Ranged or Melee

Obsidian the Black · 07-20-2002, 11:19 AM

So all you people out there, what do you pefer Ranged weapons(i.e. Bows) Melee Weapons(i.e.Swords)or maybe even spells(i.e. lightning) or just dont you know?

Sir Exxon · 07-20-2002, 11:26 AM

As in all games, melee is my favourite. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Madman-Rogovich · 07-20-2002, 11:43 AM

im a mage so spells!!! but i rely heavily on my trusty crossbow an knife when need too!

Ar-Cunin · 07-20-2002, 02:14 PM

As a fighter - I use melee-weapoms

But I switch to missile weapons when I can take advantage of the terrain.

Morgan_Corbesant · 07-20-2002, 02:22 PM

well, im a sorceror, and an elf. i use a composite longbow, and a rapier. i will use arrows for a bit, because i bought a very large quantity of piercing, fire, acid, ice, and electric arrows. i mostly use them for chests and the like, so i dont waste my spells. they are also great when fighting multiple enemies. my henchman (red tiger), my panther, and my skeleton chieftain take care of all of the melee fighting, and i plug away with arrows. if i find myself in the front, i just use my rapier, and have a stoneskin in place all the time anyway. with a rapier that dazes 75% of the time, i dont have too much trouble. once i get tensers transformation, i will be unstopable anyway. so i say magic, then fall back on ranged, then melee if all else fails.

Aelia Jusa · 07-20-2002, 05:35 PM

Being a ranger, I would prefer to use a bow, just because that's what rangers should do. But I find it's too difficult to kill most monsters with a bow, even calling shot and all. And magic arrows are very expensive and I never have enough money. So I melee, dual-wielding.

Kakero · 07-20-2002, 10:55 PM

I use bow when the enemy is far away and turn to melee when the enemy is near.

masteraleph · 07-20-2002, 11:04 PM

Melee. Just cause I'm a paladin and it seems right

Nerull · 07-21-2002, 12:34 AM

I voted for melee, though I would prefer to use ranged. Why? Because you will usually only get off 1-2 rounds worth of shots with the ranged weapon before the opponent closes to melee. If they are weak opponents, then you can take them out before they close. Otherwise, many times you're going to be stuck killing them in melee anyway. And if they are weak, and you have the feat Cleave (a favorite among many), it actually becomes advantageous to fight in melee.

In other words, it depends on the terrain. If I have a clear shot to the enemy where I know they can't close in time, I use ranged. Otherwise, I engage in melee.

Draggor · 07-21-2002, 09:45 AM

I prefer melee to ranged. Most monsters can't be killed with shooting only anyway. Especially now with my current character- fighter, duel wielding, permanently hasted, cleave. Nuff said.

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

07-20-2002, 11:19 AM	#1
Obsidian the Black Elminster Join Date: May 8, 2002 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 470	So all you people out there, what do you pefer Ranged weapons(i.e. Bows) Melee Weapons(i.e.Swords)or maybe even spells(i.e. lightning) or just dont you know? __________________ Caelic's Wowwiki information page

07-20-2002, 11:43 AM	#3
Madman-Rogovich Lord Soth Join Date: October 23, 2001 Location: Edinburgh Age: 39 Posts: 1,918	im a mage so spells!!! but i rely heavily on my trusty crossbow an knife when need too! __________________ One room, one axe, one outcome.

07-20-2002, 02:14 PM	#4
Ar-Cunin Ra Join Date: August 14, 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 53 Posts: 2,326	As a fighter - I use melee-weapoms But I switch to missile weapons when I can take advantage of the terrain. __________________ Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" />

07-20-2002, 02:22 PM	#5
Morgan_Corbesant Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 47 Posts: 1,224	well, im a sorceror, and an elf. i use a composite longbow, and a rapier. i will use arrows for a bit, because i bought a very large quantity of piercing, fire, acid, ice, and electric arrows. i mostly use them for chests and the like, so i dont waste my spells. they are also great when fighting multiple enemies. my henchman (red tiger), my panther, and my skeleton chieftain take care of all of the melee fighting, and i plug away with arrows. if i find myself in the front, i just use my rapier, and have a stoneskin in place all the time anyway. with a rapier that dazes 75% of the time, i dont have too much trouble. once i get tensers transformation, i will be unstopable anyway. so i say magic, then fall back on ranged, then melee if all else fails. __________________ Morgan Corbesant, Elven BladeSinger, Captain of the army of the Seldarine<br /><br /> [img]\"http://www.rleeermey.com/images/linkbanners/usmcredwhiteblue.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Protector of Elves<br />Slayer of Orcs<br /><br />ALL YOUR BASE, ARE BELONG TO US!!!<br />I DON\'T FIGHT FOR HONOR, I FIGHT TO WIN!<br />\"One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in mind, by day and by night...the fact that he has to die\". <br />-Daidoji Yuzan-<br />16th Century

07-20-2002, 11:26 AM	#2
Sir Exxon Zartan Join Date: October 15, 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Age: 36 Posts: 5,367	As in all games, melee is my favourite. [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-20-2002, 05:35 PM	#6
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 43 Posts: 4,867	Being a ranger, I would prefer to use a bow, just because that's what rangers should do. But I find it's too difficult to kill most monsters with a bow, even calling shot and all. And magic arrows are very expensive and I never have enough money. So I melee, dual-wielding. __________________

07-20-2002, 10:55 PM	#7
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	I use bow when the enemy is far away and turn to melee when the enemy is near.

07-20-2002, 11:04 PM	#8
masteraleph Elminster Join Date: March 1, 2001 Posts: 400	Melee. Just cause I'm a paladin and it seems right

07-21-2002, 12:34 AM	#9
Nerull Lord Ao Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 54 Posts: 2,069	I voted for melee, though I would prefer to use ranged. Why? Because you will usually only get off 1-2 rounds worth of shots with the ranged weapon before the opponent closes to melee. If they are weak opponents, then you can take them out before they close. Otherwise, many times you're going to be stuck killing them in melee anyway. And if they are weak, and you have the feat Cleave (a favorite among many), it actually becomes advantageous to fight in melee. In other words, it depends on the terrain. If I have a clear shot to the enemy where I know they can't close in time, I use ranged. Otherwise, I engage in melee. __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/new/ghoul.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br />\"The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work.<br />The lower class exists just to scare the middle class.\"<br />-George Carlin

07-21-2002, 09:45 AM	#10
Draggor Zhentarim Guard Join Date: March 9, 2001 Location: Cranebrook, NSW, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 396	I prefer melee to ranged. Most monsters can't be killed with shooting only anyway. Especially now with my current character- fighter, duel wielding, permanently hasted, cleave. Nuff said. __________________ visit western sydneys number 1 wargames club WSGS on the web at<br />[url]\"http://www.westernsuburbsgamesociety.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.westernsuburbsgamesociety.co m</a><br />yes we play D&D

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