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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8599954" data-attributes="member: 6877472">I look at versatility of target acquisition as the big deal here.&nbsp; No need to move around and jockey into position to get at anyone on the battlefield you want to hit.&nbsp; Enemy caster on the backline?&nbsp; Snipe him.&nbsp; New enemy appears by your backline?&nbsp; Snipe him.You start the combat and they guy you really want to hit is out of reach?&nbsp; Your options are to ready an attack for when he moves up, hope you have the Charger Feat, or, in the words of Scott Evil, &quot;why don't you just shoot him?&quot;This is exceptionally useful for higher level Fighters for another reason, being able to just open the combat making all of their attacks at the target they choose to, rather than risk losing said attacks if they can't reach someone in a single move, or being forced to attack a lesser target.And of course, even if you find yourself in a battle where ranged attacks are a bad idea, you can just draw your finesse weapon.&nbsp; Investing in Dex over Strength makes you a better switch hitter as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8599954, member: 6877472"] I look at versatility of target acquisition as the big deal here. No need to move around and jockey into position to get at anyone on the battlefield you want to hit. Enemy caster on the backline? Snipe him. New enemy appears by your backline? Snipe him. You start the combat and they guy you really want to hit is out of reach? Your options are to ready an attack for when he moves up, hope you have the Charger Feat, or, in the words of Scott Evil, "why don't you just shoot him?" This is exceptionally useful for higher level Fighters for another reason, being able to just open the combat making all of their attacks at the target they choose to, rather than risk losing said attacks if they can't reach someone in a single move, or being forced to attack a lesser target. And of course, even if you find yourself in a battle where ranged attacks are a bad idea, you can just draw your finesse weapon. Investing in Dex over Strength makes you a better switch hitter as well. [/QUOTE]

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