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<blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 8449594" data-attributes="member: 71699">Everyone gets a spike, save rogues because their progression is more continual.Well, in most whiteroom analysis, defenses do not feature. Incoming damage is disregarded. The whole focus is on calculating DPR. Additionally, the mathematical value of a defense (and buffs for that matter) is often not visible enough at the table. On the one hand.On the other hand, I kind of agree. The designers have proven better able to craft more effective offences than they are defenses. Consider your argument about monster slayer versus paladin. In a sense, what you are saying is that the designers have given the monster slayer a less strong feature than they have given to paladin. The slayer feature will be clutch sometimes, but a lot of the time not matter. It's even been pre-nerfed by limiting its use to once per couple of combats.One hardly ever reads player excitement about defensive abilities. They are undervalued. Buffs too, but not to the same extent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="clearstream, post: 8449594, member: 71699"] Everyone gets a spike, save rogues because their progression is more continual. Well, in most whiteroom analysis, defenses do not feature. Incoming damage is disregarded. The whole focus is on calculating DPR. Additionally, the mathematical value of a defense (and buffs for that matter) is often not visible enough at the table. On the one hand. On the other hand, I kind of agree. The designers have proven better able to craft more effective offences than they are defenses. Consider your argument about monster slayer versus paladin. In a sense, what you are saying is that the designers have given the monster slayer a less strong feature than they have given to paladin. The slayer feature will be clutch sometimes, but a lot of the time not matter. It's even been pre-nerfed by limiting its use to once per couple of combats. One hardly ever reads player excitement about defensive abilities. They are undervalued. Buffs too, but not to the same extent. [/QUOTE]

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