[Punisher]

That was gonna be my question, but what i dont want to do is waste valuable time training one skill for one ranged weapon and find out a better ranged one comes out on the market...imo, the stats should determine the relative strength of each weapon and then the skill level should allow you to better yourself with that weapon.

Simply put, if i train shotguns skills and the newest weapon is a pistol with more killing potential then i have wasted my time. If you are gonna do this, I would suggest each weapon having slight differences in stat requirements but nearly equal in strength based on the relative power level of the player who can use them.