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The obvious answer and maybe the best, is to have a quiet friendly face to face about it away from the game. He might not realise how...
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I'm a 3.0e player though I have been playing since the early 80s and have some familiarity with the Basic/Expert and 1e AD&D versions of...
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It is worth noting that, while "Controller" isn't strictly its own role in WoW, it has its place--or at least it did up through when I...
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I would have said that Defender and Controller are similar in that the focus of their class is limiting enemy actions. Likewise the...
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I hear this sentiment a lot, that the roles are "rigid". Would you be willing to say what elements contribute to that feeling? I...
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Not exactly, but multi-target damage is definitely in the control sphere. A wizard will never compete with a barbarian for damage...
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Soft or hard control isn't the distinguishing aspect. The distinguishing aspect IMO is that Defender "control" is always about...
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@EzekielRaiden That is what ended up happening, to be sure. I think the original design intent is closer to what I've described. Most...
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The problem is, if you hard-deny all forms of soft control, then about half the Controller's stuff goes out the window too. Zones are no...
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Isn't that how Defenders work, though? And why people see Defender and Controller as so similar? "No matter what you choose, you...
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I've heard it distinguished as "hard" and "soft" control. And that is how Defenders work, and should be considered the functional...
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I would even contest the punishing aspect. If they're still doing what they want, even at a cost, you're not controlling.
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How would you categorize the more common riders by role? I think, for example, that a penalty to the target's defenses, though a...
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Yeah, I get why folks have this particular belief but don't personally share it myself. Fully agreed that they share a lot--but so do...
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Treantmonk's three roles, I believe, were the big stupid fighter, the glass cannon, and God. His theory was that with 4E, they split up...
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