I just have to say, from a standpoint of the ranged artificer..I felt like dirty harry , repeating crossbows mowing down everything before it even got to me. I was laughing my ass off saying quotes like, Do you feel lucky Cultist, Do ya? In the middle of party chat.

I think out of fun value,that artificer for low level'ers who play casualy, that arti is a good alterntive to arcane archer.