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<blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4665061" data-attributes="member: 834">Okay, so Garrick is definetely going to be more melee than ranged now?&nbsp; I had kind of imagined you'd focus on the shuriken since I was starting to get the notion your rogue had favored ranged attack through day 1.&nbsp; But that's just as likely to be a misconception of my own that any intent of yours.Just a bit of advice though; IMO a rogue should decide his identity; Melee or ranged, and then make every choice based either on that decision on or on skill challenge consideration (in the case iof some utilities).&nbsp; Garrick still seems a bit uncertain, there, IMO.&nbsp; For example, Shadow Stride is a great utility power for a ninja who skitters unseen on the edge of the fight, throwing shuriken through the back of the skull of his enemies.&nbsp; It's basically a mean to get more ranged sneak attack.&nbsp; It ain't nearly as good a deal for a guy who apparently uses a lot of melee only, close blast&nbsp; and burst powers, though.&nbsp; You use the one prevents you from usibg the other...&nbsp; But some of it might have to do with not having access to MP; some levels are startlingly poor in choices for&nbsp; either Melee or Ranged powers.IMO, even if a rogue focuses on one of these two basic tactic, he always has enough option of the other type to get by.&nbsp; A purely melee focused rogue can still throw a mean shuriken at a dazed foe if he has to and a ranged rogue still has a top notch melee attack in sly flourish if he is cornered, so there is no reason to hold back; you should go all out on one of the two basic approach and be confortable that you will still have satisfying option of the other type if it comes to that.My 2 cents as a gamer.As a DM, I only care that the PC is legal!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mal Malenkirk, post: 4665061, member: 834"] Okay, so Garrick is definetely going to be more melee than ranged now? I had kind of imagined you'd focus on the shuriken since I was starting to get the notion your rogue had favored ranged attack through day 1. But that's just as likely to be a misconception of my own that any intent of yours. Just a bit of advice though; IMO a rogue should decide his identity; Melee or ranged, and then make every choice based either on that decision on or on skill challenge consideration (in the case iof some utilities). Garrick still seems a bit uncertain, there, IMO. For example, Shadow Stride is a [I]great[/I] utility power for a ninja who skitters unseen on the edge of the fight, throwing shuriken through the back of the skull of his enemies. It's basically a mean to get more ranged sneak attack. It ain't nearly as good a deal for a guy who apparently uses a lot of melee only, close blast and burst powers, though. You use the one prevents you from usibg the other... But some of it might have to do with not having access to MP; some levels are startlingly poor in choices for either Melee or Ranged powers. IMO, even if a rogue focuses on one of these two basic tactic, he always has enough option of the other type to get by. A purely melee focused rogue can still throw a mean shuriken at a dazed foe if he has to and a ranged rogue still has a top notch melee attack in sly flourish if he is cornered, so there is no reason to hold back; you should go all out on one of the two basic approach and be confortable that you will still have satisfying option of the other type if it comes to that. My 2 cents as a gamer. As a DM, I only care that the PC is legal! [/QUOTE]

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