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<blockquote data-quote="Gort" data-source="post: 4443920" data-attributes="member: 11239">I find that it's usually the artillery that deals the real damage in 4e. Brutes have great damage, but crap attacks. Soldiers have great attacks, but crap damage. Artillery has it all, and if the party can't/doesn't prioritise them and shut them down quickly, they're going to get pasted.Skirmishers and lurkers are harder to classify, as their powers tend to be more esoteric. The goblin skirmisher who just has to move 4 squares is a good skirmisher, while the deathwing zombie (who doesn't even work properly - his party piece is a flying attack, and he has clumsy maneuvrability when flying so he gets a -5 penalty while doing it) is a poor skirmisher. Some lurkers are total rubbish, like dark stalkers.But in general, I think the encounters that will be most difficult for a party will be soldiers teamed with artillery. Controllers are great fun, though. They tend to have the most interesting powers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gort, post: 4443920, member: 11239"] I find that it's usually the artillery that deals the real damage in 4e. Brutes have great damage, but crap attacks. Soldiers have great attacks, but crap damage. Artillery has it all, and if the party can't/doesn't prioritise them and shut them down quickly, they're going to get pasted. Skirmishers and lurkers are harder to classify, as their powers tend to be more esoteric. The goblin skirmisher who just has to move 4 squares is a good skirmisher, while the deathwing zombie (who doesn't even work properly - his party piece is a flying attack, and he has clumsy maneuvrability when flying so he gets a -5 penalty while doing it) is a poor skirmisher. Some lurkers are total rubbish, like dark stalkers. But in general, I think the encounters that will be most difficult for a party will be soldiers teamed with artillery. Controllers are great fun, though. They tend to have the most interesting powers. [/QUOTE]

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