Ranged never has to "close the gap". Even if you made a sword 2x as a gun, people will still use the gun. Look at CoD. Knives one hit kill. Look at Counter Strike, etc etc etc. Now in MMOs they generally balance it out but the reason why ranged is always better is because they generally do not have to close the gap. Sure games like WoW are bringing more speed boosts and leaps to melee, but ranged will always have a slight advantage.
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Well, not in my MMO (Vanguard).
We only have one ranged class, the Ranger, and it certainly isnt superior to melee.
In fact its also a pretty decent melee class.
There's a reason our human combat evolved from
Swords -> Bows / Crossbows / Siege -> Firearms / Cannons -> Modern
Ranged never has to "close the gap". Even if you made a sword 2x as a gun, people will still use the gun. Look at CoD. Knives one hit kill. Look at Counter Strike, etc etc etc. Now in MMOs they generally balance it out but the reason why ranged is always better is because they generally do not have to close the gap. Sure games like WoW are bringing more speed boosts and leaps to melee, but ranged will always have a slight advantage.
he makes a new thread every day
Please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhlHzYt4xRM
Then please delete thread.
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