Ahh I see there's no need to hope for more than 3 types...

I've found two images of crossbows and they both (the crossbows) look different:
[img]http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SUA4VaDR8WQ/0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images.vg247.com/current//2012/06/20120606skyrim_dawnguard_e3_02Crossbow.jpeg[/img]
Compare them, the edges of one of them looks curved, and the other is not.

http://www.pcgamer.com/videos/skyrim-dawnguard-gameplay-interview-e3-2012-BWBWrZV1d24sS I think I'll believe Matt Carofano and not some random journalist

Look closely , they are the same.


Wow !
That means there will be two types !?

TOLD YOU GUYS!!
Edit: Oppps NVM

Same model, just different lighting.

I read that article, and if it's any consolation his description of the Q and A seemed pretty ambiguous. 'One type' could mean pretty much anything--one certain model, one class, he didn't specify obviously.

My guess is there might be a few different levels of crossbow for different level players, and maybe one unique one. I don't think Bethesda would give us one crossbow that is only useful to a certain level of player. I have more faith in them than that.

Well if you use improving potion of 200% and enchanted robes of 150% better smithing you could get the same damage as Daedric. I would like all variants though.

hahahaahah DWARVEN CROSSBOWS

I hope this isn't the case, this would be dumb.

That means the article is bs. And Matt said "higher level crossbows" - the dwarven one was just an example

EVERYONE WATCH THE BLOODY VIDEO.

This is all the proof we need right here.

Either the guy on justpush missunderstood, or he was a chump. It's not uncommon for people to missunderstand things when they are desperate for info.

***Holy crap he said it comes out June 26! Sorry if I'm late I thought the release date was unknown.

He also said "Higher level CrossbowS"
Which can also mean even MORE types !

I can't, take a pic for me. <3

Win.

To quote Matt: "You can actually craft higher level crossbows and get a dwarven crossbow later on. They're really, really powerful."

Isn't a Vampire Lord with a whole arsenal of spells, bat dodge, vampire vision, hovering, and etc. enough? Making crossbows Dawnguard exclusive will make the Dawnguard more appealing. Then again, we haven't seen much of what the Dawngaurd can do so far.

Couldn't you just kill some Dawnguards and take their weapons?

It will be wicked if you can't o.O

DO NOT USE LOGIC!!!

Why not ?

It's not about that. My thief character is a vampire and I'm joining them simply because he is a vampire and wouldn't hunt his own kind. I've always envisioned my thief character to use a crossbow and it seems silly to lock a brand new weapon type to one faction and take it away from players who choose the other faction, especially considering crossbows was a big thing alot of people requested. Plus, TES has always been about be who you want to be, and I don't think it'd be that gamebreaking to be a crossbow using vampire.

I'm going Dawnguard on my first playthrough on my Nord character but I really hope I can use crossbows on characters that decide to roll vamp. Surely Dawnguard can get other things to balance the choice out. Besides, it's also an RP factor, some people don't want to be vampire characters or aren't an evil archetype which is incentive enough to side with Dawnguard.

I don't really know, maybe you can. But what might happen is: (and I've said this more than once)
-You're siding with the vampires.
-You kill a Dawnguard guy that has a crossbow.
-You see the crossbow on the ground.
-There is no option to pick it up.
-You go in its inventory. It is not there.
-There is no way to get access to it.

Confirmed that vampire can use crossbows, watch the bloody demo, the vampire is using a crossbow.

-Poof ! you're back to human state.
-You take the Crossbow
-???
-Profit !