[Knai]

You can do that with crossbows as well, but really, eventually the slower loading time just makes it pointless, though a lower, slighter arc is often pretty good just because of some angles you can get better with it. That said, slings get even nastier at higher angles. Comparable firing rates to a bow, but sling bullets are pretty heavy, and rather difficult to remove from people once they get hit by them.

The issue with a bow is that it is ultimately limited by how hard you can pull. Which can get ridiculous, but a crossbow can always go above that. Again I draw an analogy to a sling, what matters there is how fast you can get it, and there are ways to change that (sling length, wind resistance, etc.).