ranged attack on every monster?

[Peregrine]

You mean the famous Spike Flail? They could name it exactly that, too, and it'll be just as horrifying.^^

Yeah, except for ranged attackers. Massive damage in a ring around the mob, sparing the middle. Oh whoa, whoa, being biased against mages and archers and favoring the gimp pugs? The MELEERS? Why, my monacle is in my tea, sir! They belong in the corner watching me kill it for them!

Or, say, if too much damage is being received by ranged attackers, massive draw in and ensuing pain. Punish players for brining too many mages and archers to a fight, because otherwise that's what they will want to bring to every hard fight there is.