Well, after finding a tape-measure, I can safely say the crossbow was overhyped. It's just a light crossbow with a heavy crossbow's winch system summed up as a ratcheting lever-based process. Easier to arm while on the move, especially considering Luciel's [i]stacked[/i] physique, but it's just a fancy light crossbow.

Edit: back to firing with reckless abandon.