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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yesnomu" data-source="post: 4571521" data-attributes="member: 77306">I agree that 4e puts PCs into four roles, but I think you have them wrong here. The four roles, as I see them, are:1) Kill Them.2) Protect Us.3) Make Us Better.4) Make Them Worse.Everyone who takes part in a combat will do one or more of those four things. PC classes are written to focus primarily on one, often with a secondary focus on another or two.Theoretically, a defender could stand in the back, and shield the party from attacks with something like the SM's Aegis of Shielding. A controller or striker could be very tough, and not shy away from the front lines at all (think the barb, and to a lesser extent the druid). The roles don't have to dictate what you are, they just guide what your class does in a fight.Now, you might not like having to focus on one of these areas. And that's a totally legitimate position. But 4e classes will focus on one to prevent a repeat of the 3.5 bard or druid, where a PC could be good at nothing or everything. In 4e, you're supposed to be a part of a team, and the classes are designed around that. This is a fundamental part of the game, and there's no getting around it.</blockquote>