The Crossbow is a weapon that I've loved to have fun with in previous cods like Bo1, and Bo2. However, when it was brought in as a marksman rifle in Mw2019, I loved it so much I got it obsidian with over 7k kills. Yet, in this game, it's got a lot of issues that just are hard to manage and shouldn't even exist. If we're taking the mw2019 version of the Crossbow, then why are most of these issues even here?
The Crossbow itself should be in the marksman rifle category. It simply makes no sense for it not to, given I can use it like a marksman rifle. I mean 80 damage at 60 meters? It was in the game it was ported from too.
The Crossbow should get more ammo both base, and definitely with full ammo. For base it is three total, and you only get one more with full ammo. In comparison, on MW2019 you got what 8? With say 40 with full ammo. You could also pick the normal bolts back up and use them from dead bodies. This should be implemented to just have it make sense.
The Crossbow also doesn't make a ton of sense sometimes. I'll hit someone, and they won't die from the explosion when it's stuck on them. Flak jacket or not, it says 130 on the stats bar, and 40 on the weapon comparison chart. The explosive damage is likely at least 60 to cover that distance. So why does that even happen?
The trophy system should not destroy the bolts. The trophy system is rather overpowered yes, but this one just plainly doesn't make sense. In Mw2019 it didn't happen. On top of that, throwing axes don't get targeted. So why do bolts?
Otherwise, the Crossbow itself is fun to use. The suggestions I listed aren't exactly going to make it overpowering either, because it still takes a lot of practice to use well.
Developers, I genuinely hope you read this and implement these changes soon. This should already be a thing, or at least should've been considered heavily when it was ported into the game.