Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24432027-20160106080726/@comment-26872876-20160106190209

To be fair, Qrow's alternative weapon is a broadsword/double barreled shotgun of sorts. Ruby can either snipe or fight with the scythe. Since she primarily fights close range, it is less common to use the sniper format because it isn't practical. She'd have to take time to swap to CQB when the enemy is already close.

Didn't she use the sniper mode during the Vol 3 fight against team ABRN? She smiled the pink haired guy I believe. She was laying down so the scythe mode should not have been active.

Anyhow, I think she has used a nice balance. It's just most of the time she uses the sniper as a sniper, she usually is using the scythe as a bipod to steady her while she stands up. I think she used it while on the train in season two to fight with Oobleck. She shot his fire to blow a Paladin off the train.

As for changes in her appearance, I think some design was changed from the red trailer. The only time she dropped the cape was during Painting the Town part where they tried to find clues.