xbows are preferred for me.

I usually kite, so the maximum amount of regular shots I'd put in if all poisons hit (3) is 0, LOL. So yeah, an xbow's speed is no problem for me, since I hardly use regular shots anyways.

I also love the crit rate. I've gotten used to the constant screen shake and basically a bow just doesn't give me that shake xD

And I like how xbows look! xD They might not be as pretty as bows are, especially when walking, when running xbows look awesome o:

But yeah, I've used both bows and xbows from level 20 --> 40, and I have an xbow and bow for lvl 50 though I probably won't get there. Though I sometimes switch, I normally stick to xbows.

Yeah, I have the tendency to get better xbows than bows, so it kind of matters what you get xD

I've found all my weapons except for my lvl 20 xbow, and both my lvl 3x and 4x xbows are enhanced o-o; So yeah, it's pretty obvious I would prefer them over my bows, LOL.

@ Ralath
Yeah, the speed of xbows are hardly noticeable if you use skills o-o;

@ Ownage
I'm a 25 SPR rest STR archer, but I work well with an xbow. I'm used to much more damage, so if I'm soloing harkans I might get hit for alot, but I'll get hit once every 5 monsters approximately because I can do enough damage before the monster hits me (and when it does, harkans miss a lot LOL).

If you're going to be AoEing, go xbow. Higher crit, and when you're not spamming multishot/poison you're doing one of your single target skills so the bow speed doesn't even come into play.