I can't believe this has never been addressed it's so ridiculous.
When someone has a crossbow and they are NOT in combat, they can shoot the thing like a semi-automatic rifle. My brother can shoot it so fast it's like a machine gun, insta-killing anybody he targets that's not an NPC.
This bug also obviates the need for lockpicks to a large degree because he can just blow down doors and chests in seconds.
The problem seems to be there is NO reloading animation when out of combat using a crossbow like there is with a bow.
PLEASE Larian, fix this ASAP.