User blog comment:Jimeee/Skryim DLC Details Leaked in 1.5.26 Update Files - The Snow Prince!?/@comment-4977109-20120428135828/@comment-5060344-20120429145732

Yeah, I suppose that firing rates for crossbows would be really slow but given how slow high level bows fire anyway that doesn't seem like a great solution. One solution could be making crossbow bolts really rare or making a crossbow incredibly inaccurate, hell they could even just make crossbows weigh an absolute ton. But maybe crossbows just fire really really slowly or deadric bows and the like have their firing rates reduced.

I would still prefer thrown weapons to crossbows, throwing daggers would be really useful for my character build besides being completely awesome, or something like a fransisca with the whole Norse theme going on.