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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Intrope" data-source="post: 3872166" data-attributes="member: 3591">ImnshoThe way I see them, the 4 roles are abstract statements about what a class focuses on. It doesn't limit a class, and a particular class will probably be able to do something in each category (they'll just be better at their role than any other). Also, I suspect (rather strongly!) that any character can be built in a way that moves it out of it's native role, too.Also, the 4 roles are actually a grid:........... Offensive.. DefensiveA Monster.. Strikers... DefendersBattlespace Controllers  Leaders The idea being that each role is either primarily about changing one monster or changing the battlespace (terrain, creature formation, etc.). Beyond that, you can do so offensively (by hurting a creature or rearranging the terrain) or defensively (by blocking the same, or improving your team). So:Striker: damages/impairs specific monster targetsDefender: prevents damage/impairment to partyController: alters how the terrain/monsters are arrangedLeader: alters how the party is arrangedThere's a third axis as well: how much else the character does. As such, a Fighter will likely do the most melee damage of any defender (because he does very little else). A Warlock will probably rule Strikers, too: Rogues/Rangers have a lot of extra functions they don't (based on what we've seen so far, anyway). Over the lifetime of 4e, I suspect that more classes will be Strikers, followed closely by Controllers (there are lots of distinct ways to be both); Leaders will be 3rd, with Defenders probably being the least common type of class overall. Naturally, this speculation won't even be provable for years, so I have a long time to deny having said this <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Anyway, that's how I view it.</blockquote>

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