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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 5991079" data-attributes="member: 7635">Then I fail to see his point. (I hope he comes and clarifies). We right now have four classes. One excels at combat (fighter), one excels at spells (wizard), one excels at skills (rogue) and one excels at healing (cleric). We don't have any of the hybrid or secondary classes yet (which usually merge some elements from different posts), so we have the four goal posts on the four areas of D&amp;D. To complain that the best person for fighting is the fighter defeats the purpose. Do we want clerics, rogues and wizards all equal to him in combat? Do we want clerics, fighters and wizards to be as skilled as rogues? Do we want fighters doing the gonzo things a wizard can and wizards as adept at healing as clerics? If we do, then what's the point of having fighters, clerics, wizards and rogues in the first place? D&amp;D has never* operated like that! When it does, its a flaw in the system. Classes should define the archtype and if you don't think the fighter should be the best at fighting, you have an unreal expectation of D&amp;D.* Well, aside from Batman Wizards, CoDzilla, and early 4e. All of which I consider a bug, not a feature. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 5991079, member: 7635"] Then I fail to see his point. (I hope he comes and clarifies). We right now have four classes. One excels at combat (fighter), one excels at spells (wizard), one excels at skills (rogue) and one excels at healing (cleric). We don't have any of the hybrid or secondary classes yet (which usually merge some elements from different posts), so we have the four goal posts on the four areas of D&D. To complain that the best person for fighting is the fighter defeats the purpose. Do we want clerics, rogues and wizards all equal to him in combat? Do we want clerics, fighters and wizards to be as skilled as rogues? Do we want fighters doing the gonzo things a wizard can and wizards as adept at healing as clerics? If we do, then what's the point of having fighters, clerics, wizards and rogues in the first place? D&D has never* operated like that! When it does, its a flaw in the system. Classes should define the archtype and if you don't think the fighter should be the best at fighting, you have an unreal expectation of D&D. [SIZE="1"]* Well, aside from Batman Wizards, CoDzilla, and early 4e. All of which I consider a bug, not a feature. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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