So...no Arcane Archer in 4e D&D??

[Klaus]

I guess it comes down to what one believes to be decent range....my decent range is about 20 feet in any direction.....arcane archer would be able to double that...or more.

Most warlock spells have a range of 10 squares (50 feet). Several wizard spells have a range of 20 squares (100 feet).

Comparatively, a Longbow has a short range of 20 squares and a range limit of 40 squares. Shortbow has 15 and 30, respectively.

I don't see a problem with the ranges being too short for spells, really.