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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RickVigorous" data-source="post: 4611993" data-attributes="member: 5141">I wasn't talking about utilities either. Armor of Agathys is a warlock attack 1. It lasts all encounter and stacks with similar effects.The fact that rages all encounter is a benefit, and if barbarian rages 1) did level-appropriate damage or 2) were a proper subset of the barbarian's daily attack powers, then rage strike would be unnecessary.For the record, if all fighter (or ranger or rogue) dailies were stances, then I would support a rage-strike type power for fighters. But not all fighter dailies are stances. So if a fighter winds up unable to use all his dailies in one encounter because they're all stances, it's because of his choices. The barbarian, on the other hand, doesn't get a choice in the matter.This will be appropriate sometimes, but not in general. It will depend on the situation. Sometimes, there will be one rage the gives the right bonuses. If the barbarian wants to expend all her dailies in this situation without rage strike, she'll either have to 1) go several rounds without using the ideal rage for the situation or 2) abandon the ideal rage early in the combat. Barbarians shouldn't be forced to do this, since no other class is.I have playtested the barbarian; in my experience, rage strike is rarely used, but when it is it is often used more than once. More importantly, the barbarian is outdamaged by the (melee) ranger, the rogue, and even the fighter, whether or not rage strike is in the mix. The damage gap between the barbarian and these other classes isn't very large, and the barbarian makes an effective striker. The balance problem that I see is actually that the fighter is too good at dealing damage.</blockquote>

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