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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 9019749" data-attributes="member: 6799660">Okay, I definitely saw this coming down the pike. Alongside the issue of ranged vs melee, we have the issue of Dex vs. Str. A Str-melee-specialist forced into ranged combat becomes a javelin-thrower (with the limited range, lower damage, and issues with drawing multiple per round* that entails) or tertiary-stat-archer, while the Dex-archer forced into melee becomes a rapier-wielder. I wouldn't say it is 80-90% because 1) donning a shield take an action, so you aren't just switching it up without consequence; and 2) you are forgoing all your archery-specific feats, fighting styles, and magic weapons (and you likely won't have the likewise of each that a Str-melee or dedicated rapier-wielder would have). Of course, with Crossbow Expert**, you can forgo this entirely and keep on shooting  people with your longbow down 10'-wide, ~10-60' long corridors.*seems in all likelihood that this part will get updated in D&D2024.**leading to the bigger issue I have with archery moreso than the 600' range -- that all the limitations that this combat type has are wiped away with two feats, while the limitations of melee and strength-based combats really aren't given the same setup.</blockquote>