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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3973100" data-attributes="member: 22779">I know I'm going back to the names thing, but, if we look a little further afield, we can see some pretty strange names crop up in lots of places:Flea Flicker Alley OopDDTThe ShotgunI think you're partially right here.&nbsp; The roles have always existed in D&amp;D.&nbsp; You stuck your fighter in the front for a reason.&nbsp; However, actually specifically pointing to the roles is something that is somewhat ported from MMO's.&nbsp; I know that back when I played EQ (sometime around 2000), lots of the help sites and hint books referred to different roles using shorthand like meatshield and whatnot.D&amp;D has never really specifically called these out.&nbsp; They've been there and I think the vast majority of people recognized them.&nbsp; After all, there's a reason that the balanced party had X Fighter types, 1 cleric, 1 wizard and 1 thief/rogue.&nbsp; It's because the classes did have expected roles to fill.&nbsp; But, this is the first time the books have specifically called attention to these roles.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3973100, member: 22779"] I know I'm going back to the names thing, but, if we look a little further afield, we can see some pretty strange names crop up in lots of places: Flea Flicker Alley Oop DDT The Shotgun I think you're partially right here. The roles have always existed in D&D. You stuck your fighter in the front for a reason. However, actually specifically pointing to the roles is something that is somewhat ported from MMO's. I know that back when I played EQ (sometime around 2000), lots of the help sites and hint books referred to different roles using shorthand like meatshield and whatnot. D&D has never really specifically called these out. They've been there and I think the vast majority of people recognized them. After all, there's a reason that the balanced party had X Fighter types, 1 cleric, 1 wizard and 1 thief/rogue. It's because the classes did have expected roles to fill. But, this is the first time the books have specifically called attention to these roles. [/QUOTE]

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