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<blockquote data-quote="WheresMyD20" data-source="post: 5807568" data-attributes="member: 60772">It's not about each class being balanced against the others in combat.&nbsp; The important thing is that each class plays an important role in the party as a whole.&nbsp; Traditionally:Fighters (and fighter-ish classes like barbarians and paladins) hold the front line and dish out consistent damage.&nbsp; They also provide muscle during dungeon exploration.Wizards (and similar) stay out of the fray and drop the artillery when needed.&nbsp; They also provide useful utility spells during dungeon exploration.Clerics (and druids, etc) provide healing and buffing/defensive magic, generally outside of combat.&nbsp; In combat, they act as secondary fighters.Rogues (and such) play a relatively minor role in combat, but have great value in dungeon exploration.They each play an important role in the party.&nbsp; Arguing how they should be balanced against each other is like arguing the balance between quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs, and linebackers.&nbsp; You could say that one position is more important than another (salary differences would indicate that), but you need all of those positions filled in order to have an effective team.*That* is the real balance issue in D&amp;D.&nbsp; As long as each class plays an important role in the party, the game is balanced.&nbsp; If a class gets crowded out due to other classes encroaching on its turf, that's a balance problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WheresMyD20, post: 5807568, member: 60772"] It's not about each class being balanced against the others in combat. The important thing is that each class plays an important role in the party as a whole. Traditionally: Fighters (and fighter-ish classes like barbarians and paladins) hold the front line and dish out consistent damage. They also provide muscle during dungeon exploration. Wizards (and similar) stay out of the fray and drop the artillery when needed. They also provide useful utility spells during dungeon exploration. Clerics (and druids, etc) provide healing and buffing/defensive magic, generally outside of combat. In combat, they act as secondary fighters. Rogues (and such) play a relatively minor role in combat, but have great value in dungeon exploration. They each play an important role in the party. Arguing how they should be balanced against each other is like arguing the balance between quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs, and linebackers. You could say that one position is more important than another (salary differences would indicate that), but you need all of those positions filled in order to have an effective team. *That* is the real balance issue in D&D. As long as each class plays an important role in the party, the game is balanced. If a class gets crowded out due to other classes encroaching on its turf, that's a balance problem. [/QUOTE]

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