Your original statement implies that they ONLY use a short allocation . Which is not the case and just because PoE does something does not mean it is right for D2 or D2R .
Basically, These are my thought on Ploot from another post just like this one .
Also From this post once again :
Agmo:
It has worked for 20 years but now it is a problem? You deal with it an move on or make a different Char. that is melee it is that simple. I played ranged Chars. for most of my 15 years+ playing and never found it to be a problem beyond when picket gets involved. Edit: You can still beat someone with Picket you just have to know how it is not that hard to do.