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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 5545325" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>I'm sure there was at least an intent to make the Knight (and Cavalier, for that matter), an 'easy mode' defender.&nbsp; The defender aura is simply easier for both the player and DM to track than any other marking mechanism.&nbsp; That's easy.&nbsp; It also means it's easier for tha aura-based defender to establish a mark, and easier for the DM to escape it.&nbsp; If neither the DM or player are feeling terribly tactical -if they're both new, for instance - that doesn't matter, and the Knight plays out much like any other defender (in the hands of a tactically savvy player), with it's mark or mark-punishment having a real impact depending upon the style of the DM.&nbsp; If there's a stark difference between the tactical inclination of player &amp; DM, the Knight could suffer even more miserably (or shine even brighter) than other defenders under the same dynamic.&nbsp; That potential swinginess (like other balance issues with the sub-class) is a price of the way it was made simpler.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 5545325, member: 996"] I'm sure there was at least an intent to make the Knight (and Cavalier, for that matter), an 'easy mode' defender. The defender aura is simply easier for both the player and DM to track than any other marking mechanism. That's easy. It also means it's easier for tha aura-based defender to establish a mark, and easier for the DM to escape it. If neither the DM or player are feeling terribly tactical -if they're both new, for instance - that doesn't matter, and the Knight plays out much like any other defender (in the hands of a tactically savvy player), with it's mark or mark-punishment having a real impact depending upon the style of the DM. If there's a stark difference between the tactical inclination of player & DM, the Knight could suffer even more miserably (or shine even brighter) than other defenders under the same dynamic. That potential swinginess (like other balance issues with the sub-class) is a price of the way it was made simpler. [/QUOTE]

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