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<blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 5268559" data-attributes="member: 3424">Pardon me for nitpicking, but even with Essentials, you will still have characters of all classes with pretty much the same at-will/encounter/daily power structure. So, while certain builds of certain classes might be more or less effective under certain gameplay assumptions, it remains to be seen whether the difference will be significant enough to be noticeable in actual play. Remember, under 4E, it is not a case of 40 vs. 0 daily powers. It's more a case of 4 vs. 0 daily attack powers, and even then, only if there are paragon paths without daily attack powers (otherwise, it's 4 vs. 1).I personally think the acid test will be the single large encounter per day scenario, because that is when characters with daily powers will be able to go nova and the difference will be most stark. For extended gauntlet scenarios, the difference in effectiveness should not be greater than the current difference between a character who has used a daily power in an encounter and another who has not. Of course, experiences differ, but at least for me, the difference is usually small enough that I don't notice it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FireLance, post: 5268559, member: 3424"] Pardon me for nitpicking, but even with Essentials, you will still have characters of all [U]classes[/U] with pretty much the same at-will/encounter/daily power structure. So, while certain [U]builds[/U] of certain classes might be more or less effective under certain gameplay assumptions, it remains to be seen whether the difference will be significant enough to be noticeable in actual play. Remember, under 4E, it is not a case of 40 vs. 0 daily powers. It's more a case of 4 vs. 0 daily attack powers, and even then, only if there are paragon paths without daily attack powers (otherwise, it's 4 vs. 1). I personally think the acid test will be the single large encounter per day scenario, because that is when characters with daily powers will be able to go nova and the difference will be most stark. For extended gauntlet scenarios, the difference in effectiveness should not be greater than the current difference between a character who has used a daily power in an encounter and another who has not. Of course, experiences differ, but at least for me, the difference is usually small enough that I don't notice it. [/QUOTE]

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