbows.

All that said, I agree. Xbows should receive a slight damage buff, especially at L4, which is a pitiful upgrade for its cost. Set to Ground and Air, you're absolutely right, they're basically very slightly better Archer Towers that require a reload.

For its cost I must agree. However, it has huge range when only attacking ground. When ground and air... not so good. I will 85% agree with you on this topic.

The range, high hit points, and high rate of fire makes them quite formidable.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

The range, high hit points, and high rate of fire makes them quite formidable.

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High HP, I forgot about that. Yeah, Xbows are much more durable than Archer Towers.

Although in my opinion, that doesn't fully justify their mediocre damage

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Originally Posted by Tiler

High HP, I forgot about that. Yeah, Xbows are much more durable than Archer Towers.

Although in my opinion, that doesn't fully justify their mediocre damage

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Do not discount the high rate of fire. This makes them function near their theoretical max dps always.

Also each max archer tower actually costs more than each max xbow.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

The range, high hit points, and high rate of fire makes them quite formidable.

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Also projectile speed. High rate of fire won't be as good if the bullets moved slowly since the a lot of the bullets would be moving to hit nothing if the target died 2 seconds ago. Tesla's instant projectiles makes them great because they'll never hit nothing.. I think

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Originally Posted by masalem

Okay... This is NOT a complaint, so don't worry.
All I'm saying here is that the X-Bow is very weak for the high expectations it gives to players. It's basically an Archer Tower with more range, that is more expensive, and has to be refilled. Now that the archer tower is 2x faster, the archer tower is even more like the X-Bow. Am I supposed to have 2 X-Bows or 7 at TH 9? X-Bows need to be made stronger. They can't even kill an archer under a heal spell. Maybe they should call it the X-TennisBall that shoots "devastating power". All I'm trying to say is that the X-Bow is supposed to be a great defense unlocked at TH9 and everything but it isn't as good as most people say it is. I'd rather put a builders hut where my X-Bow is. Now I'm done.

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That's why you upgrade your xbows. Mine are level 3. I maxed them as fast as I could when I got th9. And an archer is killed before it seems to recieve heal at all

Xbows are horrid at lower levels, but as above has said higher levels can be great. There's almost no defense that's great straight off the bat, and the xbow's no exception (although the inferno is :rolleyes:).

I know that the X-Bow is a decent defense, but it still doesn't fit the high position it portrays. It does have a high range at ground level, but it still can't do enough damage to kill troops unless they are alone. Usually, they don't do good enough damage to kill something. It's basically an archer tower at ground and air and it's usually not on only ground unless it's a farming base. I still have my x-bows in the center of my base for an intimidating look, but they aren't strong enough to stop good farming armies let alone good war strategies. And yeah I believe it's stronger at higher levels but at higher levels you get higher level troops, still making it a weak defense.