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<blockquote data-quote="Stuntman" data-source="post: 4972194" data-attributes="member: 84817">It just depends on what you want out of your character.&nbsp; A character who has the flexibility to use class features and powers from another class do get some benefits.&nbsp; The problem with multiclassing is that there will always be some combinations which are way better than others.&nbsp; The ability to mix two classes together needs to be kept in check or single class characters will be extinct like in 3.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;When I first heard about this class, my first reaction was that multiclassing sucked so much that they had to make a totally new class that is a mix of two existing classes.&nbsp; When the rules actually came out, I was happy that the fighter/wizard is very different than the swordmage.&nbsp;&nbsp;I think it is very difficult to ensure all multiclass and hybrid combinations are viable.&nbsp; You can ensure each individual class is balanced with respect to every other class.&nbsp; One you start mixing two (or more) classes together, it becomes it becomes very difficult to ensure that every possible build is not too powerful or too weak.&nbsp; There will be some variance in power level.&nbsp; There have been multiclassing in every edition since 1E and in every edition there is balance issues between single and multiclassed characters.&nbsp; At least many of the multiclass or hybrid builds in 4E are viable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stuntman, post: 4972194, member: 84817"] It just depends on what you want out of your character. A character who has the flexibility to use class features and powers from another class do get some benefits. The problem with multiclassing is that there will always be some combinations which are way better than others. The ability to mix two classes together needs to be kept in check or single class characters will be extinct like in 3.5. When I first heard about this class, my first reaction was that multiclassing sucked so much that they had to make a totally new class that is a mix of two existing classes. When the rules actually came out, I was happy that the fighter/wizard is very different than the swordmage. I think it is very difficult to ensure all multiclass and hybrid combinations are viable. You can ensure each individual class is balanced with respect to every other class. One you start mixing two (or more) classes together, it becomes it becomes very difficult to ensure that every possible build is not too powerful or too weak. There will be some variance in power level. There have been multiclassing in every edition since 1E and in every edition there is balance issues between single and multiclassed characters. At least many of the multiclass or hybrid builds in 4E are viable. [/QUOTE]

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