Talk:Ruby Rose/@comment-35941743-20190210045235/@comment-4141313-20190215171720

She needs something to be able to handle up close and personal fighters with though, especially if she can't fall back to her team for support. A Sword option would be beneficial considering Qrow would be able to teach her a similar style to his own.

Focusing too much on sniping leaves her vulnerable in close quarters. CQC isn't working out for her, since the most she could do was a headbutt. And her scythe has too large a swing to be an effective melee weapon outside of handling Grimm or slower targets.

Just look back at her fight with Roman and Neo on the Atlas Ship. Both of them were able to easily dodge her swings, and Neo's illusions let her guard against her bullets. Roman had Ruby at his mercy after Neo disarmed her, and Ruby only made it out of there thanks to Neo's umbrella catching wind, and Roman's rant attracting a Griffon.

Or look back at her fight with Tyrian. The entire time Tyrian focused on her, he either kept himself out of the range of her swing or kept himself in her guard, making it harder for her to attack and defend herself. He moved too fast for her to snipe him, and even when he was stationary he blocked her shots with his tail. The only time she managed to injure him was when she lopped off his stinger, and by then it was only because he let himself get distracted by his glee in poisoning Qrow.

Without an effective means of close range combat, Ruby is left vulnerable to attackers that close in on her. Snipers need to be able to land a shot and either secure the kill, or move locations fast enough to avoid being spotted. If she is spotted from her snipping position, then she has to move, and if she's intercepted, then she's toast.

Having a team to cover flaws is fine and all, but you can't expect the team to always have her back. And realistically, if they do become professional huntress' its not like they'll always be together, they'll more than likely go their seperate ways. So she needs to address her weaknesses and not expect her team to cover for her.