[@Hexaflexagon]

If my .gif skills weren't so weak-fu, I'd totally rock the 'Bit of both!' line at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy.

On a more serious note, I figure that Trent is a sniper--he's working explicitly at long range with a weapon that fires very dangerous rounds with almost no travel time against the enemies that are most susceptible to it. Since in general their equipment is meant for closer engagements, and in particular their damaging missiles are explicitly able to be outpaced, I figure Trent's initial foray into the combat basically lets him be a show off like that.

...and then the hammer drops, and he starts drawing agro, and realizes that DPS can't tank for dick. Wait for it. ;)