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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 5548156" data-attributes="member: 54846">So let me propose a question and let's set everyhing aside.Set aside what happens when the Defender engages in melee with a target. Forget about Hps, defenses and the like.The big, mechanics dividing line between a Controller and a Defendert: the Controller will never have the Mark/Immediate Interrupt attack suite  that the Defenders have. Controllers can't do anything once the enemy has made an attack, the Defenders can. Controllers are prevention-based, not  reactionary.Can a ranged marking system work? A system where the Defender's marking/punishment power works at range/functions primarily at range.Bringing it back to the fore, the Swordmage's wards work to some extent, depending on build. One teleports to the target, but the other just negates damage. The Paladin does similar, in that the paladin does not need to be Next to the enemy, he just needs to attack (even from range).So, would a system where the Defender penalizes targets from range be workable for a class?</blockquote>