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<blockquote data-quote="two" data-source="post: 2220395" data-attributes="member: 9002">Granted.&nbsp; I agree.It's not very often, however, that you get a barbarian or high-offensive type that is good at readied actions, thinking tactically, etc.&nbsp; Even reach weapons are often a stretch; they don't do as much damage, directly after all, as a boring greatsword.It's also often the case that the entire party isn't optimized for offense, i.e. everybody working to kill the bad guys as quickly as possible (and their PC's built that way).&nbsp; I've never actually been in a party like that -- but we have had on the other hand many high offense/low defense PC's.It's like this:&nbsp; high offense/low defense only works in certain circumstances in certain party's, but in those circumstances they are fine.Thing is, those circumstances don't happen a lot, and people don't seem to modify their characters very much even when the party is best at scouting, defensive/drawn-out battles, etc.&nbsp; It's like there are always these guys scattered in every possible type of party.&nbsp; It's somewhat aggravating.As a GM, it's pitifully easy to deal with these high offense/low defense types, that's the hilarious thing.&nbsp; It's much more difficult to challenge a high AC, reasonable-to-good saves fighter adept at both ranged, close, and special combat manoevers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="two, post: 2220395, member: 9002"] Granted. I agree. It's not very often, however, that you get a barbarian or high-offensive type that is good at readied actions, thinking tactically, etc. Even reach weapons are often a stretch; they don't do as much damage, directly after all, as a boring greatsword. It's also often the case that the entire party isn't optimized for offense, i.e. everybody working to kill the bad guys as quickly as possible (and their PC's built that way). I've never actually been in a party like that -- but we have had on the other hand many high offense/low defense PC's. It's like this: high offense/low defense only works in certain circumstances in certain party's, but in those circumstances they are fine. Thing is, those circumstances don't happen a lot, and people don't seem to modify their characters very much even when the party is best at scouting, defensive/drawn-out battles, etc. It's like there are always these guys scattered in every possible type of party. It's somewhat aggravating. As a GM, it's pitifully easy to deal with these high offense/low defense types, that's the hilarious thing. It's much more difficult to challenge a high AC, reasonable-to-good saves fighter adept at both ranged, close, and special combat manoevers. [/QUOTE]

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