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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 5215867" data-attributes="member: 71571">Cause artful dodger is for meleeing more and cunning sneak is not as effective in close quarters, due to most of its attacks being ranged?  Also, Cunning Sneak + Sly Flourish = not that great, son.In theory, disregarding how powers work, this is true.In practice, when you realize you actually have to use powers to make all this work, it isn't so simple.Also, and this is going to BLOW your mind:NOT EVERYONE PLAYS THE CHAR OP TWINK CHARACTER OF THE MONTH.Some people pick a game element because it fits their idea of how their character plays.  The cunning sneak doesn't fit the idea of the Aladdin-type thief who sneaks around, leaps in and out of danger, and acrobaticly handles situations with guile and a bit of charismatic flare.  Its powers do not work that way, being geared towards control and manipulation of the opponent--cunning sneak uses sneak rules to get combat advantage; an artful dodger just takes it no matter what the situation, with its plethora of powers which often say, literally 'You have combat advantage.'They don't worry about hiding OR flanking.  They just -get- it out of the blue.</blockquote>