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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Yes, that is my opinion.
Look... if Fate has long-range power more or less on par with Nanoha, and crappy defense, then why would she choose to be a melee fighter, of all things? Is she simply suicidal?  |
Because once you get in melee range - and she has the speed and movement magic to close very quickly - your chances of getting hit by a big ranged attack become much lower.
This isn't a typical fantasy setting; magical ranged combat is the norm and melee is a relatively rare specialization. A mage getting in close isn't asking for a pounding; they're more likely to know how to fight there than their opponent so they're probably going to be giving one out instead.
In other words, melee suits an aggressive, speed-based strategy quite well in the Nanohaverse.