I know a guy who'd have your neck for saying that about crossbows.

[Shout out to Varric, wherever he may be... may he turn in his sleep over this shit talking of guns n' crossbows, because,] But you're not wrong about the skill thing.

[Swords... are just better. He considers the bonkers mental image of carrying around a pipe that shoots tiny bomb things, then,]

Sounds like a mess.