Triggers and their 3 Tile Range

[Tyhm]

temp.plr=findplayer(plrn);
triggerserver("gui", this.name, "hurtother", plr.account, this.damage);
plr.gethit(1);
x=plr.x;
y=plr.y;
triggeraction(plr.x+1.5, plr.y+1.5, "melee", "other", this.damage, player.account, clientr.outpost);

Serverside:
elseif (param1 == "hurtother") {
findPlayer(param2).attr[3] = param3;
}


It conveniently ignores anything that happens more than 3 tiles away regardless. It doesn't find the player if they're more than 3 tiles away, doesn't set their attr[3] if they're more than 3 tiles away, doesn't call their gethit(1) if they're more than 3 tiles away...are we really stuck with serverstrings or projectiles for ranged attacks nowadays?