Going by most peoples responces to h2h on archer. Even those that are argueing what-ifs about AA on bow, most people seem to agree its a stupid concept, both in lore and visually.
I hope many Archers rage over this poor decision, and ultimatly prove how bad an idea "1 weapon = 1 class" was when designing this game.


Because outside of solo (Which isn't that difficult in the first place) giving archer a weak melee attack is a joke?



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Because we have no use for it in parties and endgame? And we're a RANGED class, not a melee class.
Also, whyumadbro?
Besides, I never said we shouldn't melee. I said melee when it gets to melee range. But we should be able to ranged AA while it's far. Learn2read before you rage.
Pugilist is a melee class and they can throw chakrams, what's your point? Maybe they should just remove chakrams and tomahawks from melee classes right? And i'm not mad bro mr. hurr durr memes, I'm just shocked that people can be this adamant over something so ridiculous. Then again I have to remember where I'm posting.


There seems to be different arguments in this thread. But with regards to this one, there's also the NPC mobs to consider, many of them have to take on whole parties, and to be shut down by just rushing them into melee would render them trash mobs even at higher levels. They would have to come up with a new style of fighting to make it somewhat decent, and that development can be better used for the thief class.
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