Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20200125231407/@comment-36926079-20200215052315

OC's don't count tho.

I mean, a gun pretty much does everything better- range, speed, accuracy.

If you notice, most of the people who use bows/crossbows are from Shade, one of the poorer academies. It's implied that's the reason that bows are more commonly used there, besides the sand getting everywhere. If they can afford that much dust, they can afford a better option.