Oh yeah, ranged class player has spoken. The ones who enjoy their basic attacks under all circumstances, no matter root or snares...
I see no reason, why some top dmg ranged abilities should not have min. range. I have always only heard the "wow hunter argument" which is rather silly.
All ranged classes have plethora of CCs. In ideal world, you would use them to get into distance when melee is on you, so you can use your ranged attacks. In SWTOR however, you spam CCs on every occasion and then moan that you are destroyed in melee range and dread min. range.