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I have a soldier character who primarily uses thrown melee weapons, but have a bit of a conundrum. For the purposes of abilities that refer to melee/ranged weapons, are thrown melee weapons considered melee, ranged, or both when using them to make a ranged attack? For example, the Melee Striker gear boost adds damage to melee weapons, and the Far Shot feat reduces range penalties for ranged weapons (which has been discussed on this thread).
If those abilities referred to melee/ranged attacks instead of melee/ranged weapons, or if the thrown weapon property clarified which type of weapon it counts as when thrown, it would certainly make things clearer.
Under the rules, standard action, attacks:
Ranged Attacks with a Thrown Weapon
With a thrown weapon or a grenade, you can make a ranged attack at a target that is within the weapon’s maximum range and in your line of effect (see page 271). You add your Strength modifier to your ranged attack rolls with a thrown weapon, and to your damage rolls with weapons with the thrown special property. Do not add your Strength modifier to damage rolls with grenades.
If you're making a ranged attack, I would treat it as a ranged weapon for that attack.