Crossbows are found in Diablo III. Along with [[File:Item-short-bow1.jpg|thumb|150|Short bow dropped.bows]]No crossbows have yet been seen in Diablo III. Bows are fairly common; they've been seen as dropped items in gameplay movies and are often , these ranged weapons can be used by monsters and NPCsall characters, but no crossbows have been sighted yetthey're the specialty of the [[Demon Hunter]]. There is also a class-specific type of crossbow, the [[Pistol Crossbow]] that's only for the Demon Hunter's use.
Other higher level bows may also be specialized, but no information about those has yet been released.
==Archer Character?==
The ==Bows and Xbows Concealed== [[fifth characterFile:Item-drop-bow1.jpg|frame|thumb|A bow as an item drop, March 2010.]]While a short bow was seen to drop in the WWI June 2008 gameplay movie, no other bows were seen in-game until Blizzcon 2010. There were no bows or ranged weapons of any type available in the Blizzcon 2008 and 2009 demos, confirmed as presumably deactivated from dropping since Blizzard wished to keep the item types out of sight until the [[Demon HunterRanger]], will be . At least so it was thought; a specialist bow was sighted[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784100] in a screenshot[[Bows]] andhttp://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/or Crossbows showphoto.php?photo=3661&title=wd-and perhaps all types of ranged weapons as -mongrel-vsske&cat=560] from March 2010, but only after the Demon Hunter was revealed at [[BlizzCon Blizzcon 2010]].No special insight was required to notice the bow; it was just in a dark corner of a screenshot and hard to see. Most likely Blizzard didn't notice it either, else they would not have released the shot at a time when the fifth character was still far from being revealed.
==Archer NPCs==
==Bow Images==
The Prior to the Demon Hunter's debut, the only bows were seen so far have been equipped being used by NPCs and monsters and NPCs. A few examples are included sample images below.
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