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<blockquote data-quote="IceFractal" data-source="post: 3885656" data-attributes="member: 27704">Now this is a case where I sincerely hope that I'm wrong, so if anyone has evidence to the contrary, bring it forward.&nbsp; However, I've been worrying about something lately.&nbsp; In 4E, there are &quot;Leader&quot; classes.&nbsp; Now flavor-wise, they quite possibly do lead; but in terms of abilities, they're what most people would call &quot;Support&quot;.&nbsp; But that doesn't sound very dynamic, so &quot;Leader&quot; it is.So there I was, happily assuming that &quot;Controller&quot; meant what we call battlefield control in 3E, when it hit me.&nbsp; What if &quot;Controller&quot; is a euphemism too?&nbsp; For something like &quot;area-effect damage dealer&quot;?&nbsp; Or &quot;damage dealer that also causes minor penalties&quot;.&nbsp; I may be wrong - I hope so.&nbsp; But many of the playtest reports seem to only mention blasting type spells.&nbsp; And then there's the fact that battlefield control pretty much relies on taking people out of combat for a while, which might be on the &quot;unfun&quot; hitlist.&nbsp; So, prove me wrong - please.&nbsp; Because it'll be a sad day when all a Wizard can &quot;control&quot; is where the fireball goes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IceFractal, post: 3885656, member: 27704"] Now this is a case where I sincerely hope that I'm wrong, so if anyone has evidence to the contrary, bring it forward. However, I've been worrying about something lately. In 4E, there are "Leader" classes. Now flavor-wise, they quite possibly do lead; but in terms of abilities, they're what most people would call "Support". But that doesn't sound very dynamic, so "Leader" it is. So there I was, happily assuming that "Controller" meant what we call battlefield control in 3E, when it hit me. What if "Controller" is a euphemism too? For something like "area-effect damage dealer"? Or "damage dealer that also causes minor penalties". I may be wrong - I hope so. But many of the playtest reports seem to only mention blasting type spells. And then there's the fact that battlefield control pretty much [I]relies[/I] on taking people out of combat for a while, which might be on the "unfun" hitlist. So, prove me wrong - please. Because it'll be a sad day when all a Wizard can "control" is where the fireball goes. [/QUOTE]

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