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<blockquote data-quote="J-Dog" data-source="post: 4426074" data-attributes="member: 75230">Before I played the game, I couldn’t see what the big deal was about shifting and the like. After playing several times, it becomes clear that a group that works well together can get enough shifts and tactical movement to grant the rogue combat advantage for the majority of the fight. As such, the rogue does a ton of damage, far more than our ranger.&nbsp;An additional benefit for the rogue is a high AC and Ref because of the tremendous Dex. &nbsp;I don’t think that any of these classes are superior, but the biggest thing that you will notice once you start playing is that some of the minor details are actually quite important. &nbsp;Speaking about tactics, the party must work together or they are in trouble. The encounters tend to be balanced for a party working together. Glory hounds and skulkers tend to disrupt the tactics and leave the party vulnerable. &nbsp;In the end, it will come down to the types of encounters the DM favors. For example, wizards are good at killing minions. The only thing you can’t do without is a cleric or a warlord. This is one of those minor details that didn’t seem obvious ahead of time because you can spend surges out of combat. However, healing in combat is a must. It is a painful, painful lesson if you try to go without a leader.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-Dog, post: 4426074, member: 75230"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white]Before I played the game, I couldn’t see what the big deal was about shifting and the like. After playing several times, it becomes clear that a group that works well together can get enough shifts and tactical movement to grant the rogue combat advantage for the majority of the fight. As such, the rogue does a ton of damage, far more than our ranger.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white]An additional benefit for the rogue is a high AC and Ref because of the tremendous Dex. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white]I don’t think that any of these classes are superior, but the biggest thing that you will notice once you start playing is that some of the minor details are actually quite important. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white]Speaking about tactics, the party must work together or they are in trouble. The encounters tend to be balanced for a party working together. Glory hounds and skulkers tend to disrupt the tactics and leave the party vulnerable. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=white]In the end, it will come down to the types of encounters the DM favors. For example, wizards are good at killing minions. The only thing you can’t do without is a cleric or a warlord. This is one of those minor details that didn’t seem obvious ahead of time because you can spend surges out of combat. However, healing in combat is a must. It is a painful, painful lesson if you try to go without a leader.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=white][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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