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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vyvyan Basterd" data-source="post: 5739969" data-attributes="member: 4892">Caveat: We have to come from the common ground of using default point-buy for stats in both systems or it's apples and oranges.A 3E Fighter that focused on ranged combat needed to boost his Dex to be effective. If he did not, then the trade-off is that he is less effective as a ranged attacker.A 3E Fighter that focused on ranged combat would then need to sacrifice either Str or Con. The trade-off for sacrificing Str is that he is much worse in melee. The trade-off for sacrificing Con is lower hit points.Besides all that, check out the Fighter (Slayer) for the ranged option Fighter that you are calling for. The game is meant to expand from its base. The designers decided that Ranger filled the need for the archer in the original books and didn't include the build you call for until later in the game. Much like the designers of 3E included the sorcerer in the original book, but didn't include warlocks until later. You may disagree with when they decided to include it, but I'm sure others would have been equally dissatisfied if the classes they enjoy had been pushed out of the original books.</blockquote>