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I've tried more combat professions than I care to think about, some more than once, and I still cant decide, although im close(I wonder how much further I could have been through the Ranger tree if i stopped switching weapons...) So far I've tried Rifle(twice), Carbine(twice), Polearms, 1-h swords, 2-h swords, andCreature Handler for about a week...I hated it before the nerfs, must be ohh so fun now.

I'm down to my final two choices, Rifle or 1-h swords, and my problem is I just can't decide which to go with. Now I could spend about 3 to 4 paragraphs describing what I like and dislike about these two weapons, and I've tried to type them, but I cant even make sense of them, and I'm doubting you could ( I am very tired. ) So I'll just skip that part. What I would like to know is your opinion of rifles and melee weapons(I wouldsay 1-handed but I know there are very few melee rangers out there, let alone fencers) and how they fit with this profession. Or you might say how you think they will fit after we get all the improvements and such.

Any help will be much appreciated.

1h swords ..Why? cause im a melee and i like melee's and their very effective its that simple

the only con is u cant go big game hunting like krayts and such

Boy,

That's the exact reason why I suggest Rifleing - being able to go after the big game.

Overall, melee is attractive to me, especially after spending so much time on my back when the critter got too close, but I have to advocate rifling.

Ability to pick things off from distance is very appealing to me. Rifles have some of the most powerful shots - although their cycling rate sucks.

But here's my main question - why not do both? I'm split between rifle and 2 hand sword right now, and I'll actually end up wiht more 2hs boxes when I'm done...

B