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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GoodKingJayIII" data-source="post: 4218769" data-attributes="member: 13804">How are the spellcasters (wizards and warlocks, namely) going to stack up against the classes who use weapons, and whose weapons are multiplied by their encounter powers?Take a Fighter's encounter power, <a href="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/jt1044/DwarfFighter1.jpg" target="_blank">Spinning Sweep</a>, which is +6 vs AC, 4d6 + 3 and knocks the target prone.  Now compare that to the Warlock's Witchfire, which is +4 vs Ref, 2d6 + 4 damage, and causes a -4 attack penalty to the target until your next turn.  Basically even...Except for damage.There appears to be a significant discrepancy between the damage a weapon user can cause vs. the damage a non-weapon user can cause, because weapon users modify their abilities' damage based on the weapon they use.  At least at the lower levels.  Not sure how this is going to play out as levels ramp up.It also looks like 2-handed weapons are still an excellent choice in the whole sword 'n board/2hander/TWF debate; no extra attack roll is required, and presumably they work with any power based off a single weapon, vs. two-weapon fighting which may only work with two-weapon Powers.  Of course, we don't know everything about what shields do.But I am concerned that this might be a trend across the leveling board, especially because the power curve is purportedly much flatter across the board.  I'm excited that Fighters are getting a significant boost, but I don't want that boost at the expense of Wizards, Warlocks, and so forth.Not trying to raise any alarm bells or anything, but I am curious what other people think about this potential trend.</blockquote>

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