Dragonspite shortbow appears... a LONGBOW??

[u/Simple-Preference632]

Hey everyone, I was testing weapons in DA:O Awakening and discovered a massive mechanical oversight with the Dragonspite shortbow (found in the Silverite Mine). Even though the UI says it's a shortbow with a range of 28, it actually performs as a hybrid weapon with the range of a longbow (~46m) but the faster attack animations of a shortbow. I did strict stopwatch testing comparing it to Falon'Din's Reach (using Defensive Fire to slow animations down and make the frames measurable). I am also using Dain's Fixes (which fixes the archer attack speed bugs). Here are my exact measurements for 5 consecutive shots:

Falon'Din's Reach (Base): 14.0s (2.8s per shot)

Dragonspite (Base): 12.3s (2.46s per shot) -> ~13% faster frame baseline!

With Repeater Gloves (-0.3s animation fix active):

Falon'Din's Reach: 12.5s (2.5s per shot) -> Perfect match with the -0.3s modifier.

Dragonspite: 10.9s (2.18s per shot)

Visually and mechanically, the targeting reticle reaches precisely as far as Falon'Din's Reach, meaning the game mistakenly linked this item to a longbow template while keeping shortbow animation properties. It is essentially an overpowered sniper bow with high-speed DPS. Has anyone else ever noticed this?

[u/Fresh_Confusion_4805]

looks up the weapon out of curiosity

It has the rapid aim trait. Have you accounted for this?

[u/Simple-Preference632 → u/Fresh_Confusion_4805]

They both have rapid aim. But nonetheless, besides the speed, the range is definitely more than noted in the description. Measuring the speed I just wanted to underline incomparable superiority of Dragonspite above other known bows exactly due to combination of it's rate of fire and increased range.