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<blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 4371464" data-attributes="member: 40961">Its not identical, no.&nbsp; Sometimes its worse, because you fail to drop your target.&nbsp; Sometimes its better, because you drop two targets.&nbsp; Sometimes its better because there's less &quot;leftover&quot; damage above and beyond what you needed to drop the target.I left feats out because they multiply complexity.&nbsp; Yes, a melee Ranger can take Proficiency: Bastard Swords, Two Weapon Fighting, and then Weapon Focus: Bastard Swords.&nbsp; The archery Ranger can take feats as well.&nbsp; Yes, there are more damage options for melee Ranger feats, but at this level of complexity, we're dealing with too much data, I think.&nbsp; How are we to compare the archery Ranger's lackluster feat choices against the melee Ranger's poor stat distribution?&nbsp; I've got no idea.&nbsp; So I figure we just hold those things constant.Archery Rangers can snipe.Also, I note that you consider target selection a negative.&nbsp; Its not, its a positive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadfan, post: 4371464, member: 40961"] Its not identical, no. Sometimes its worse, because you fail to drop your target. Sometimes its better, because you drop two targets. Sometimes its better because there's less "leftover" damage above and beyond what you needed to drop the target. I left feats out because they multiply complexity. Yes, a melee Ranger can take Proficiency: Bastard Swords, Two Weapon Fighting, and then Weapon Focus: Bastard Swords. The archery Ranger can take feats as well. Yes, there are more damage options for melee Ranger feats, but at this level of complexity, we're dealing with too much data, I think. How are we to compare the archery Ranger's lackluster feat choices against the melee Ranger's poor stat distribution? I've got no idea. So I figure we just hold those things constant. Archery Rangers can snipe. Also, I note that you consider target selection a negative. Its not, its a positive. [/QUOTE]

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