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<blockquote data-quote="mips42" data-source="post: 6461219" data-attributes="member: 6746242">Fair warning, opinions ahead:&nbsp;IMHO, D&amp;D and other RPG's, were never meant to be about how much damage you do or about how fast you can 'take down the BBEG'. Yes, they started out as wargames but, at least to me, a true RPG isn't about that. That is what they have BECOME about. If all I wanted was a game about about how much damage I do and taking down a big evil quickly, there are dozens of those that I'd play instead of D&amp;D, pathfinder, OSRIC or your other RPG of choice.&nbsp;RPG's, to me, have always been about the story you and your friends tell together. Is there combat involved? Sure, there is, but all players (and all characters) DO NOT have to contribute in the same way. Is your Wizard capable of bombing the area with a fireball and wiping out a dozen kobolds better than my thief? Sure. Is he as capable of finding and disabling the poisoned spike trap that would have killed us both? Probably not. And are either of them as capable of magical healing or turning those skeletons to dust with the power of Faith like a cleric? Not likely. Different contributions to the overall whole.&nbsp;The idea that 'all classes must be equal' is idealistic, at best (if it were even possible). If you actually achieved TOTAL parity between all classes, there would not be a NEED for more than one class. After all, everyone's the equal, right?&nbsp;Furthermore, IMHO, I would not WANT to play a game where my contribution to the game is EXACTLY the same as everyone else. I WANT to be able to do that thing that makes the other players go 'hey, that's COOL! My guy can't do THAT!' &nbsp;In the end, though, it's about the game YOU want to play. If your brand of fun is&nbsp; all the classes to be equal in damage output and that's it, go for it. I'll be over here, having fun with all the classes being different, having groovy things only they can do and doing my best to tell fun stories with friends.&nbsp;&nbsp;Be well, be kind and always be awesome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mips42, post: 6461219, member: 6746242"] Fair warning, opinions ahead: IMHO, D&D and other RPG's, were never meant to be about how much damage you do or about how fast you can 'take down the BBEG'. Yes, they started out as wargames but, at least to me, a true RPG isn't about that. That is what they have BECOME about. If all I wanted was a game about about how much damage I do and taking down a big evil quickly, there are dozens of those that I'd play instead of D&D, pathfinder, OSRIC or your other RPG of choice. RPG's, to me, have always been about the story you and your friends tell together. Is there combat involved? Sure, there is, but all players (and all characters) DO NOT have to contribute in the same way. Is your Wizard capable of bombing the area with a fireball and wiping out a dozen kobolds better than my thief? Sure. Is he as capable of finding and disabling the poisoned spike trap that would have killed us both? Probably not. And are either of them as capable of magical healing or turning those skeletons to dust with the power of Faith like a cleric? Not likely. Different contributions to the overall whole. The idea that 'all classes must be equal' is idealistic, at best (if it were even possible). If you actually achieved TOTAL parity between all classes, there would not be a NEED for more than one class. After all, everyone's the equal, right? Furthermore, IMHO, I would not WANT to play a game where my contribution to the game is EXACTLY the same as everyone else. I WANT to be able to do that thing that makes the other players go 'hey, that's COOL! My guy can't do THAT!' In the end, though, it's about the game YOU want to play. If your brand of fun is all the classes to be equal in damage output and that's it, go for it. I'll be over here, having fun with all the classes being different, having groovy things only they can do and doing my best to tell fun stories with friends. Be well, be kind and always be awesome. [/QUOTE]

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