Ranged weapons were mentioned on the Ask An Imm forum. Figured id throw out the opinions id always had concerning them, and their possible use by rangers.

Ranged weapons dont necessarily need to be fired from other rooms etc in order to be cool. They already exist in game as exotics so a massive assing of new ones wouldnt really be needed. Ive always though of single "rooms" as being fairly large, outdoor ones anyways. For example ive seen as many as 20 people at market square. By that same logic an "archer" could be standing back from combat firing away without being in a different room. As far as ammo goes, rather than being limited to an ammont, I figured a ranger might create a quiver of arrows that would eventually crumble.

Just some really quick brainstorming on possible skills.
Split shot: fires one arrow each at multiple foes, up to three.
Called shot: marginally similar to templars defense or hurl, couple different options for where to aim
No good name: a defense skill based on how far you normally stay from combat. If your enemy isnt directly striking you you have a good chance to avoid things like area spells, warrior skills, etc.
No good name: something similar to shove which only works if the person you try it on is allowing rescue and in your group. Would make them the current tank and allow you to fall back in combat, would aid in above skill.

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