How soon do you want more classes?

[Dr. Strangemonkey]

Those classes are definitely coming out, and so far, anyone correct me if I'm wrong, it looks like they are shaping up to be:


-Barbarian = Primal Defender

-Bard = Arcane Controller

-Druid = Striker (hybrid)

-Monk = Ki Striker

-Shaman = Primal Leader

-Sorcerer = Arcane Controller

Psion, Illusionist, and Necromancer have also been confirmed as in the works, but I don't know if you're just listing off stuff for the PHBII or not.

 

[PieAndDragon]

While the Swordmage will be welcome, I'm very interested to see what Necromancer Games can provide us with

 

[jdrakeh]

As long as we have Fighting Man, Cleric, Thief, and Magic-User, I'm fine; everything else is just extra juiciness.

I'm in the same boat. Fighting Man, Cleric, Thief, and Magic-User get the job done.

 

[Steely Dan]

Psion, Illusionist, and Necromancer have also been confirmed as in the works

Yep, and I'm thinking:


-Illusionist = Shadow Controller

-Necromancer = Shadow Leader

-Psion = Psionic ?

 

[Ander00]

I don't want a ton of new classes, so I can certainly wait a year or longer for more. What bugs me though is not having a bard and druid now. Once I have those and a psion, I could do without any new classes at all.


cheers

 

[lutecius]

I don't care what roles or power sources are filled, i just want interesting classes.

The existing ones feel way too similar and don't support the concepts I like. Making classes (spellcasters in particular) more narrow for balance's sake is all well and good but then there should be many more options, especially since multiclassing has been seriously nerfed.

I'm not especially eager to buy 2 phbs, but my group might consider going 4e (and actually buying the books) if the new classes are good, ie if serious thought is given to the powers and what they're supposed to represent in-game.

 

[mmu1]

I don't think new classes are going to matter - unless they change the way they design them on a fundamental level (and I don't expect them to, of course) they'll just have slightly different combat powers from the current bunch, and the fluff text will change, but it still won't match what they can actually do. (like a Ranger whose only connection to nature is the fact he's got Nature as a class skill, or a Wizard that can hardly do anything besides blow stuff up)

 

[Steely Dan]

(like a Ranger whose only connection to nature is the fact he's got Nature as a class skill

As I like it, I prefer my rangers to be gritty, smelly, Special Forces types, not pseudo-fighters with some half-ass druid spells.

 

[Vanuslux]

I chose "No, I demand (politely) more classes ASAP" mainly because of the lack of Bard (and to a lesser extent, Druid). I do not, however, want a glut of superfluous classes like we saw with the Complete series.

 

[mmu1]

As I like it, I prefer my rangers to be gritty, smelly, Special Forces types, not pseudo-fighters with some half-ass druid spells.

So what you're trying to say is that you don't like both the 3E and 4E Rangers, then?