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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kelvor Ravenstar" data-source="post: 5525847" data-attributes="member: 33291">I think this class is clearly a Leader, and is written as such, except for the hit points. It even has several armor proficiencies, which is more than any D&D controller has ever received. It hit points are actually really low, I would never use any of the Melee weapon versions of any of its powers without being forced to by monsters getting past my defender with those hit points.I can understand what you're going for with making the Engineer a controller, but it lacks controller features, and has leader features instead.1.  It has the typical spend a surge +1d6 hit points 2/encounter power. This is the prime feature of a leader in D&D, they all have it in some form or other. 2.  Controllers do area of effect attacks and kill minions. Apart from that one at-will that can be used as part of a move, none of their basic powers make them any better at killing minions, that I can see. I admit I did not read each and every power carefully, but I make it a habit to go through at-wills for each new class write-up.3.  When controllers aren't doing area of effect attacks to slaughter minions, they are putting status effects on their enemies. I counted two instances of dazed, and two or three immobilized. The number of status effects wasn't out of line with a leader like a cleric, and could have been much better for a controller.You've got a good leader here, with some bits of controller (like the riders on the medkits), or a not very good controller with a lot of leader. Just reclassify it as a leader and fix the hit points and its mostly done. I would hazard a guess that it was made a controller because you didn't have a tec controller yet and you felt you needed one. But its weakening a good class from the way I believe it was written.I don't particularly like how the powers scale as you level, but that's a design decision, and it probably saves you a lot of work. I'd prefer the new powers for every level.</blockquote>

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