Quote Originally Posted by Vivi22 View Post
You can't compare these people based on battle mechanics,
Oh? So what were you doing when you said:

He may use a bow in the opening sequence, but I don't recall him starting with bows when you get him so those are out for him.
Battle mechanics and in-game mechanics (which are the basis of the bolded quote) are codepedent. You can't have one without the other.

so any talk of attacking from the back row is pointless.
You missed my point. What I was saying is that if Basch can't use bows, then they are the equivalent of a melee weapon, except for the back-row potential. If you don't want to deal in battle mechanics, you must allow Basch to use bows.

And the fact is that Basch, as a knight character wearing Heavier armour, and carrying a heavy shield will not be able to outrun a lightly armoured Archer. Ever. Even if he could still outsprint her, he would tire quickly at that pace.
That's assuming all people are clones, and that a female mage (archer is her secondary capacity) could compete physically with a male knight. In any case, if she could run away, then Basch can use a bow.

She need do nothing but keep him at a distance and pelt him and she wins.
No. Unlike Balthier, Rosa's weapon, when you consider her strength, has little or no stopping power, and she would waste valuable seconds drawing the arrow, aiming, and firing, and the arrow would most likely be deflected by Basch's shield. This process will continue until she runs out of arrows. Then she will have no way to hurt Basch.