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So why do they call it Ranged?

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The proper term for it would be 'Archery'. I can't even find the word 'Ranged' in any dictionary. A range is somewhere where you practice archery.

 

 

 

It's just always bothered me.

 

 

 

Discuss

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it must be a british thing lol

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hey what you got against the brittish!

 

 

 

 

 

Um ill just correct you its actually called "Ranged" so this probably means Ranged combat, or combat from a distance

 

Um ill just correct you its actually called "Ranged" so this probably means Ranged combat, or combat from a distance

 

 

 

Ya I agree. You're attacking from a range of (x) amount of yards so you are ranging. (Please feel free to insert any number you want to as the x)

 

Um ill just correct you its actually called "Ranged" so this probably means Ranged combat, or combat from a distance

 

 

 

Ya I agree. You're attacking from a range of (x) amount of yards so you are ranging. (Please feel free to insert any number you want to as the x)

 

 

 

Exactly. We can't exactly say "my arched combat" without feeling like OAPs.

"My ranged level is 68."

 

 

 

"My arched level is 68."

 

 

 

"My archery level is 68."

 

 

 

"My skill where you shoot arrows is level 68."

 

 

 

"68 is my arrow shooting skill level."

 

 

 

:roll: :-k

 

 

 

I get annoyed when people ask, "What's your mage level?" I thought "mage" was a some type of person... It would just be lovely if people could ask what my magic level was. <.<

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"My ranged level is 68."

 

 

 

"My archery level is 68."

 

 

 

Those two seem fine.

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Then again, I do believe that the proper term for magic would be sorcery.

 

 

 

'What's your sorcery level?'

 

 

 

'What's your archery level?'

 

 

 

'I'm an archer.'

 

 

 

'I'm an sorcerer.'

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Then again, I do believe that the proper term for magic would be sorcery.

 

 

 

'What's your sorcery level?'

 

 

 

'What's your archery level?'

 

 

 

'I'm an archer.'

 

 

 

'I'm an sorcerer.'

 

 

 

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Skill: "Magic"

 

 

 

Person: "Mage"

 

 

 

Those 2 ftw.

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Who made the word mage? Never heard of it until I played RuneScape. :anxious:

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Who made the word mage? Never heard of it until I played RuneScape. :anxious:

 

 

 

It's a word, unlike ranged. The true word would be sorcerer or magician.

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The proper term for it would be 'Archery'. I can't even find the word 'Ranged' in any dictionary. A range is somewhere where you practise archery.

 

 

 

It's just always bothered me.

 

 

 

Discuss

 

 

 

Isn't it practice? Or could it be practise?

 

 

 

BTW, is it defense or defence? :D

back to rs, i guess. it's been 4 months.

 

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Isn't it practice? Or could it be practise?

 

 

 

BTW, is it defense or defence? :D

 

 

 

both with a c that is how i write them

You are attacking from a distance or range. Also cannons wouldn't fall under archery, and then peopel would be complainging about that. Ranged seems fitting to me as attacking from a distance by physical means.

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Archery only applies to bow/arrows/crossbows doesnt it?

 

 

 

Ranged includes knives, cannons, darts, and who knows what could eventually be added.

 

 

 

IMHO archery would be far too limited a description.

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Archery is normally associated with a bow and arrow.

 

 

 

Where the archery in RS includes knives, darts etc.

 

 

 

EDIT~ Basically what the guy above said.

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both with a c that is how i write them

 

 

 

Practice can be spelt with a c or an s depending on whether you are using it as a noun or a verb methinks. Don't know which way round it is though!

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I get annoyed when people ask, "What's your mage level?" I thought "mage" was a some type of person... It would just be lovely if people could ask what my magic level was. <.<

 

So...what's your magic level?

 

 

 

Better? :)

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You are attacking from a distance or range. Also cannons wouldn't fall under archery, and then peopel would be complainging about that. Ranged seems fitting to me as attacking from a distance by physical means.

 

 

 

That's what i wanted to say too

Strangely with WotLK so near, I wished I could delay it a bit to push through that last TBC content in MH/BT :'(.

i dont think calling it your archery level covers it all.

 

 

 

Archery pretty much mean arrows and bows/ bolts and crossbows

 

 

 

In Rs its called ranged because your shooting over a range or distance but not with just archery, but cannons, darts, throwing knives, etc..

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Your argument would be true, if it weren't for the fact that these weapons also make part of the ranged skill:

 

 

 

Crossbows and Bolts,

 

Darts,

 

Javelins,

 

Throwing Axes,

 

Chakra,

 

Throwing Knives,

 

The Dwarf Multicannon.

 

 

 

A "ranger" using any of the above is definetly not an archer.

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im a ranger but i dont like the term. im a D&D fan so ranger to me means at home in the forests, communing with wild animals,good with herbs type people, think minsc on bg2...you get the idea

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Archery is the right term, and ranged is just a RS word, like noob.

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