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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 8238494" data-attributes="member: 6775477">Since this is under General, I'm going to point out that it kind of depends on the edition. OD&D and 1E normally had large groups with duplicate classes; due to the simplicity of character design, there normally wasn't too much of an issue since duplicates benefited the probability of success. Both 4E and 5E have issues with a couple of classes, but overall isn't that big of a deal since there's a lot of customization available with races, backgrounds, and sub-classes.In 2E it was bad, however, and in 3E it was a nightmare. It was very probable that one PC would simply outshine the other in just about every meaningful way, making them a hanger on that provides almost nothing. I experienced it on multiple occasions, and it really ruins the fun.</blockquote>