http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20101025
pic related

I thought they already said it was bows-only...?

I can't cite it, unfortunately.

actually if you used crossbows like pirates used flintlocks it isnt all that outlandish. you have two crossbows and after you fire them you drop them and take out your axe. pirates sometimes carried several pistols and used them as disposable first strike weapons. that would awesome to do that with crossbows although if you do that you should have to go back and retrieve them yourself. no magically reappearing crossbows in your inventory.

ranged weapons, implies that there are multiple ranged weapons, they writer is just listing the different types of play styles. You can dual wield, use 2 handed weapons, ranged weapons etc. Not dual wield ranged weapons.

I was also going to point out the absurdity of dual-wielding crossbows... but you bring up a good point. And upon reading it, I remembered about Cho Ku Nu(s?), (I have no idea if what the proper plural form would be), which were repeating crossbows invented two thousand years ago in China.
They could fire 10-15 bolts before being reloaded.

Here's the fallacy: Because dual wielding was mentioned first, you assumed everything in that line was related to dual wielding. Incorrect, it was related to the two hand mechanic. "This flexible platform opens up countless play styles – dual wielding, two-handed weapons, the classic sword and shield combo, ranged weapons, or even equipping two different spells."

It isn't saying that you can dual wield two ranged weapons, because if you made this assumption you would also have to assume, due to two-handed weapons' inclusion, that you could dual wield those as well.

No, what it means is that having two hands lets you do multiple things. Some use one hand, some use both hands on one thing (two handers and bows), and some wield something in each hand.

two bows?, remember one hand holds the arrow, one hand holds the bow

Congratulations on winning this thread with logic! Please take a cookie. :cookie:

Dual wielding would work only with throwable ranged weapons. Crossbows and bows would not work. Though it could be cool to use telekineses to pull back the arrows of multiple floating bows(also telekineses) while using your hands to use an enchanted bow with explosive arrows.

Though that would probably be impossible.
:nono:

Wall of swords

I am actually going to attempt to build a hand held, single action crossbow pistol some time now because of you guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2UfGK98sIo#t=01m53s

Dual Crossbows in action. :lmao:

Self-reloading dual crossbows eh? I even spotted grenades. :gun: :flamethrower:
I really loved some of the comments by the way.

Dueling Pistols! and Throwing Axes! :celebration:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Dueling_pistols.JPG