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<blockquote data-quote="keterys" data-source="post: 4299585" data-attributes="member: 43019">Level 1, perhaps. Using an easy comparison, clerics have area options at every attack option from level 9 on:Cleric1) Clost burst 3, conjuration that does a close burst 1 every round until encounter ends5) Zone9) Wall, Close burst 2, Area burst 213) Close blast 515) Area burst 2, Close burst 3 Zone17) Area burst 3, Close blast 519) Area burst 5 Zone, Close burst 323) Area burst 525) Close burst 5, Close burst 2 Zone27) Area burst 229) Area burst 5 ZoneAnd that's only with the meager options available in the Player's Handbook where half of their options are melee. A year or two from now, the cleric will have area options at every single level choice.Except for at-wills, everyone gets powers and they're on the same balance scale. The wizard has no _features_ which make him better at controlling than anyone else.At-will AoE may be sufficient to make something a controller, but seems pretty dubious a distinction compared to everyone else's abilities that work even when they're higher level and aren't using at-will powers as often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="keterys, post: 4299585, member: 43019"] Level 1, perhaps. Using an easy comparison, clerics have area options at every attack option from level 9 on: Cleric 1) Clost burst 3, conjuration that does a close burst 1 every round until encounter ends 5) Zone 9) Wall, Close burst 2, Area burst 2 13) Close blast 5 15) Area burst 2, Close burst 3 Zone 17) Area burst 3, Close blast 5 19) Area burst 5 Zone, Close burst 3 23) Area burst 5 25) Close burst 5, Close burst 2 Zone 27) Area burst 2 29) Area burst 5 Zone And that's only with the meager options available in the Player's Handbook where half of their options are melee. A year or two from now, the cleric will have area options at every single level choice. Except for at-wills, everyone gets powers and they're on the same balance scale. The wizard has no _features_ which make him better at controlling than anyone else. At-will AoE may be sufficient to make something a controller, but seems pretty dubious a distinction compared to everyone else's abilities that work even when they're higher level and aren't using at-will powers as often. [/QUOTE]

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