to be honest, that doesnt actually sound good. 'way stronger AND faster than other weapons'
call me mr complainy pants :), but -right now its useless, because the ammo costs a ridiculous amount of gold per shot and then later it becomes over powered.
not much choice for the player. i think the ranged needs reworking if its so expensive to use at start and later it becomes the only weapon to use.
since ranged doesnt really mean anything in this game, its just like a melee weapon that makes other weapons obsolete.