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<blockquote data-quote="Pickles JG" data-source="post: 4769377" data-attributes="member: 61501">This seems the most important party balance feature to IME. With 5 you want 3 people who are happiest in melee &amp; one who can cope.&nbsp;I think controllers are optional though with 5 you probably want either 2 defenders or a defender &amp; a controller (not a sorcerer - he is DPS). &nbsp;A leader makes things go smoother - healing is most useful in very hard fights, often when you have a run of bad luck. If you have 2 they ought to bring some buffing or DPS along too - too heal specced laser clerics would be unhelpful. Some leaders do benefit more if the party is constituted in particular ways - Tactical warlords that use commanders strike want someone with a good basic attack.&nbsp;Wardens &amp; Fighters are the tankiest fighers especially the busted Battleragers, you need less tankiness though if you have more defenders or other robust melee types (eg Avangers, some Barbarians)&nbsp;Strikers are the bestest - they make the fights finish soonest &amp; all types but some warlolcks do their job.&nbsp;So I would take&nbsp;DefenderDefender or controllerMelee striker or leaderRanged leader or strikerSomeone else. I would want damage buffs or damage from this guy but any role could do this.&nbsp;Really with only a druid we do not have much to work with (especially me who has not figured out druids...) but if you had 3 characters that people were keen to use people could provide good guidance on how to fill out the rest of the party.&nbsp;For what little it is worth I did decide after PHB2 came out that my ideal party would be:-&nbsp;Fighter or Warden (Defensive)Tactical WarlordBattle ClericBarbarianSorcerer&nbsp;This has 3-4 solid meleers Good targets for Tactical Warlord buffs. Good healing/buffing form the cleric. Good single target &amp; AOE DPS.&nbsp;It does not have a druid though <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pickles JG, post: 4769377, member: 61501"] This seems the most important party balance feature to IME. With 5 you want 3 people who are happiest in melee & one who can cope. I think controllers are optional though with 5 you probably want either 2 defenders or a defender & a controller (not a sorcerer - he is DPS). A leader makes things go smoother - healing is most useful in very hard fights, often when you have a run of bad luck. If you have 2 they ought to bring some buffing or DPS along too - too heal specced laser clerics would be unhelpful. Some leaders do benefit more if the party is constituted in particular ways - Tactical warlords that use commanders strike want someone with a good basic attack. Wardens & Fighters are the tankiest fighers especially the busted Battleragers, you need less tankiness though if you have more defenders or other robust melee types (eg Avangers, some Barbarians) Strikers are the bestest - they make the fights finish soonest & all types but some warlolcks do their job. So I would take Defender Defender or controller Melee striker or leader Ranged leader or striker Someone else. I would want damage buffs or damage from this guy but any role could do this. Really with only a druid we do not have much to work with (especially me who has not figured out druids...) but if you had 3 characters that people were keen to use people could provide good guidance on how to fill out the rest of the party. For what little it is worth I did decide after PHB2 came out that my ideal party would be:- Fighter or Warden (Defensive) Tactical Warlord Battle Cleric Barbarian Sorcerer This has 3-4 solid meleers Good targets for Tactical Warlord buffs. Good healing/buffing form the cleric. Good single target & AOE DPS. It does not have a druid though :). [/QUOTE]

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