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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WalterKovacs" data-source="post: 5565716" data-attributes="member: 63763">The builds that problematic: a) Bard (they don't have many, if any, powers that are themselves versatile, so a thrown weapon just let's you use both melee and ranged powers with the same weapon, meaning no swapping, and not having to buy two items ... functionally similar to them using a weapliment with the added benefit of being able to take an expertise feat instead of Master at Arms). If they want to have ranged, melee and implement options, a one-handed thrown weapon let's them use an implement in the off hand. b) Artificer: Same deal as the bard, with the benefit of having weapon powers that can be ranged or melee. c) Warlord: Most of their attacks are melee, with a few ranged ones. They get the benefit of using the ranged options without giving up on shield use, having to pick between no melee options or needing to get multiple magic weapons, and again getting to grab a specific expertise instead of Master at Arms d) Ranger: They only get a few powers (from MP2 mostly) that allow for STR ranged attacks or DEX melee attacks, but using those, and/or a balanced STR/DEX build, gives some added benefits.  e) Seeker: They do get the benefit of a decent MBA (if their secondary stat, STR, is good enough), an encounter power that is STR based, and a few powers that require it, but unless it's a hybrid of some kind, it doesn't really need a melee weapon outside of some minor benefits for it. For the Seeker especially, and most of the others (apart from the ranger), a good two handed thrown weapon would probably be the best. A two handed d10 heavy thrown weapon would make sense ... it could be bad range (like a trident) for military, and decent range (like the tratnyr) for superior, if nothing else.</blockquote>

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