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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8396240" data-attributes="member: 82106">Yeah, well, I would think that would be a next-best option, and probably overall fine for the most part. WotC never did much with it. I mean, they DID post a couple builds of each class, or class variation (in the case of the 'Power' books). However, their builds were always just level 1, left out many things, and were frankly not even very clever and often bad advice. They seemed more intended to showcase whatever options the book was adding, or reinforce the idea of a particular thematic concept. I mean, looking at the PHB1 fighter builds, they are 'Great Weapon Fighter', which is pretty obviously the point of two-handled weapon talent. The feat suggestions are bad (Power attack rots), the suggested daily (brute strike) is a terrible choice. Likewise the 'Guardian Fighter' pretty obviously the point of one-handed weapon talent (Duh, you carry a shield). Weapon Focus is an OK feat, for PHB1 only era, but there's better. Sure Strike BITES, nobody should ever choose it. And that was the obvious flaw in putting builds in a book, they were obsolete on day 2. Building something like that into the CB would have made a lot of sense, though. Especially if it would have had something like an option to upload your builds to DDI and let other people share them! This was the sort of stuff I was waiting for WotC to figure out, and they never GOT IT. They moved CB online, and did squat with that. It had a lot of potential.</blockquote>

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