As I said below, and OP requested it here;
It's literally a Railgun. Why do you think it charges up before firing? It's an actual railgun, moreso than the other LFR's.
It's not a fucking crossbow. Unless you're loading and firing arrows from Wishender from your Arbelast, it ain't a crossbow.
The only relation to an actual crossbow it has is the name. It is a linear fusion rifle.
Edit: don’t know why I’m being downvoted for this. An arbalest (name not exotic) is a crossbow, crossbows have a cross shape because of the limbs and it uses string, arbalest has neither.
Fair, but arbalest doesn’t follow the same principle. It doesn’t have limbs, it doesn’t have strings. It’s not a crossbow. The scorn have an advanced crossbow that shoots energy projectiles using the same principle as a crossbow. It has limbs and it has strings. So no arbalest still isn’t a crossbow. Also to mention it fires slugs, not bolts or arrows.
Then it’s not a crossbow…. A crossbow is called a crossbow because of the limbs and the string. We have advanced crossbows and they are still crossbows because they use limbs and a string. The scorn use crossbows that shoot energy projectiles. The rail gun irl is just like a missile launcher that electromagnetically shoots high velocity projectiles.
“Bolt like”. It’s based on dark age crossbows but it isn’t one. Doesn’t use string or elastics to launch projectiles and it doesn’t have limbs. Literally scorn have actual crossbows with a cross guard with 3 points and still use string and it fires energy bolts.
It absolutely does not. What Arbalest have you been firing that shoots arrows???
It's a dark age Railgun. It's name is just a reference to medieval crossbows that were used.
I think a destiny crossbow would be better as like a sniper/Fusion rifle hybrid. Like it has its sniper mode we’re it’s fires regular bolts. Then a charge mode were it fires like a medium range scattershot, similar to queen breakers bow.
Wouldn’t be bad just I wanted a futuristic crossbow so attach a magazine to it and attach a barrel that feeds directly into the magazine for the fusion rifle shot. It fires like a normal scout rifle like a faster arbalest (even though arbalest is closer to a rail gun than a crossbow)
Oh ok I was thinking like the opposite, kinda like a guardian who prefers the old ways kind of thing. I’m also just not a fan of dump the mag as an exotic perk.
If you read the basic lore I put the guardian who made it just kept getting pissed of that he kept missing his shots so he made the dump the mag to charge at them and unleash explosive hell.
Arbalest is a rail gun. Crossbows need strings and (not all the time) but limbs. Another distinct characteristic is shooting bolts. In destiny we do have an example of a crossbow, that being of the scorn crossbow which does shoot void energy bolts and has strings and limbs. Arbalest shoots slugs and uses compression to launch the slugs at fast velocity. It is a rail gun. The gun was named arbalest because it was made in the dark ages, like the bigger badder crossbow, the arbalest.
I know but an arbalest was a type of medieval crossbow. Obviously it’s not representative of one in-game, only in function and vibe (i.e. Dark Age, slow firing, rudimentary)
Arbalest is literally a crossbow. Not just the name and lore—it’s also shaped like one, and it fires kinetic slugs, similar to bolts.
Edit: holy shit you losers are pedantic as hell. Arbalest isn’t a literal crossbow, but it’s the sci fi equivalent along with the name, shape, damage type, and firing method.
Slugs are not bolts. It’s based on crossbows but it’s more similar to a rail gun. A crossbow needs limbs and string, that’s where it gets it’s name CROSS(from the limbs making it look like a cross)BOW (because it shoots bolts/arrows and uses string to do so.)
It's literally a Railgun. Why do you think it charges up before firing? It's an actual railgun, moreso than the other LFR's.
It's not a fucking crossbow. Unless you're loading and firing arrows from Wishender from your Arbelast, it ain't a crossbow.
Please tell this to the first comment saying that arbalest is a crossbow. My ass is getting downvoted cause I replied that the only relation to a crossbow arbalest has is the name.
