Descent Races - Why only a bow for Rangers?

For the Descent races, the starting weapon/shield provisions for every class are as follows:

Marauder:
Driftwood Club
Splintered Tower Shield

Templar:
Driftwood Sceptre (R)
Splintered Tower Shield (B)

Witch:
Driftwood Wand (B)
Twig Spirit Shield (B)

Duelist:
2 x Rusted Sword (G) (R)

Shadow:
2 x Glass Shank (B) (G)

Ranger:
Crude Bow (G-G)

Which brings me to my point: Every other class receives either a weapon and shield or 2 weapons. Why do the rangers just get the bow and not a quiver to go along?

yes would help since start out with crappy split arrow.

Hm... why no one ask why only range? I hate range builds and playing only for melee Ranger, why I cant play so in descent?

You can't expect to have every build available in Descent. Ranger is the bow class, there has to be one.

The problem with Rangers is that a run is made in the first few zones. If you find some damage first two zones, you're set, otherwise you're several minutes behind. They're very close to duelists otherwise.

On another note, nobody is gonna wear a shield in the first few levels of a race. Give every class two weapons or a 2h. It's not like you can nerf a class in the middle of a season, so might as well buff every other class.