At the moment, all we got for ranged options is the Fire Rod and to a lesser extent Bombs. Both are well and good, but adding something simple like a Bow & Arrow or a Slingshot would add more potential in future updates.
We can have ammo types as new findables, new options for ammo types, and even creatures that are physically/magically immune as a mutually exclusive option! Not to mention all of the new magic ranged options that we can think of!