Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - General Is there a point in leveling "ranged"

You missed out on some crucial elements - Ranged increases both damage and crit chance. It is a matter of how you build your character. High crit chance builds have a higher damage output but will struggle more in the early/mid game. Skills like Ranged and Scoundrel are good in these builds because of the additional crit chance and crit multiplier.