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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 457975" data-attributes="member: 3146">Really, all that should be necessary to determine that this is a truly worthless feat for a PC to take is a comparison between Rapid Reload and Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Repeating Crossbow.For the regular user (the hypothetical super-low strength ranged combat rogue), it allows five attacks before requiring a full round action to reload. That's enough to rapid shot and get off two to five sneak attacks while the opponent is flat-footed. (The most common way for a rogue to make sneak attacks at range). Rapid Reload will get the rogue up to two sneak attacks (crossbow starts out loaded and the rogue either uses rapid shot or iterative attacks).For the casual user (the low strength sorceror in discussion), the repeating crossbow is also superior in the long run (although he's unlikely to see the difference until 12th level and then he probably won't be running out of spells and need to use a crossbow). However, said sorceror is probably better off using the feat for point blank shot since any sorceror worth his salt should plan on using spells more than crossbows and point blank shot works for spells (lesser energy orbs, melf's acid arrow, flame arrow, energy orb, enervation, disintegrate, Otiluke's Freezing Sphere, etc) as well.The only are in which the repeating crossbow proves inferior to a light crossbow and rapid reload is cost--which is an issue for NPCs but not for PCs who generally have enough money to buy masterwork equipment after first level, at which point the cost difference is negligable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 457975, member: 3146"] Really, all that should be necessary to determine that this is a truly worthless feat for a PC to take is a comparison between Rapid Reload and Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Repeating Crossbow. For the regular user (the hypothetical super-low strength ranged combat rogue), it allows five attacks before requiring a full round action to reload. That's enough to rapid shot and get off two to five sneak attacks while the opponent is flat-footed. (The most common way for a rogue to make sneak attacks at range). Rapid Reload will get the rogue up to two sneak attacks (crossbow starts out loaded and the rogue either uses rapid shot or iterative attacks). For the casual user (the low strength sorceror in discussion), the repeating crossbow is also superior in the long run (although he's unlikely to see the difference until 12th level and then he probably won't be running out of spells and need to use a crossbow). However, said sorceror is probably better off using the feat for point blank shot since any sorceror worth his salt should plan on using spells more than crossbows and point blank shot works for spells (lesser energy orbs, melf's acid arrow, flame arrow, energy orb, enervation, disintegrate, Otiluke's Freezing Sphere, etc) as well. The only are in which the repeating crossbow proves inferior to a light crossbow and rapid reload is cost--which is an issue for NPCs but not for PCs who generally have enough money to buy masterwork equipment after first level, at which point the cost difference is negligable. [/QUOTE]

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