You really don't need a ranged attack. I have encountered a couple of times where I couldn't get the dragon's attention, and one time where I believe the dragon had nowhere that it wanted to land. So in those cases I let the dragon go. For most fights, you wait for it to notice you, block/dodge the air breath attacks, let it land, and go to work.

As for all other fights, you most definitely do not need a range attack. Heavy spell casters? Run up to them and bash them when they try to cast. Draugr? Um why not melee them? I guess the ranger players don't really how effective you can be going toe-to-toe with anything.

100% agree

I only attack Dragons when they land, I don't struggle that much. Unless they get distracted with a some other target and I have to run to them.

Non ranged character are fine, I have a typical Nord Conan type, no magic no bow, just simple 2 handed sword.

Dragons are not a big problem, if one keeps circling, just move into an open space and they will land, pound on them until they fly off, and repeat.

Once their health is down to a third or quarter they can no longer fly anyway.

So,e dragon fights can be longer but none so far have been to much trouble, and I'm level 43 at the moment.

There's that three piece Broken Amulet that needs to be reforged questline. One of the bosses is boss. Teleports. Has three mirror images. A shout that tosses you like a rag doll. And a Bow that drains your stamina.

That last brawl were you have to fight all three previous bosses back to back - he is a pain in that fight. Only two columns for cover. None of my conjures could get close. Everytime I engaged him in melee, he'd teleport. My toughest fight to-date. I don't see how you can engage him without ranged.