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Originally Posted by Rechan

I think that you could make the case that both the Druid and the Barb could be efficient strikers or defenders.

A Druid in bear form can be a defender. As could a tough barbarian. A druid in leopard form makes an efficient striker. Barbarians are fast and lightly armored, and can dish out a lot of damage, making it a good striker.

I don't deny that a druid could take the controller role, or the leader role, due to their spellcasting. But I'm willing to bet that when we see the druid, you're going to have to decide upon creation which they're going to be good at; shapeshifting and beating stuff up, or spellcasting.

And if Elementalists and Sorcerers are going to pop up, both of them being Controllers, both Primal, then I don't think there's room for a Druid also playing Controller. So they'll likely get the possibility of filling in as a Leader.

All very good points. It'll be interesting to see how they'll handle hybrid roles. Personally, I don't think they'll go that far regarding the Druid's spellcasting abilities. I think they'll have to choose their starting wildshape and that as they progress they will collect new ones. And that their will be build on brute or agile wildshape. I see barbarians as having leader abilities with warcries, plus some good striker or defender powers. Since the druid's controller role will be secondary I think there will be space for one pure controller. In the end, I think the Sorcerer will beat the elementalist and take is stuff.