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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5531556" data-attributes="member: 19675">In a way, it does.Fighters damage output is rarely decreased; it's a fairly consistent flow due to their better to-hit numbers and so little of their damage being conditional.In contrast, to get his full damage output- moreso prior to 4Ed- the rogue types need to have a positional advantage and hope they're not facing beings immune to their bonus damage (constructs, undead, etc.).This is analogous to the commando and the sniper: the former can spray rounds everywhere and toss his grenades as he sees fit, any old time, but if the sniper cannot get a clean shot, he can't do his job, and in certain situations, his expensive sniper rifle, while awesomely powerful, is inferior to the cheaply made AK-47.  (A single action rifle is not what you want fighting in close quarters, against large numbers of foes, in a moving firefight...)</blockquote>