I think bows can be their own class of weapons, after all, we just need to say that it was an update/expansion to the game, right? ;3 
However, I'm not sure everyone will agree with me, but I think we should choose how they'll function: 

-We can either go with [@geminironin]'s idea of them not having techniques and thus being relegated to use as a secondary weapon, useful as support from the sidelines and before entering close-quarters, but not so much as a main weapon.
-An idea I was thinking of but thought not many would like it was good bows being quite rare to craft or find, making them quite expensive to use a lot, but they would have some rather powerful techniques and could have said techniques developed alongside melee ones.
-Or, another idea, being a weapon just like the others, with its own set of definitely good techniques, but in order to develop them, you need to use experience/points/whatever that could also be put into other weapons. Basically, develop one thing too much and you'll become weaker in another, such as focusing too much on bows and being at a disadvantage when someone decides you need a sword through your jugular, but wiping the floor at bow-range.

Other things, will it just be bows or will we have other ranged weapons? Of course, there's the whole class of stringed weapons, including crossbows, but what about thrown weapons (or were those already in the canon and I'm just derping up?)? Also important, the balance with other weapons, because higher level techniques will probably mean faster/more powerful projectiles, which may make for being able to snipe lower-level players without them having any time to react, so will we have any systems in place to keep melee competitive and survivable, like the following system from GGO, where the trajectories of bullets are shown for a split second?
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I'm definitely supportive of the idea overall, it could make things interesting for sure, but I think we should make some decisions on how everything's gonna work! Over to you guys!