Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vendark" data-source="post: 4355353" data-attributes="member: 62865">Firstly, the cleric does heal a little better than the other two classes, by and large. They have the healing lore class feature, and access to more healing powers in general. Secondly, you can't reduce the other leaders' base healing abilities below a certain level and still have them remain viable alternatives to the cleric. If the warlord can't revive the unconscious during an encounter, the defenders in the party are going to fast be wishing they had a cleric in the party instead. And if the artificer has to spend a move and a minor and get into melee reach of the enemy to heal someone, it's not going to be a very fun class to play. 4E is operating under the philosophy that you shouldn't have to spend most of your turn to make someone else's character feel better, and I think they got that right. Minor action, ranged heals are necessary to keep the leader from degenerating into a mere healbot. Thirdly, there's a lot more to the flavor of each class than the healing/inspiring word/infusion features. You're not going to have any trouble telling the warlord from the cleric in play. And while I haven't seen the artificer in play yet, looking through its abilities I'm thinking it will stand out just as much as the other two classes do.</blockquote>