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<blockquote data-quote="ad_hoc" data-source="post: 7943272" data-attributes="member: 6748898"><p>The thing about balance in an RPG is that the feel of the class is what matters most.</p><p></p><p>This isn't a competitive strategy game where we can all pick different classes and see who wins.</p><p></p><p>Jeremy Crawford has stated that they design this way. They aren't looking for perfect numerical balance among classes. His measure of balance is to make each have its own thing that makes that class worthwhile to play. </p><p></p><p>If one class completely outshines another with everything they can do thematically and mechanically then that is a problem. Also, if a class doesn't fulfill its narrative promises then that is also a weak class.</p><p></p><p>In other words, most classes are at the exact same tier. They can't be differentiated beyond that. </p><p></p><p>Rangers can be said to be weak because some of their abilities don't represent the themes they're supposed to. Some of the subclasses in the game are weak for the same reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ad_hoc, post: 7943272, member: 6748898"] The thing about balance in an RPG is that the feel of the class is what matters most. This isn't a competitive strategy game where we can all pick different classes and see who wins. Jeremy Crawford has stated that they design this way. They aren't looking for perfect numerical balance among classes. His measure of balance is to make each have its own thing that makes that class worthwhile to play. If one class completely outshines another with everything they can do thematically and mechanically then that is a problem. Also, if a class doesn't fulfill its narrative promises then that is also a weak class. In other words, most classes are at the exact same tier. They can't be differentiated beyond that. Rangers can be said to be weak because some of their abilities don't represent the themes they're supposed to. Some of the subclasses in the game are weak for the same reasons. [/QUOTE]
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