Why would the archer need melee attacks? The wizard doesn't, it's entirely ranged. Do you know the difference between magic missile and a bow/arrow? Mostly the animation.
"A wizard's staff has a HAMSTER on the end, HAMSTER on the end, HAMSTER on the end A wizard's staff has a HAMSTER on the ennndddd! What he does with it is magic!"
"Shifter" the race was in 3E, too, guys. He's talking about "Shifter" the prestige class, which built off the Druid's wildshape, which doesn't exist in 4E.