The reason a lot of Outlands Hunters use Xbows is becaue you get the Expidition Crossbow shortly after starting questing there, which is better than pretty much any ranged weapon you'll have at the time.
I believe you also get one in Nagrand as a quest reward, one of the first epics you'll have if you start raiding will be the Steehawk Crossbow, and the PvP Xbow is also pretty common because it's pretty good.
So they're not better, they're just - Blood Elf Death Knight
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no if anything guns is the way to go thx to the wolfslayer rifle in KZ, dont think i ever used a crossbow while leveling in outlands either. basicly use what you have/find/get during leveling.
crossbows arent better than guns/bows, the one diffrence is that crossbows is often slower than bows/guns. but slower isnt always better either so.(depends on spec and what you are gonna do pve or pvp)-Tindaar - lv70 NE
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Tindra Mage altGo with whatever's best. You only gimp yourself by sticking to one weapon type. There's no reason not to pick a bow over a crossbow it it's got better stats and EU:
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Tyrana - 71 MageHey guys, I notice that all the hunters in outlands are using crossbows, but I've been using guns my whole leveling career. Are crossbows the way to go now?-Argent Dawn
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