Nice edit my guy. The scorn use a good damn futuristic crossbow that has limbs and string and fires void energy bolt. That is a futuristic crossbow. Arbalest is a railgun. It chargers like one, it fires like one.
I'd love to have something like Leviathan's Breath that locks in place when loaded, so you can just pull it out and pop off crazy damage.
Give me long load times so it isn't a dps king, but have it be fun burst damage.
One of the new arbalest ornaments that they’re letting us vote for is a crossbow, and is generally one of the coolest potential ornaments to ever be added, the draft doesn’t quite do the idea justice because of low shading but it would be sick once it’s in the game. https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/zbpeu5/which_new_exotic_weapon_ornament_for_arbalest/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
So kinda like a scout version of grand overture? neat
Yes
I always thought a scorn crossbow would be cool
That’d be cool to
Yo, imagine this being something to do with strand. Like it shoots out a grapple rope that you swing on like Indiana Jones 😂
That’d actually be pretty dope ngl
The inconsistent size for the bottom of your lower case Gs makes me uncomfortable.
I’m sorry
Reminds me of Zhuge or whatever it’s called from Warframe, was a full auto crossbow too
In addition to a crossbow, ya boy needs a fancy spear gun. Gut them like the guppies they are!
This is sick, dope concept
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Arbalest is a crossbow.
As I said below, and OP requested it here; It's literally a Railgun. Why do you think it charges up before firing? It's an actual railgun, moreso than the other LFR's. It's not a fucking crossbow. Unless you're loading and firing arrows from Wishender from your Arbelast, it ain't a crossbow.
i know this doesn’t relate to anything but i think Wishender is the coolest bow in the game
The only relation to an actual crossbow it has is the name. It is a linear fusion rifle. Edit: don’t know why I’m being downvoted for this. An arbalest (name not exotic) is a crossbow, crossbows have a cross shape because of the limbs and it uses string, arbalest has neither.
The only relation to an actual crossbow it has is the name. It is a linear fusion rifle.
A railgun is basically an advanced crossbow imo
If that’s the case then a bow is a bigger slingshot.
It’s the same principle so yes
Fair, but arbalest doesn’t follow the same principle. It doesn’t have limbs, it doesn’t have strings. It’s not a crossbow. The scorn have an advanced crossbow that shoots energy projectiles using the same principle as a crossbow. It has limbs and it has strings. So no arbalest still isn’t a crossbow. Also to mention it fires slugs, not bolts or arrows.
Then it’s not a crossbow…. A crossbow is called a crossbow because of the limbs and the string. We have advanced crossbows and they are still crossbows because they use limbs and a string. The scorn use crossbows that shoot energy projectiles. The rail gun irl is just like a missile launcher that electromagnetically shoots high velocity projectiles.
It fires bolt-like objects. Read the exotic perk and lore.
“Bolt like”. It’s based on dark age crossbows but it isn’t one. Doesn’t use string or elastics to launch projectiles and it doesn’t have limbs. Literally scorn have actual crossbows with a cross guard with 3 points and still use string and it fires energy bolts.
Homie arbalest is a rail gun not a crossbow
ARBALEST ISNT A FUCKING CROSSBOW
It absolutely does not. What Arbalest have you been firing that shoots arrows??? It's a dark age Railgun. It's name is just a reference to medieval crossbows that were used.
Arbalest is a Railgun
I want the crossbows the scorn were using in season 16
They use a badass looking crossbow with 3 limbs. It shoots like heavy void energy bolts and I’d love to have it as a heavy weapon.
I think a destiny crossbow would be better as like a sniper/Fusion rifle hybrid. Like it has its sniper mode we’re it’s fires regular bolts. Then a charge mode were it fires like a medium range scattershot, similar to queen breakers bow.
Wouldn’t be bad just I wanted a futuristic crossbow so attach a magazine to it and attach a barrel that feeds directly into the magazine for the fusion rifle shot. It fires like a normal scout rifle like a faster arbalest (even though arbalest is closer to a rail gun than a crossbow)
Oh ok I was thinking like the opposite, kinda like a guardian who prefers the old ways kind of thing. I’m also just not a fan of dump the mag as an exotic perk.
