Non-Core Class Survivor: Round 16

[Psychic Warrior]

Wow do these threads get ugly fast. I voted Duskblade simply because I can't vote for myself and Scout and Warlock are the two best classes out there.

 

[Thanee]

You know. I keep hearing "problems" with spell points. What kind of problems are you refering to?

Too many extremely powerful high level effects per day (spell slots put a hard limit on those, which is much, much easier to adjudicate and balance properly for the DM), and in the special case of the half-thought out (at best) Spell Points rules (only somewhat applicable to psionics) the scaling issues with the quickly increasing Spell Points pool when you progress through the levels and the huge amounts of low-mid level effects, that's only partially counteracted by the clunky damage dice special rules (that, funny enough, make some of the lesser useful spells (especially, but not exclusively, at higher levels) even worse, while leaving the really powerful ones completely untouched). The latter is why the XPH has the augmentation rules (which certainly is the best idea the designers had; evolved from the unoffical PsiHB expansions by Malhavok in If Thoughts Could Kill and Mindscapes), but unfortunately they didn't go the full way with that (which would be, that all powers do not scale and have reasonable augmentation, with pretty much no exceptions) and so still left too many of those issues, which could have been avoided otherwise (as a classic example and one of the more extreme cases, the dreaded Dispel Psionics is a byproduct of this problem, not that they saw fit to correct that in the errata or something at the very least).

Bye
Thanee

 

[Evilhalfling]

I admit, I loved the scout before they made the errata that their skirmish ability didn't work when mounted. Maybe it was abusable in some way (in which case, I'd limit the abuse possibilities), but to me it seemed to be exactly what the ability should have been. An outrider that uses hit and run tactics. With that errata, eh, I like it, but don't love it.

the latest Dragon has a feat mounted scout -
so now it justs costs an extra feat for the same character concept.

 

[Desdichado]

Psychic Warrior!

I've been askin' you to leave real nice like for several rounds now. Iff'n you don't get your arse outta here, I ain't gonna ask nice anymore!

 

[Jedi_Solo]

Gotta go with the Phychic Warrior. If for no other reason to have my prediction for the final three be correct.

 

[D.Shaffer]

Hi ho, the Psion's gone!
Celebrate cause the Psions gone!

Psychic Warrior, I'm gunning for you. Scout and Warlock must make it to the final three, and I prefer the duskblade over the Psychic Warrior anyways.

 

[Mercule]

I am astonished that people like the Scout,

It's not that I like the Scout, it's that I have a coin flip between bland and pointless (Scout) and more mage than the mage (Duskblade).

I have to agree that I'm more than a bit disappointed that such a lackluster class is going to make it to the final three. I'm also a bit disappointed that a flavorful class like the binder bowed out so soon.

Regardless, the Warlock is the most interesting class left. Other than the Psy Warrior, which I'm sure is about to leave us, it's the only class left worth playing.

 

[Pinotage]

Psychic Warrior!

I've been askin' you to leave real nice like for several rounds now. Iff'n you don't get your arse outta here, I ain't gonna ask nice anymore!

You sick 'em, J-Dawg! Out with the Phychic Warrior!

Pinotage

 

[IcyCool]

With my last breath I stab at thee, Duskblade.

It's a pity to see the Psychic Warrior go, it was one of the two psionic classes that I liked (the other being Soulknife).

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

Must... Kill... Duskblade!