[quote=@Armed Forces]
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Use of all at your disposal can not only increase your level of control on the battlefield, but lower that of the opposition, which does more to make a ranged combatant the dominant presence. And, if worse comes to worst, versatility in the form of the ability to fight both ways, does make a predominantly ranged fighter more in control.
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You argue that it's effective. I don't disagree; it offers less control.