I just respecced in order to take Combat Archery only to find it doesn't actually increase damage. It may give the 2% dodge but there was no perceptible increase in damage.

I don't know if this is working as intended but if you are planning to take it, you are wasting your time as it stands right now.

I'm guessing that point blank shot was coded so that it doesn't stack with other things that increase weapon damage like the former deadly weapons.

A dance of flowers also does not increase ranged as far as I can tell.