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<blockquote data-quote="bganon" data-source="post: 5517929" data-attributes="member: 60886"><p>I've played a character like this for a while (mainly using a bow but having some shortsword options), and honestly... after level 4 I pretty much stopped using the swords entirely. The bow is so much better that it's not worth it. You start out thinking that when surrounded, you'll switch to swords and stab away, but there are a few problems with this:</p><p></p><p>1 Shortsword damage dice suck.</p><p>2 Your OAs will be worthless without help.</p><p>3 Carrying and juggling around 3+ weapons is a hassle, even with Quick Draw.</p><p>4 You can easily have multiple powers that let you shift away so you don't even need to be in melee.</p><p>5 You can easily pick up options and/or feats that allow you to safely fire point blank, gaining you Prime Shot <strong>plus</strong> whatever positional options you have (yes, you can flank with a bow!)</p><p>6 Even if you multiclass Rogue like I did (appealing if you use shortswords), you can still take Treetop Sniper and deal SA damage with your bow.</p><p></p><p>And so on. Basically, if you're a Ranger with high Dex, the bow powers are so appealing that it just isn't worth it to muck around with melee weapons. My character still <em>carries</em> those shortswords, but I can't remember the last time she used them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bganon, post: 5517929, member: 60886"] I've played a character like this for a while (mainly using a bow but having some shortsword options), and honestly... after level 4 I pretty much stopped using the swords entirely. The bow is so much better that it's not worth it. You start out thinking that when surrounded, you'll switch to swords and stab away, but there are a few problems with this: 1 Shortsword damage dice suck. 2 Your OAs will be worthless without help. 3 Carrying and juggling around 3+ weapons is a hassle, even with Quick Draw. 4 You can easily have multiple powers that let you shift away so you don't even need to be in melee. 5 You can easily pick up options and/or feats that allow you to safely fire point blank, gaining you Prime Shot [b]plus[/b] whatever positional options you have (yes, you can flank with a bow!) 6 Even if you multiclass Rogue like I did (appealing if you use shortswords), you can still take Treetop Sniper and deal SA damage with your bow. And so on. Basically, if you're a Ranger with high Dex, the bow powers are so appealing that it just isn't worth it to muck around with melee weapons. My character still [i]carries[/i] those shortswords, but I can't remember the last time she used them. [/QUOTE]
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