Ranged or Melee - Page 2

Calaethis Dragonsbane · 07-21-2002, 09:54 AM

ah, just give me my trusty composite longbow, and I'll shot em, then I'll charge in and chop em up! Katanas and Longswords all the way! hehe.

Megabot · 07-21-2002, 10:33 AM

Yeah meele is best i think my Barbarian do a lot of damage here LOL!

AndyG · 07-21-2002, 03:09 PM

Has anyone tried doing called shots to the legs with ranged weapons? If this slowed the enemy down, you might be able to stay out of melee range and shoot them down. Of course, like all special abilities, this would fail against the big bosses (when you really want them to work...).

Morgeruat · 07-21-2002, 07:14 PM

I use range to soften up my opponents then melee hard and fast (dwarf fighter with greataxe spec. and a comp longbow for range)

Gedd · 07-22-2002, 07:52 AM

as a ranger i use the bow alot, but since the new rules for spell disruption (concentration tests,etc) it is harder to disrupt a spell being cast then it was in BG2/1. I like melee as dual wielding looks cool, does more dammage and in multiplayer gives you a good chance of gettting the loot!
however, i do think that bows are weaker then they should be, although i also realise that they can quickly become too powerfull aswell.
All in all it depends on the situation, but given an equal choice then melee..

Warhammer · 07-22-2002, 07:58 AM

I play a Fighter-Druid (13-4)

I use spells for buffing, an Elven court bow while they are far but when everything is said and done I am a melee specialist.

Aelia Jusa · 07-22-2002, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AndyG:
Has anyone tried doing called shots to the legs with ranged weapons? If this slowed the enemy down, you might be able to stay out of melee range and shoot them down. Of course, like all special abilities, this would fail against the big bosses (when you really want them to work...).

The only problem with this is that often there are many enemies to fight at once. And there isn't enough time to call shot on more than one before they're all upon you. It's a shame, because I like to use my bow

View Poll Results: Ranged, Melee, Spells or ?
Melee (i.e. Swords)	13	61.90%
Ranged (i.e. Bows)	6	28.57%
Spells (i.e. Lightning)	1	4.76%
Depends on what I'm fighting	1	4.76%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

07-21-2002, 09:54 AM	#11
Calaethis Dragonsbane Legion Symbol Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Age: 40 Posts: 7,029	ah, just give me my trusty composite longbow, and I'll shot em, then I'll charge in and chop em up! Katanas and Longswords all the way! hehe. __________________ Skydracgrrl: Cruelty, thy name is Cal! --- There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, none so deaf as those who refuse to hear, and none so smelly as those who refuse to bathe.

07-21-2002, 07:14 PM	#14
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 44 Posts: 5,421	I use range to soften up my opponents then melee hard and fast (dwarf fighter with greataxe spec. and a comp longbow for range) __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

07-22-2002, 07:58 AM	#16
Warhammer Baaz Draconian Join Date: December 4, 2001 Location: Denmark Age: 52 Posts: 731	I play a Fighter-Druid (13-4) I use spells for buffing, an Elven court bow while they are far but when everything is said and done I am a melee specialist. __________________ It was a new day yesterday<br />but it\'s an old day now.<br /><i>Jethro Tull</i><br />

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07-21-2002, 10:33 AM	#12
Megabot Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 18, 2003 Location: Oslo, Norway. Age: 62 Posts: 3,360	Yeah meele is best i think my Barbarian do a lot of damage here LOL!

07-21-2002, 03:09 PM	#13
AndyG Elminster Join Date: June 20, 2002 Location: Manchester, CT Age: 56 Posts: 422	Has anyone tried doing called shots to the legs with ranged weapons? If this slowed the enemy down, you might be able to stay out of melee range and shoot them down. Of course, like all special abilities, this would fail against the big bosses (when you really want them to work...).

07-22-2002, 07:52 AM	#15
Gedd The Magister Join Date: August 15, 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 119	as a ranger i use the bow alot, but since the new rules for spell disruption (concentration tests,etc) it is harder to disrupt a spell being cast then it was in BG2/1. I like melee as dual wielding looks cool, does more dammage and in multiplayer gives you a good chance of gettting the loot! however, i do think that bows are weaker then they should be, although i also realise that they can quickly become too powerfull aswell. All in all it depends on the situation, but given an equal choice then melee..

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