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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7519798" data-attributes="member: 6785785">In my game, we’ve found that ranged combat can be the better option, but only if the DM really lets it be so. The encounter site and terrain are huge factors. So are enemy behavior and tactics. If the enemies just stand around fighting the tank while getting peppered with arrows from afar, then aure, ranged is superior. If the enemies are played as if theyhave half a brain and a normal level of self preservation, then this is less of a problem. Most enemies, especially mobs of enemies, should have ranged capability of their own. And they should be just as capable of using tactics as the PCs. Have a couple of archers ready actions to attack the party ranger when he steps out of cover to make a shot. Have others take cover and then step out to shoot. Have these two groups alternate to minimize the attacks of the party’s ranged combatants. Pretty straightforward, and there are plenty of other ways for them to strategize.So, I guess the answer to the question is that it could be superior. But there are so many factors that come into it that I’d never say it must be so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 7519798, member: 6785785"] In my game, we’ve found that ranged combat can be the better option, but only if the DM really lets it be so. The encounter site and terrain are huge factors. So are enemy behavior and tactics. If the enemies just stand around fighting the tank while getting peppered with arrows from afar, then aure, ranged is superior. If the enemies are played as if theyhave half a brain and a normal level of self preservation, then this is less of a problem. Most enemies, especially mobs of enemies, should have ranged capability of their own. And they should be just as capable of using tactics as the PCs. Have a couple of archers ready actions to attack the party ranger when he steps out of cover to make a shot. Have others take cover and then step out to shoot. Have these two groups alternate to minimize the attacks of the party’s ranged combatants. Pretty straightforward, and there are plenty of other ways for them to strategize. So, I guess the answer to the question is that it could be superior. But there are so many factors that come into it that I’d never say it must be so. [/QUOTE]

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