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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Howndawg" data-source="post: 4135078" data-attributes="member: 54639">I really honestly don't think we're going to get a martial controller.  I can't see one unless you lump alchemy in with martial.The Swordmage will definitely be an arcane defender, and the Bard will most likely be an arcane leader, although I don't think arcane has 100% been confirmed.As to divine, no class names have been confirmed, and no hints have been given.  The Favored Soul and the Archivist are the only two 3e classes who I think could make the transition into 4e and still be divine.  However, both classes utilize the cleric spell list and it could wind up that the Cleric beats up one or both classes and takes their stuff.As to a divine controller, they could use the Archivist conception as a scholar priest, or they could go with a prophet type Moses character who calls down divine judgement on his foes.  Personally, I think the Archivist should become a cleric build, and they should go with the prophet type.For a divine striker, they could go with a friar type ala Dark Age of Camelot, who runs around beating up people with a quarterstaff, a zealot more in the lines of flagellants from Warhammer who strike with righteous fury against their foes, or they could focus on the Archivist's dark knowledge ability and uses his knowledge of his god's foes to take them down.  As someone who played a Friar in DAoC, I would love the friar choice.</blockquote>