Is Point Blank worth it?

What's the general consensus as of 2017?

Since 2.1.0, the penalty has been dropped to 50% less damage far away instead of 100% less. That's a very juicy buff.

On the other hand, off-screen killing (even by accident) is extremely safe.

For an ice shot ranger (using a 5-link legacy reach), would you guys recommend using this? It's right there; I only need one passive point to get it.

Point Blank requires a whole different style of build. Normal crit bow builds have damage coming out of their eyeballs but struggle with survivability, so it's the opposite of what you want. You generally want to be something tankier.

That said, the main issue is just clear speed. Never mind the damage/survivability trade off, off-screening is just faster. That alone makes Point Blank super dubious IMO.

EDIT: In light of the below post, just a note that this is regarding bow builds specifically.

There are some builds making use of it (Meatball Cyclone, some ST builds will swap in the gem, or even take the keystone). For bow builds other than Chin Sol stuff, it doesn't seem worth it to me. One of the biggest defensive advantages that bow builds like Tornado Shot/Ice Shot/etc. have is the ability to kill mobs before they have a chance to get to you. Point Blank makes that a little harder.

I was afraid of that. It was my suspicion as well, but I wanted some opinions from others.

Thank you very much, viperesque and Docbp87. :)