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<blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 4595197" data-attributes="member: 71571">Step 1:&nbsp; Challenge enemy at range.Step 2:&nbsp; Enemy goes to you, is now no longer at range.Step 3:&nbsp; ??????Step 4:&nbsp; Profit.The problem with the 'Ranged Defender' as a concept is you've got steps 1 and 2 down, but step 3 is this nebulous 'What do I do know?' concept.&nbsp; You pull the enemy to you... and then promptly do nothing with him.The ranged part is an opener.&nbsp; It's the first step.&nbsp; It is not the game plan of defending, however, because once they close to melee (which they WILL do), ranged stuff had all better come with free shifts or you're not using them.&nbsp; By -necessity- you'll have to start wacking them with something other than your bow.So, your ranged attacks are, defacto, the attacks you don't use often.&nbsp; That would mean that dailies designed as openers would fulfill that role nicely.&nbsp; That's a Charisma Paladin right there.Swordmages have some ranged as well, and that's as close to 'ranged defender' as you can get.&nbsp; The concept of 'defender' is somewhat antithetical to 'all ranged character.'Here's another way to play a 'ranged' defender.&nbsp; Give your heavy blade fighter a long bow.&nbsp; Use Ranged Basic Attack to mark them.&nbsp; When they finally reach you, open up your can of melee whoop ass.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DracoSuave, post: 4595197, member: 71571"] Step 1: Challenge enemy at range. Step 2: Enemy goes to you, is now no longer at range. Step 3: ?????? Step 4: Profit. The problem with the 'Ranged Defender' as a concept is you've got steps 1 and 2 down, but step 3 is this nebulous 'What do I do know?' concept. You pull the enemy to you... and then promptly do nothing with him. The ranged part is an opener. It's the first step. It is not the game plan of defending, however, because once they close to melee (which they WILL do), ranged stuff had all better come with free shifts or you're not using them. By -necessity- you'll have to start wacking them with something other than your bow. So, your ranged attacks are, defacto, the attacks you don't use often. That would mean that dailies designed as openers would fulfill that role nicely. That's a Charisma Paladin right there. Swordmages have some ranged as well, and that's as close to 'ranged defender' as you can get. The concept of 'defender' is somewhat antithetical to 'all ranged character.' Here's another way to play a 'ranged' defender. Give your heavy blade fighter a long bow. Use Ranged Basic Attack to mark them. When they finally reach you, open up your can of melee whoop ass. [/QUOTE]

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