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<blockquote data-quote="katahn" data-source="post: 4218146" data-attributes="member: 65004">Some of that &quot;offspec harassment&quot; comes from the fact that any class capable of tanking and/or healing is seen as &quot;infringing&quot; on the role of DPS or simply being selfish and neglecting one or the other role.In a tabletop game I don't mind the idea of &quot;ret pallies&quot; or &quot;dps warriors&quot; or &quot;moonkins&quot; or whatnot else.&nbsp; In a tabletop game the DM can adjust the content the group is facing so it's appropriate for that group.&nbsp; In an MMO though, I think this is a bad approach.&nbsp; An MMO is basically a pure hack-n-slash campaign and having strictly defined roles that classes can't just drop through talent selection is a good thing.In a tabletop game you can expect a group of 5 strikers (dps) to work, albiet with some challenges probably.&nbsp; In an MMO there is no adjusting of the content, the content is based around tank + dps + cc + healer and if you are missing one of those things can get very bad very quickly.&nbsp; So yeah, maybe strict role-definition in a tabletop isn't everyone's cup of tea, but in an MMO...&nbsp; I think it would be a good thing.Plus, WoW could really benefit from finding an alternative to the threat/aggro mechanic which only works on NPCs to make the tank/defender role relevant in PvP.&nbsp; It's ridiculous that there's an entire segment of the game where a core class role simply is irrelevant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="katahn, post: 4218146, member: 65004"] Some of that "offspec harassment" comes from the fact that any class capable of tanking and/or healing is seen as "infringing" on the role of DPS or simply being selfish and neglecting one or the other role. In a tabletop game I don't mind the idea of "ret pallies" or "dps warriors" or "moonkins" or whatnot else. In a tabletop game the DM can adjust the content the group is facing so it's appropriate for that group. In an MMO though, I think this is a bad approach. An MMO is basically a pure hack-n-slash campaign and having strictly defined roles that classes can't just drop through talent selection is a good thing. In a tabletop game you can expect a group of 5 strikers (dps) to work, albiet with some challenges probably. In an MMO there is no adjusting of the content, the content is based around tank + dps + cc + healer and if you are missing one of those things can get very bad very quickly. So yeah, maybe strict role-definition in a tabletop isn't everyone's cup of tea, but in an MMO... I think it would be a good thing. Plus, WoW could really benefit from finding an alternative to the threat/aggro mechanic which only works on NPCs to make the tank/defender role relevant in PvP. It's ridiculous that there's an entire segment of the game where a core class role simply is irrelevant. [/QUOTE]

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