NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thecasualoblivion" data-source="post: 4972918" data-attributes="member: 59096">Here are some quick impressions:BarbariansWhirling Barbarians are an interesting multihitting striker, not unlike the SorcererThunderborn Barbarians seem lameThaneborn Barbarians got hooked up, and have a deep list of interesting stuff to play with, even some party healing!Rageblood Barbarians already had everything they needed, and gained little beyond a bit more depthBarbarians still don't have a truly excellent Paragon PathBarbarians get a pair of feats that turn your primary weapon into an effective Heavy Thrown weapon, whatever it isCon based Barbarians get Hide Armor feats that turn their AC from bad to incredibleDruidsSwarm Druids are the beefy unkillable Con based Tank that Guardian Druids were notDruid Summons got a bit of a power-up since the previewPredator and Guardian Druids got some fun new things to play with, but nothing that fundamentally changes themThose are two AMAZING At-Wills they gotSnake Druid Paragon Path turns you into a full-on Striker. Didn't read them closely, but I'm assuming there are some less crappy caster based Druid ParagonsPredator Druids can shift their Dexterity modifier as a free action while shifting into beast form at the cost of two featsShamansShamans got hooked up!Eagle Shaman plays really nice with Prime Shot, and resembles the Tactical Warlord in buffing and action grantingWorld Speaker Shaman is focused on movement denial and manipulationBear Shaman got powers that allow their Companion to mark enemiesPanther Shaman is probably the hardest hitting Leader in the gameThey get an At-Will power that is a melee implement attack(not spirit) that is worth usingShamans got more of everything in terms of powers. More healing, more striker style damage, more buffing, more area control, more Defender impersonation...Paragon Paths are ok, they get an uber-healing one but nothing earth shatteringOh my god did they get a pile of must have feats. You'll be midway through Paragon when you finally get all the awesome Heroic Tier featsShaman multiclass feat gives you Encounter Spirit Healing with the first multiclass feat as the prerequisiteShamans should really start play with Hide Armor. It is lame that they do not. Houserule Alert!WardenLifeblood Warden seems kind of flat, as its healing doesn't compare to Paladin heals, not even closeStorm Warden is movement manipulation, and is ok at itWild and Earthstrength Wardens got new stuffWardens get some interesting new things, like being able to mark and inflict a penalty of -4 or higher for attacking allies and zone based movement denialNo earth shattering ParagonsFeats now support a damage focused Warden who uses a Hammer and takes powers that slow and immobilize. Didn't really have a high damage Warden prior to this.</blockquote>

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