the game is pretty good and i enjoy it, but i have the most difficult time making characters i am happy with.
here are a couple of the complaints i have about the bow users:
1) why is perception used for ranged accuracy on top of dexterity? no other class has this double stat requirement. if you make a low level bow user that only has 5 perception you will have less than 50% to hit at even 10m.
Well, Perception only comes into play at ~9.7 meters. So, it works out like this:
1 point of Dex = 10% accuracy bonus regardless of range.
1 point of Perception = 10% accuracy bonus on targets beyond 9.6 meters (plus all the non-combat bonuses of Perception).
Of course, ranges beyond 9.6 meters incur accuracy penalties. But they can be offset with either Perception or *more* Dexterity equally.
That makes Perception more of a means to add bonus accuracy beyond what Dexterity provides, without allowing it to unbalance your accuracy at ranges under 9.7 meters. If you're not interested in the non-combat benefits of Perception, it seems like it's always better to opt for more Dexterity over Perception (which is a conditional accuracy bonus).
