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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SmilingPiePlate" data-source="post: 4140911" data-attributes="member: 13814">I like it.Mostly because I like the concept of playing a character who focuses on using a bow, but the mechanics of actually playing one bore me.Also, the idea of an archer needing to circle around to get a good shot, or getting closer, actually isn't that wierd to me. My understanding is that precise shooting (the kind we usually associate with an archery-focused ranger) with a longbow has a surprisingly small maximum range. Longbows can be deadly at much longer ranges, but that's normally as part of a line of archers firing volleys. The plan in the latter case is to shower the target formation with arrows, and hit things through volume rather than personal prowess.I usually don't play archers because the prospect of standing in one place every combat, full attacking a spray of arrows at enemies one at a time isn't something I find overly fun. I think the 4e ranger's style of archery might be more to my liking, it seems like 4e rangers can actually "set up the kill", if that makes sense.</blockquote>