Valk and Nobu, both these characters fail to do what they were intended to do, which was keep the enemy at bay. Both have long range weapons but it is never emphasis in their movements. They are neither fast or versatile, they play one way and that one dimensional style no longer works in this game.
The devs have shown they can make strong Assassins but we or maybe I need a good ranged fighter. Not everyone wants to play the twitchy, super fast, forgiving assassin.