Iron ring @implicit value - WTF?

I keep seeing people talking about how range will still be better...

Well duh, the game is designed around range being the best. Now something GGG could do specifically for the Iron Ring. Change the Implicit to do something like double melee damage. Or maybe have it so it specifically rolls with melee skills only and you get a +# to level of all Melee skills or individual skills. This way the Iron Ring will actually have value outside of the first 5 minutes.