Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131108040231/@comment-10390252-20140103101447

It's difficult to assess the relative skill levels of the characters because they have very different skill sets and methods.

For example, Weiss is obviously a fencer in her fighting style. Even though her spells are theoretically ranged, she prefers to engage with Myrtenaster's blade, enhnaced with some Dust effect. Pyrrha is a pretty typical Bronze Age infantrywoman, using her spear/sword and shield at close range and so on. Yang is a kick-boxer and Ruby has her own unique martial art based around Crescent Rose.

The only common thread is that all of them tend to prefer close-quarters combat. Even Ruby, who has a sniper rifle for Dust's sake, rarely is shown using the long-range capabilities of her weapon, even when doing so would be to her advantage (for example, not just blowing Roman's brains out with a long-range shot in Black and White or at least blowing off a kneecap if there is some pesky 'no killing souled creatures' rule for Hunters).