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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8129610" data-attributes="member: 72555">Sure, but being in melee range makes the rogue lose their advantage-to-attack with this feature, or loses bonus action hide to get advantage.A rogue who attacks without advantage or an ally next to the target is half a step up from a rogue who doesn't attack.You are often better off not bothering with disadvantaged attacks; the wiff factor is pretty large (especially with a rogue, who loses sneak attack in that case).Spend the action on, well, anything.Yep.And this is generaly the case in 5e; range damage is so close to melee damage that melee is pretty meh usually.SS+XBE does 2*Attacks-1 less damage than PAM+GWM.  PAM+GWM gets the reaction attack.Archery style is +2 to hit, vs Greatweapon's +1.5ish damage per attack.  And to-hit beats to-damage.The edge, in general for melee, is very tiny.Even the rogue; an XBE rogue (1 feat, 1 bonus action/round) deals 2d6+2*stat+sneak just like a rogue who uses a feat to get the TWF fighting style for short swords.</blockquote>