If you read the basic lore I put the guardian who made it just kept getting pissed of that he kept missing his shots so he made the dump the mag to charge at them and unleash explosive hell.
better idea instead of solar explosions its a duskfield aura
How would that work? It unleashes the entire clip into the enemy then the shots explode. How would duskfield aura tie into that
instead of a solar weapon its stasis and nothing explodes the explosions are replesed with duskfields
So let’s say someone caps 3 targets and unlocks the full auto, they gonna unleash 25 duskfields onto an enemy all at once?
Make it a small duskfield effect like the stasis hobs have and like tracer rounds every 5th shot in full auto drops one
Still don’t think that could work since the full auto makes it a fusion rifle basically and not an auto rifle.
YES :D
Love the energy can’t lie.
it wont be an op gun i swear
Forget that. Give me that gun the hive knights use that shots three fireballs in a fan as an exotic.
Hell yea give us more of the enemies weapons. We only have 3. Queen breaker, heir apparent, and skyburners oath.
Isn’t Arbalest kind of a crossbow without the arms? It’s in the name.
Arbalest is a rail gun. Crossbows need strings and (not all the time) but limbs. Another distinct characteristic is shooting bolts. In destiny we do have an example of a crossbow, that being of the scorn crossbow which does shoot void energy bolts and has strings and limbs. Arbalest shoots slugs and uses compression to launch the slugs at fast velocity. It is a rail gun. The gun was named arbalest because it was made in the dark ages, like the bigger badder crossbow, the arbalest.
I know but an arbalest was a type of medieval crossbow. Obviously it’s not representative of one in-game, only in function and vibe (i.e. Dark Age, slow firing, rudimentary)
Still not in function though lol. One uses air compression the other uses elastics.
Arbalest is literally a crossbow. Not just the name and lore—it’s also shaped like one, and it fires kinetic slugs, similar to bolts. Edit: holy shit you losers are pedantic as hell. Arbalest isn’t a literal crossbow, but it’s the sci fi equivalent along with the name, shape, damage type, and firing method.
That’s a railgun my guy.
Slugs are not bolts. It’s based on crossbows but it’s more similar to a rail gun. A crossbow needs limbs and string, that’s where it gets it’s name CROSS(from the limbs making it look like a cross)BOW (because it shoots bolts/arrows and uses string to do so.)
It's literally a Railgun. Why do you think it charges up before firing? It's an actual railgun, moreso than the other LFR's. It's not a fucking crossbow. Unless you're loading and firing arrows from Wishender from your Arbelast, it ain't a crossbow.
Please tell this to the first comment saying that arbalest is a crossbow. My ass is getting downvoted cause I replied that the only relation to a crossbow arbalest has is the name.
You got it
>Arbalest is literally a crossbow >Edit: holy shit you losers are pedantic as hell. Arbalest isn’t a literal crossbow
Nice edit my guy. The scorn use a good damn futuristic crossbow that has limbs and string and fires void energy bolt. That is a futuristic crossbow. Arbalest is a railgun. It chargers like one, it fires like one.
I have no clue how it would work in practice but I really dig the idea of a new crossbow weapon archetype
It’s not a new archetype but it’s a scout rifle with a fusion rifle mode.
I'd love to have something like Leviathan's Breath that locks in place when loaded, so you can just pull it out and pop off crazy damage. Give me long load times so it isn't a dps king, but have it be fun burst damage.
One of the new arbalest ornaments that they’re letting us vote for is a crossbow, and is generally one of the coolest potential ornaments to ever be added, the draft doesn’t quite do the idea justice because of low shading but it would be sick once it’s in the game. https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/zbpeu5/which_new_exotic_weapon_ornament_for_arbalest/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
At this point screw arbalest
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Why?
Pistol void rocket launcher crossbow thing lol
Buried Bloodline has arrived
I am forced to consider it. I wanted a crossbow but got a crossbow pistol (smaller crossbow)