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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Sessadore" data-source="post: 4108733" data-attributes="member: 57255">THANK YOU.&nbsp; To expand upon that, if every martial character's powers are vulnerable to the question of &quot;why can't everyone do this?&quot;, then why even differentiate martial classes?&nbsp; Heck, why even differentiate classes at all??Why is the ranger better with a bow than most everyone else?&nbsp; Why does only the fighter get to stop people from moving when he hits with OA's?&nbsp; Why does only the rogue get sneak attack?&nbsp; The same answer to those questions answers why only warlords can position their allies in the ways we see in their powers:&nbsp; because that is what they focus their training on.&nbsp; Just as rangers focus training with a bow, and rogues focus on being sneaky and striking when least expected.&nbsp; If advanced tactical maneuvering and combat techniques are simple enough that one can simply &quot;pick it up&quot; through pure observation, why can't we all be Jackie Chan or Tony Jaa or Napoleon?&nbsp; To broaden the point, why can't every wizard do what a warlord does?&nbsp; Why isn't every cleric as sneaky as a rogue then?&nbsp; If you want to justify it by saying that your characters are heroes and exceptionally above average, then why can't every fighter sling spells or pray with the same potency as clerics?&nbsp; They've certainly been around them long enough, had the time to observe enough magic usage that, if advanced combat techniques are truly that easy to master, they should know how to be a spell slinger by now, right?I think the design philosophy behind the warlord powers (and every martial character's powers, and the powers system in general) is excellent.&nbsp; It takes time, practice, dedication, and a knack to pull off the things that these heroes do.&nbsp; It's not just something you can watch 1000 times and then be able to do yourself.&nbsp; And as soon as you bring &quot;well, then, I practice it&quot; into the picture, you're talking multiclass training - spending time developing the talents of another class, instead of advancing in your original field of expertise.&nbsp; I guess the gist of what I'm trying to get at here is this:&nbsp; just because something is non-magical doesn't mean that it is easy, or even that any given person can accomplish the feat if they practice enough.&nbsp; They are extraordinary, and difficult.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Sessadore, post: 4108733, member: 57255"] THANK YOU. To expand upon that, if every martial character's powers are vulnerable to the question of "why can't everyone do this?", then why even differentiate martial classes? Heck, why even differentiate classes at all?? Why is the ranger better with a bow than most everyone else? Why does only the fighter get to stop people from moving when he hits with OA's? Why does only the rogue get sneak attack? The same answer to those questions answers why only warlords can position their allies in the ways we see in their powers: because that is what they focus their training on. Just as rangers focus training with a bow, and rogues focus on being sneaky and striking when least expected. If advanced tactical maneuvering and combat techniques are simple enough that one can simply "pick it up" through pure observation, why can't we all be Jackie Chan or Tony Jaa or Napoleon? To broaden the point, why can't every wizard do what a warlord does? Why isn't every cleric as sneaky as a rogue then? If you want to justify it by saying that your characters are heroes and exceptionally above average, then why can't every fighter sling spells or pray with the same potency as clerics? They've certainly been around them long enough, had the time to observe enough magic usage that, if advanced combat techniques are truly that easy to master, they should know how to be a spell slinger by now, right? I think the design philosophy behind the warlord powers (and every martial character's powers, and the powers system in general) is excellent. It takes time, practice, dedication, and a knack to pull off the things that these heroes do. It's not just something you can watch 1000 times and then be able to do yourself. And as soon as you bring "well, then, I practice it" into the picture, you're talking multiclass training - spending time developing the talents of another class, instead of advancing in your original field of expertise. I guess the gist of what I'm trying to get at here is this: just because something is non-magical doesn't mean that it is easy, or even that any given person can accomplish the feat if they practice enough. They are extraordinary, and difficult. [/QUOTE]

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