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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Camelot" data-source="post: 5006695" data-attributes="member: 82617">The roles are not restrictive, as many people seem to believe.  A Fighter is a much different class than a Paladin, and a Swordmage, and a Warden, even though they are all defenders.  They have different flavor and mechanical techniques.  I liked how they added secondary roles in the PH2; they should have done that from the start, because it defines them much better. In fact, the roles help the players construct a team that can hold its own against a large variation of opponents.  If the team was comprised completely of strikers, they would be great against a single large foe, but when the DM wanted to use a controller behind artillery behind a line of melee, those strikers would be crushed because they can't spread out their damage fast enough.  When the team has all four or at least three roles, they are able to face any challenge the DM constructs with a similar level of difficulty, so that the game isn't extremely easy until all of a sudden the PCs face a TPK.  The roles make it easier to keep the game fun.</blockquote>