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<blockquote data-quote="Xethreau" data-source="post: 3968695" data-attributes="member: 57584">The way that it was explained over the summer was that each class gets their &quot;role in the party for free, so they will never be punished for doing what they do. They will get other stuff on top of that&quot; or something along those lines.&nbsp; So, what the person who said this meant was that class roles are not a dictation of what you have to do, but an assurance that the class will have a place in party dynamics.For instance, in 3e, if you didn't have a cleric, a Leader by 4e measure, you would not be able to heal as efficiently, since clerics are the best in that regard.&nbsp; Druids made a passable substitute, and bards might get the bills payed, barely.&nbsp; If you already have a cleric, most parties of four would just assume not have a druid, and few would ask for a bard.&nbsp; In 4e, all classes have Roles so that you CAN switch a Cleric with a, say, warlord or bard or druid, and they would all be just as good and viable at doing what they do, even though their methods are all different.I hope that cleared it up a bit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xethreau, post: 3968695, member: 57584"] The way that it was explained over the summer was that each class gets their "role in the party for free, so they will never be punished for doing what they do. They will get other stuff on top of that" or something along those lines. So, what the person who said this meant was that [B]class roles are not a dictation of what you have to do, but an assurance that the class will have a place in party dynamics[/B]. For instance, in 3e, if you didn't have a cleric, a Leader by 4e measure, you would not be able to heal as efficiently, since clerics are the best in that regard. Druids made a passable substitute, and bards might get the bills payed, barely. If you already have a cleric, most parties of four would just assume not have a druid, and few would ask for a bard. In 4e, all classes have Roles so that you CAN switch a Cleric with a, say, warlord or bard or druid, and they would all be just as good and viable at doing what they do, even though their methods are all different. I hope that cleared it up a bit. [/QUOTE]

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